- Born
- Birth nameFrancis William Mahovlich
- Nickname
- The Big M
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Frank Mahoclich is a former Liberal Senator in the Canadian Senate, and a former NHL ice hockey player. He played on six Stanley Cup-winning teams and is an inductee of the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2017 Mahovlich was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. Mahovlich was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1999.
He also was a member of Team Canada for the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union. In 1974, he left the NHL for the World Hockey Association, and represented Canada again at the 1974 Summit Series. In the WHA, he played for the Toronto Toros and the Birmingham Bulls until his retirement in 1979 at the age of 41.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bazza the Beast
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1981 with Johnny Bucyk and fellow Timmons native Allan Stanley.
- Played left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs (1956-1968), Detroit Red Wings (1968-1971), Montreal Canadians (1971-1974), Toronto Toros (WHL) (1974-1976) and Birmingham Bulls (WHL) (1976-1978).
- Calder Memorial Trophy (1958). First All-Star Team Left Wing (1961, 1963, 1973). Second All-Star Team Left Wing (1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970).
- His brother is Pete Mahovlich (known as "the Little M"), who played sixteen NHL seasons as a left wing for the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadians and Pittsburgh Penguins. Both brothers played a few years together with the Red Wings and Canadians.
- He was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister Jean Chretien in 1998.
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