Frank Bonello has lived and loved the game of hockey for over 60 years. Growing up in the west end of Toronto, Frank began to play hockey at the age of 12 with the St. Cecelia’s Pee Wees. His talents were quickly recognized and he was scouted by DeLaSalle High School.

Frank was an outstanding amateur hockey player who played on several Ontario team including the Toronto Marlboro Midgets, the Unionville Jets OHA Junior “B” team, and then the Galt Black Hawks. It was while he was playing Senior “A” hockey in Chatham that he met his wife Carol, and they were married in 1954.

He later joined the Whitby Dunlops who won Canadian Allan Cup Senior “A” and Provincial Senior “B” championships in Ontario, and most notably represented Canada in 1958 at the World Amateur Hockey Championships in Oslo Norway, where they won the championship.

For the past 40 years, he has significantly built the game through his dedication to coaching and managing. In the 60s, Frank gained coaching and managerial experience at the Junior “A” and “B” levels with the Markham Waxers, which concluded in an OHA Junior “B” league championship in 1969.

In the 70s, his long and successful career began with the Toronto Marlboros, where he held roles as Coach, Manager, Governor and CEO of the franchise. During his association with the club, the Marlboros twice won the Memorial Cup.

Since 1988, Frank has been working with the National Hockey League, as the Director of Central Scouting for the NHL, a role that allows all teams in the league to capitalize on his many fine talents on knowledge.

Frank and his wife have one daughter and one granddaughter, and are long time residents of Etobicoke.