Frank Brimsek played 10 seasons (1939–1950) for Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks. Early Bloomer career, peaking in 1941. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1966.
Frank Brimsek
NHL Stats
Career Snapshot
Sport-specific career totals from the active profile tables, with VAL shown whenever the sport has a value file.
Peak 3Y VAL
16.5
1939, 1941, 1942 avg
Career VAL
102.6
Value Above League
Games
514
Wins
252
Playoff VAL
41.7
postseason
Career Shape
Balanced
48% in peak 3y
Career arc · VAL by season
10 seasons · peak 20.9 in 1941 · league-best seasons: 1939, 1942
All-time standings
Career boards only, within NHL
Cross-sport prominence: 95.1th percentile among NHL careers — a within-sport percentile, because career value is not comparable across sports.
On the boards· Appears on 1 board
Boards that rank NHL careers
NHL Age Milestones — Youngest to 100 Goals, 500 Points, 50 Goals and 100 PointsNHL Breakout Seasons — Biggest Career-High LeapsNHL Career Arc TypesNHL Career Dominance — top-25 in multiple all-time categoriesNHL Clutch Delta — Who Rises in the Stanley Cup PlayoffsNHL Compilers vs Comets — Career ShapeNHL Consistency Index — Mr. Reliable vs Boom-BustNHL Era-Adjusted Careers — Greatest Careers on One ScaleNHL Era-Adjusted Seasons — Greatest Seasons in Modern TermsNHL Franchise Mt. Rushmores — Four Faces of Every TeamNHL Greatest Single Seasons by VAL (Skaters and Goalies)
Similar careers
Players whose careers had the same shape — total value, peak, best three-season stretch, length and when the value came — measured with VAL against their own leagues.
Where this data comes from
Rosters, bio, draft details, and season/career totals come directly from the NHL's own official public API.
- NHL API — Official public API, keyless — no stated open licence
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