Frederick Austin Glover (January 5, 1928 – August 16, 2001) was a Canadian professional

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player and coach. He played 92 games in the

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(NHL) with the

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and

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between 1949 and 1952, though most of his career, which lasted from 1947 to 1968, was with the

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of the

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(AHL). After his playing career he coached the Barons for several years, and coached in the NHL with the Oakland Seals/California Golden Seals and

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between 1968 and 1974, also serving as general manager of the Golden Seals on two occasions during that time. He was the brother of Howie Glover, who also played in the NHL.

Playing career

Glover played

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in his native Toronto. At age 21, he signed his first professional hockey contract and debuted with the

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, leading his team in scoring as a rookie. In 1950, he won the first of his record five

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championships, and he received his first NHL promotion during the same year. He scored a career high 48 goals in 1951. Glover played 54 games with the

in 1951–52, but he was not active during the playoffs as the Wings won the

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. Glover was traded to the

in 1953, and he became the most celebrated player in team history. In fifteen seasons with Cleveland, he won four Calder Cups and three league MVP awards. He scored a career high 107 points in 1960. He retired in 1968 as the AHL's career leader in games played (1,201), goals (520), assists (814), points (1,334) and penalty minutes (2,402).

Coaching career

Between 1962 and 1968, Glover served a dual role as both star player and head coach. He won his 1964 championship while working in this capacity. He took a job as an NHL coach in 1968 as he joined the

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. As a rookie coach, he was honored by ''

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'' as coach of the year, as he led his second year expansion franchise to a 22-point improvement over their initial season. However the team's performance diminished in each of the next two seasons, and he was fired three games into the 1971–72 campaign. Just weeks later, he became the first coach to manage two teams in one season, as he joined the

and finished out their season after the franchise had fired coach

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. He returned to the Seals in

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as a mid-season replacement, coaching the team to a last place finish, before being fired during the next season.

Awards and honors

* 1952

Championship (

) *Five-time

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winner (

- 1950,

- 1953, 1954, 1957, 1964) *Two-time

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winner - 1957, 1960. *Three-time

Les Cunningham Award The Les Cunningham Award is given annually to American Hockey League's "Most Valuable Player" of the regular season, as voted on by AHL media and players. The award was first presented in the 1947–48 season, is named after Les Cunningham, a five ...

winner - 1960, 1962, 1964 *Number (9) retired by the

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for his career with the Barons *AHL Hall of Fame inductee (class of 2006) *

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, 2008 inductee (along with his brother

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)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

NHL coaching record

References

Bibliography

External links

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AHL Hall of Fame bioPicture of Fred Glover's Name on the 1952 Stanley Cup Plaque
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