Emile Francis
Emile Percy Francis "The Cat"
Born: September 13, 1926
North Battleford, SK Canada
Position: G
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 145
Shoot/Catch: Left
Career: 1943-1959
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Minor league coaching stats
Major league coaching record
Emile Francis compiled a career record of 306 wins, 385 losses and 69 ties with a goals against average of 3.77 in his career with the Hershey Bears, Philadelphia Falcons, Washington Lions, Kansas City Pla-Mors, New Haven Ramblers, Cincinnati Mohawks, Vancouver Canucks, Cleveland Barons, Saskatoon Quakers, Calgary Stampeders, Seattle Americans, Victoria Cougars, Spokane Spokes, Seattle Totems and Spokane Comets. He began playing during the 1943 season and last took the ice during the 1959 campaign.
 Hershey Bears |
 Cincinnati Mohawks |
 Vancouver Canucks |
 Cleveland Barons |
 Saskatoon Quakers |
 Calgary Stampeders |
 Seattle Americans |
 Victoria Cougars |
 Seattle Totems |
 Spokane Comets |
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943-44 | AHL | Hershey Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1943-44 | EHL | Philadelphia Falcons | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1947-48 | USHL | Kansas City Pla-Mors | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948-49 | AHL | New Haven Ramblers | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949-50 | AHL | New Haven Ramblers | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950-51 | AHL | Cincinnati Mohawks | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951-52 | AHL | Cincinnati Mohawks | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952-53 | WHL | Vancouver Canucks | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953-54 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954-55 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955-56 | WHL | Saskatoon Quakers | 68 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956-57 | WHL | Seattle Americans | 68 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957-58 | WHL | Victoria Cougars | 67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958-59 | WHL | Spokane Spokes | 70 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959-60 | WHL | Seattle Totems | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 712 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943-44 | EHL | Philadelphia Falcons | 14 | 840 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 5.57 | ||||||
| 1943-44 | AHL | Hershey Bears | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1944-45 | EHL | Washington Lions | 36 | 2160 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 6.75 | ||||||
| 1947-48 | USHL | Kansas City Pla-Mors | 7 | 420 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3.43 | ||||
| 1948-49 | AHL | New Haven Ramblers | 49 | 2940 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 203 | 4.14 | |||
| 1949-50 | AHL | New Haven Ramblers | 68 | 4080 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 246 | 3.62 | |||
| 1950-51 | AHL | Cincinnati Mohawks | 53 | 3280 | 20 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 167 | 3.05 | ||||
| 1951-52 | AHL | Cincinnati Mohawks | 55 | 3160 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 178 | 3.38 | |||
| 1952-53 | WHL | Vancouver Canucks | 70 | 4200 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 216 | 3.09 | ||||
| 1953-54 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 65 | 3900 | 37 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 204 | 3.14 | ||||
| 1954-55 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 57 | 3420 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 204 | 3.58 | ||||
| 1955-56 | WHL | Saskatoon Quakers | 68 | 4185 | 27 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 239 | 3.43 | ||||
| 1956-57 | WHL | Seattle Americans | 68 | 4167 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 214 | 3.08 | 1932 | 1718 | .889 |
| 1957-58 | WHL | Victoria Cougars | 67 | 4040 | 18 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 294 | 4.37 | 2229 | 1935 | .868 |
| 1958-59 | WHL | Spokane Spokes | 68 | 4150 | 25 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 269 | 3.89 | 2134 | 1865 | .874 |
| 1959-60 | WHL | Spokane Comets | 68 | 4080 | 19 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 300 | 4.41 | ||||
| 1959-60 | WHL | Seattle Totems | 1 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | ||||
| Totals | 815 | 49082 | 306 | 385 | 69 | 11 | 36 | 3081 | 3.77 | 8599 | 5518 | .642 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944-45 | EHL | Washington Lions | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1951-52 | AHL | Cincinnati Mohawks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952-53 | WHL | Vancouver Canucks | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953-54 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954-55 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955-56 | WHL | Saskatoon Quakers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955-56 | WHL | Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956-57 | WHL | Seattle Americans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958-59 | WHL | Spokane Spokes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltending:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944-45 | EHL | Washington Lions | 8 | 479 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 7.14 | 0 | ||
| 1951-52 | AHL | Cincinnati Mohawks | 6 | 360 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | ||
| 1952-53 | WHL | Vancouver Canucks | 9 | 450 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4.00 | 0 | ||
| 1953-54 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 9 | 540 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | ||
| 1954-55 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 3 | 158 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4.56 | 0 | ||
| 1955-56 | WHL | Saskatoon Quakers | 3 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | ||
| 1955-56 | WHL | Calgary Stampeders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1956-57 | WHL | Seattle Americans | 6 | 358 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.35 | 0 | ||
| 1958-59 | WHL | Spokane Spokes | 4 | 240 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 49 | 2765 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 4.30 | 198 | 0 | .000 |
