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The Honourable Canadian Senate|Senator Francis
William Mahovlich, Order of Canada|CM , Doctor of
Laws|LL.D (b. January 10, 1938 in Timmins,
Ontario) is a Canadian Senate|Canadian Senator,
and formerly a talented National Hockey League|NHL
ice hockey player.

Mahovlich was a professional hockey player in the
National Hockey League from 1957 until 1978 and a
member of six Stanley Cup-winning teams - four
times with the Toronto Maple Leafs and twice with
the Montreal Canadiens.  He also was a member of
Team Canada for the 1972 Summit Series against the
Soviet Union.  Mahovlich played for the Toronto
Maple Leafs from 1957 until 1968 when he was
traded to the Detroit Red Wings where he played
for three seasons until being traded to Montreal. 
In 1974, he joined the exodus of leading hockey
players who left the NHL for better pay in the
World Hockey Association where he played for the
Toronto Toros and the Birmingham Bulls until his
retirement in 1978.  His nickname as a hockey
player was "The Big M". 

Born and raised in Timmins, Frank Mahovlich
graduated from St. Michael's College School in
1957, and was awarded their Order of St. Michael
in 1996. He has also studied at the University of
Windsor and the University of Ottawa.

In 1994, he was made a Member of the Order of
Canada.

He is a member of Muskoka Lakes Golf and Country
Club in Port Carling, Ontario

==See also==
* List of Canadian Senators
* List of Ontario senators
* List of retired NHL players
* List of NHL statistical leaders
* List of NHL seasons

==External links==
*http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/senate/isena
tor_det.asp?senator_id=137&sortord=N&Language=E&M=
M Biography on the Canadian Senate website


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