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Frank J. Selke

Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey coach and manager (died 1985)

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Born
May 7, 1893
Died
July 3, 1985
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1893

About Frank J. Selke

Francis Joseph Aloysius Selke was a Canadian professional ice hockey executive in the National Hockey League. He was a nine-time Stanley Cup champion with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens and a Hockey Hall of Fame inductee. In 1919, he coached the University of Toronto Schools hockey team to the first Memorial Cup title. In 1926–27, the team became the Toronto Marlboros, and again won the junior SPA championship. In 1927–28, Selke became coach and manager of the Toronto Ravinas of the Canadian Professional Hockey League, with Primeau as the team's leading scorer. Selke became the top assistant to Maple Leafs managing director Conn Smythe in September 1929 — a position he would hold until 1946.

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Frank J. Selke timeline

  1. In 1919, he coached the University of Toronto Schools hockey team to the first Memorial Cup title.
  2. In 1926–27, the team became the Toronto Marlboros, and again won the junior SPA championship.
  3. In 1927–28, Selke became coach and manager of the Toronto Ravinas of the Canadian Professional Hockey League, with Primeau as the team's leading scorer.
  4. Selke became the top assistant to Maple Leafs managing director Conn Smythe in September 1929 — a position he would hold until 1946.

The world when Frank J. Selke was born

Frank J. Selke was born in 1893. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineWorld's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
  • Technology milestoneFirst Ferris wheel debuts at Chicago World's Fair
  • Notable inventionFerris wheel (264 feet tall)
  • World population~1.53B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population66.0M

1893 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Frank J. Selke's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18932026
Population66.0M341 million

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