Francis Michael "The Animal" Bialowas (born September 25, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in four National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1993–94 season. He was known as an enforcer during his eleven-season playing career and was a member of the Philadelphia Phantoms' 1998 Calder Cup championship team. He was inducted into the Phantoms' Hall of Fame in 2005.[1]
| Frank Bialowas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 25, 1970 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career |
1991–2000 2004–2006 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Estevan Bruins | SJHL | 56 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Winkler Flyers | MJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Kildonan North Stars | MJHL | 43 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Winkler Flyers | MJHL | 26 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Weyburn Red Wings | SJHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Roanoke Valley Rebels | ECHL | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Richmond Renegades | ECHL | 61 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 261 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 69 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 352 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | ||
| 1994–95 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 51 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 277 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1995–96 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 65 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 211 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1996–97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 67 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 254 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 41 | ||
| 1997–98 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 65 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 259 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 40 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | ||
| 2004–05 | Sherbrooke Saint-François | LNAH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Danbury Trashers | UHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Sherbrooke Saint-François | LNAH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Danbury Trashers | UHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 394 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 1498 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 178 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Peter White Hall Of Fame Induction Highlights Big Night With Phantoms". OurSports Central. April 3, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Boxing record for Frank Bialowas from BoxRec (registration required)
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