Lowetide on Frank St. Marseille

The history-laden blog Lowetide has a great story on how Frank St. Marseille found employment in the National Hockey League.

"Two years earlier (1965), Lynn Patrick (the Blues GM at expansion) had been managing the Los Angeles Blades of the WHL (pro) league when he received a letter from St. Marseille's brother, a singer in town. The letter extolled the skills of Frank, who was playing for Port Huron of the IHL. Frank's brother urged Patrick to give him a tryout; Frank would pay his own expenses to Los Angeles and stay with his brother.

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Thanks to my old buddy Patrick Houda, I have more on St. Marseille's career and his brother's involvement, including quotes directly from his brother. Be sure to read Frank St. Marseille's story.