| Birth Date: | October 19, 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Rossland, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 216 |
| Position: | Right wing |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Played For: | Boston Bruins St. Louis Blues California Golden Seals Cleveland Barons Indianapolis Racers |
| Draft: | 4th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1969 |
| Draft Team: | Boston Bruins |
| Career Start: | 1969 |
| Career End: | 1978 |
Franklin Patrick Spring (born October 19, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 61 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) and 13 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA). He was born in Rossland, British Columbia and raised in Cranbrook, British Columbia. He played with the St. Louis Blues, Boston Bruins, California Golden Seals, Cleveland Barons, and Indianapolis Racers.[1]
Spring's father, Frank Spring Sr., owned a car dealership in Cranbrook and served as president of the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association. Spring's brother, Danny Spring played in the WHA for the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers. Spring's son Corey Spring played in the NHL for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the late 1990s.[2]
Career playing statistics:
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1967–68 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 57 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 85 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 1968–69 | Edmonton Oil Kings | WCHL | 41 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 60 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 16 | ||
| 1969–70 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 62 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 43 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 75 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 70 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1973–74 | Richmond Robins | AHL | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Denver Spurs | WHL | 47 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Denver Spurs | CHL | 31 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 28 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 75 | 44 | 29 | 73 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1976–77 | Cleveland Barons | NHL | 26 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 19 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Indianapolis Racers | WHA | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 45 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 61 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 251 | 50 | 66 | 116 | 249 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| CHL totals | 187 | 88 | 70 | 158 | 144 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||