Frank McGee
Inducted:
1945
Player Stats
5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Born:
November 4, 1882
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died:
September 16, 1916
Courcelette, France
Position:
Centre
Rover
College:
NA
Frank McGee was arguably the most legendary figure of hockey’s "Silver Age." A superstar for the Ottawa Silver Seven, McGee was a prolific scorer whose career was as brief as it was brilliant. Despite losing his sight in one eye due to a high-sticking incident early in his career, he returned to the ice to become the most feared offensive force in the world. He was the centerpiece of an Ottawa dynasty that held the Stanley Cup from 1903 to 1906.
In a 1905 Stanley Cup challenge against the Dawson City Nuggets, he scored an incredible 14 goals in a single game—a record that will likely never be broken in professional hockey. McGee retired at the age of 23 while still at the peak of his powers. He later enlisted to serve in World War I and was tragically killed in action at the Battle of the Somme. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as an inaugural member in 1945.
McGee's Awards and Record:
- 3x Stanley Cup Champion (1903, 1904, 1905)
- World Record: Most goals in a single Stanley Cup game (14)
- World Record: Most goals in a single Stanley Cup series (15 in 1905)
- Scored 63 goals, an average of nearly 3 goals per game against the best competition in North America
Career Teams
Ottawa Hockey Club (1903-1906)
Career Stats
Playing career:
1903–1906
Games Played:
23
Goals:
71
Points:
71
Penalty Minutes:
50
Playoff Games:
22
Goals:
63
Points:
63
Stanley Cup:
3 (1903-1905)