Fernie Flaman obit

Ferdinand "Fernie" Flaman Has Died

 

He was not on the list.

Ferdinand “Fernie” Flaman was born in Dysart and raised in Regina early on. Starting out, Flaman played with a variety of Regina Minor hockey teams until 1943 when the Boston Olympics, a Boston Bruins’ farm team, enticed him to move to the United States. With Flaman’s help, the Olympics dominated the Eastern Amateur Hockey League from 1943 to 1946, capturing the league championship each year. Flaman would then make a stop with the Hershey Bears before moving onto the National Hockey League’s Boston Bruins full-time.

In 1947, Flaman played 14 full seasons with the Bruins franchise before being traded mid-season in 1950. Flaman’s next destination was the Toronto Maple Leafs. That year, he enjoyed a Stanley Cup Championship with the Leafs and remained with the team until 1954. Following a trade in 1954, Flaman would find himself back with the Boston Bruins franchise. He went on to become the fourth captain in Bruins history.

Flaman was best known for his tenacious ability to prevent other teams from scoring. During his NHL career, he played 910 games, collected 34 goals and 174 assists, for a total of 208 points. Six times Flaman was selected for the NHL All-Star team. Following his NHL career, Flaman would take on a new role as player, coach, and general manager for the Rhode Island Reds of the American Hockey League during the 1963-64 season. Flaman would then transition to a coaching position full-time where he spent 19 years as the head coach of the division one Boston Northeastern University Huskies hockey team.

Flaman was inducted into the Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965, the Northeastern Hall of Fame in 1989, the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990, and the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.

 

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season             Playoffs

Season Team            League            GP            G            A            Pts            PIM            GP            G            A            Pts            PIM

1942–43            Regina Abbots MJHL            1            0            0            0            0            —            —            —            —            —

1943–44            Boston Olympics            EAHL            32            12            7            19            31            12            2            6            8            14

1943–44            Brooklyn Crescents            EAHL            11            5            9            14            12            —            —            —            —            —

1944–45            Boston Bruins   NHL            1            0            0            0            0            —            —            —            —            —

1944–45            Boston Olympics            EAHL            46            16            27            43            75            10            3            5            8            13

1945–46            Boston Bruins   NHL            1            0            0            0            0            —            —            —            —            —

1945–46            Boston Olympics            EAHL            45            11            23            34            80            12            2            7            9            11

1946–47            Boston Bruins   NHL            23            1            4            5            41            5            0            0            0            8

1946–47            Hershey Bears AHL            38            4            8            12            64            —            —            —            —            —

1947–48            Boston Bruins   NHL            56            4            6            10            69            5            0            0            0            12

1948–49            Boston Bruins   NHL            60            4            12            16            62            5            0            1            1            8

1949–50            Boston Bruins   NHL            69            2            5            7            122            —            —            —            —            —

1950–51            Boston Bruins   NHL            14            1            1            2            37            —            —            —            —            —

1950–51            Toronto Maple Leafs            NHL            39            2            6            8            64            9            1            0            1            8

1950–51            Pittsburgh Hornets            AHL            11            1            6            7            24            —            —            —            —            —

1951–52            Toronto Maple Leafs            NHL            61            0            7            7            110            4            0            2            2            18

1952–53            Toronto Maple Leafs            NHL            66            2            6            8            110            —            —            —            —            —

1953–54            Toronto Maple Leafs            NHL            62            0            8            8            84            2            0            0            0            0

1954–55            Boston Bruins   NHL            70            4            14            18            150            4            1            0            1            2

1955–56            Boston Bruins   NHL            62            4            17            21            70            —            —            —            —            —

1956–57            Boston Bruins   NHL            68            6            25            31            108            10            0            3            3            19

1957–58            Boston Bruins   NHL            66            0            15            15            71            12            2            2            4            10

1958–59            Boston Bruins   NHL            70            0            21            21            101            7            0            0            0            8

1959–60            Boston Bruins   NHL            60            2            18            20            112            —            —            —            —            —

1960–61            Boston Bruins   NHL            62            2            9            11            59            —            —            —            —            —

1961–62            Providence Reds            AHL            65            3            33            36            95            3            0            1            1            6

1962–63            Providence Reds            AHL            68            4            17            21            65            6            0            2            2            0

1963–64            Providence Reds            AHL            22            1            5            6            21            3            0            1            1            4

NHL totals            910            34            174            208            1370            63            4            8            12            93