Frank Bathe

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}{{BLPsources|date=September 2023}}{{Infobox ice hockey player | image = FrankBathe.png | image_size = | position = Defence | played_for = Detroit Red Wings<br>Philadelphia Flyers | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 185 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|9|27|mf=y}} | birth_place = Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | draft = ''Undrafted'' | career_start = 1974 | career_end = 1984 }}

'''Francis Leonard Bathe''' (born September 27, 1954) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frank Bathe Stats and News {{!}} NHL.com |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/frank-bathe-8445298 |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Playing career== The former Philadelphia Flyers defenceman is the son of Alan Bathe, who signed as a free agent with the Maple Leafs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McNair |first1=Brian |title=Oshawa Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony a night to remember |url=https://www.durhamregion.com/life/oshawa-sports-hall-of-fame-induction-ceremony-a-night-to-remember/article_89db913d-8c1e-5a98-933e-676b0470c3dc.html |website=DurhamRegion.com |access-date=August 15, 2024 |date=June 5, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Oshawa Sports Hall Of Fame {{!}} Inductees |url=https://oshawasportshalloffame.com/inductees |website=oshawasportshalloffame.com |access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> Sporting a full beard and a head of shaggy red hair made him a true standout on the ice. He was known as a fighter. He won the Barry Ashbee Trophy for best Flyers defenceman in 1982.<ref>2016–2017 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide, p. 314</ref> A back injury ended his NHL career in 1984.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jul 31, 1984, page 28 - The News Journal at Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/162000784/ |website=Newspapers.com |access-date=August 15, 2024 |quote=Flyers' Holt, Bathe retire}}</ref>

Currently residing in southern Maine, Bathe is a successful business owner and the father of five children. His son, Landon Bathe, followed in his father's footsteps to professional hockey, signing a contract with the Phoenix Coyotes in 2004, only to encounter a similar career-ending injury.<ref>{{cite web |title=COYOTES SIGN BATHE AND LATENDRESSE |url=http://www.phoenixcoyotes.com/news/press_release_details.php?op=details&ID=3825 |website=Phoenix Coyotes |access-date=April 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040922004210/http://www.phoenixcoyotes.com/news/press_release_details.php?op=details&ID=3825 |archive-date=September 22, 2004 |date=September 15, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hard Work Paying Off for AHL Linesman Landon Bathe |url=https://scoutingtherefs.com/2016/03/12298/hard-work-paying-off-for-ahl-linesman-landon-bathe/ |website=Scouting The Refs |access-date=August 15, 2024 |date=March 18, 2016}}</ref> His daughter, Carrlyn Bathe, has worked as a sideline analyst for the Los Angeles Kings.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McEvoy |first1=Beth |title=Maine woman becomes first female broadcaster featured in popular NHL video game |url=https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/207/maine-woman-becomes-first-female-broadcaster-featured-in-popular-nhl-video-game/97-ef4207c0-2210-4a76-8482-49d053326d57 |website=News Center Maine |access-date=August 15, 2024 |date=December 14, 2020}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1972–73 | Windsor Spitfires | SOJHL | 59 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 232 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1973–74 | Windsor Spitfires | SOJHL | 58 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 306 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1974–75 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1974–75 | Virginia Wings | AHL | 50 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1975–76 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1975–76 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1975–76 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1975–76 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 148 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 54 |- | 1976–77 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 71 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1977–78 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1977–78 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 78 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 159 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1978–79 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |- | 1978–79 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1979–80 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 47 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- | 1980–81 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 175 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1981–82 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 28 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |- | 1982–83 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 57 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1983–84 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1983–84 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 223 ! 3 ! 28 ! 31 ! 542 ! 27 ! 1 ! 3 ! 4 ! 42 |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 165 ! 15 ! 26 ! 41 ! 437 ! 12 ! 1 ! 1 ! 2 ! 24 |- style="background:#e0e0e0;" ! colspan="3" | IHL totals ! 128 ! 9 ! 38 ! 47 ! 444 ! 15 ! 0 ! 4 ! 4 ! 54 |}

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