Frank St. Marseille

Who is Frank St. Marseille?

Joseph Francis Leo St. Marseille is a retired a Canadian ice hockey forward who played in the NHL from 1967-1977.

After not being drafted and playing for a number of years with the IHL Port Huron Flags, NHL expansion provided St. Marseille an opportunity as he was signed by the St. Louis Blues. Known as a defensive minded forward, St. Marseille often played on checking lines that were assigned to play against the opponent's top scoring line. Despite this, he still averaged 16 goals per season during a 5-year stretch with St. Louis that saw the Blues reach 3 straight Stanley Cup finals. He also played on both the penalty killing and power play units for the Blues, and he had a plus/minus rating of +37 during that 5-year period. In 62 playoff games with the Blues, St. Marseille tallied 19 goals and 24 assists.

Midway through the 1972-73 season, St. Marseille was traded to the Los Angeles Kings, where he played the final 4 1/2 years of his career. St. Marseille continued his defensive forward and penalty killing roles with the Kings, but no longer played on the power play. He scored 54 goals in his tenure with the Kings, and the club made the playoffs in each of his final 4 seasons with them.