Frank Nighbor

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Canadian person National Hockey League player ice hockey player

Frank Nighbor was a pioneering early 20th-century Canadian ice hockey star renowned for his exceptional two-way play and sportsmanship in the National Hockey League.

Aliases (1)

Julius Francis Nighbor ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Canadian person → National Hockey League player → ice hockey player →
activeYearsEnd	1930s →
activeYearsStart	1910s →
awardReceived	Hart Trophy NERFINISHED → Lady Byng Trophy NERFINISHED →
burialPlace	Pembroke, Ontario, Canada →
championshipWon	Stanley Cup →
countryOfCitizenship	Canada →
dateOfBirth	1893-01-26 →
dateOfDeath	1966-04-13 →
era	early 20th century →
fullName	Julius Francis Nighbor →
gender	male →
givenName	Francis → Julius →
hallOfFameInduction	Hockey Hall of Fame →
hallOfFameInductionYear	1947 →
influenced	development of defensive forward role →
knownFor	defensive forward play → pioneering poke check → sportsmanship → two-way play →
league	National Hockey Association → National Hockey League →
nickname	Frank Nighbor → The Pembroke Peach →
notableAchievement	first winner of the Hart Trophy → first winner of the Lady Byng Trophy →
occupation	professional ice hockey player →
placeOfBirth	Pembroke, Ontario, Canada →
placeOfDeath	Pembroke, Ontario, Canada →
playsIn	forward line →
positionPlayed	centre →
residence	Pembroke, Ontario, Canada →
shoots	right →
sport	ice hockey →
StanleyCupWinsWith	Ottawa Senators →
styleOfPlay	clean, positional play → strong backchecking →
team	Ottawa Senators → Pembroke Debaters → Toronto Arenas → Toronto Blueshirts → Toronto Ontarios → Vancouver Millionaires →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hart Memorial Trophy → Lady Byng Memorial Trophy →	firstWinner
Frank Nighbor ("Julius Francis Nighbor") →	fullName
Frank Nighbor →	nickname