Remembering Emile Francis 1926-2022 (Part One)

For this week and next week's segments, we take a look at the life of Emile "The Cat" Francis in his own words over several one-on-one interviews we did over the years.

The hockey world lost one of the great men to ever grace the sport this past week. Emile “The Cat” Francis passed away at the age of 95 on February 19, 2022.

“The Cat” was a goaltender that played for the Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers from 1946 to 1952. After playing minor league hockey until 1960, Francis went on to coach the New York Ranger…