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Born in 1900 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States, as a Native American Ojibwe, he was forced to hide his Native American ancestry until 1939. He was a silver medalist in ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics and the U.S. flagbearer for those games, making him the first Native American to play, and to win a medal, in the Winter ...
Henry Charles Boucha (/ ˈ b uː ʃ eɪ / BOO-shay; [1] June 1, 1951 – September 18, 2023) was a Native American professional ice hockey player. Boucha played in both the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1971 and 1977.
Taffy Abel, Ojibwe, first United States–born Native American player to become an NHL regular, which he did with the New York Rangers beginning on November 16, 1926 [44] [45] [46] George Armstrong, Ojibway, former NHL player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, four-time Stanley Cup champion, seven-time All-Star, and Hockey Hall of Fame member
Although other minor ice hockey leagues saw integration in the early 20th century (including the Quebec Senior Hockey League), the major league NHL did not see its first non-white player until November 16, 1926, with Indigenous Native American Taffy Abel broke the NHL colour barrier that day with the New York Rangers. [10]
It was established on June 21, 1973, with the purpose of honoring the sport of ice hockey in the United States by preserving American legends of the game. On May 11, 2007, USA Hockey and the United States Hockey Hall of Fame came to an agreement allowing the rights to the selection process and induction event associated to be handled by USA ...
Between 1921 and 1923, he helped organize and played for the Oorang Indians (LaRue, Ohio), an all-Native American team. [85] Although the team's record was 3–6 in 1922, [ 86 ] and 1–10 in 1923, [ 87 ] Thorpe played well and was selected for the Green Bay Press-Gazette 's first All-NFL team in 1923.
Name retained, but Native American logo replaced by airplane. Oorang Indians: National Football League LaRue, Ohio: 1923 Defunct Consisting mostly of Native Americans. Ottawa Tomahawks National Basketball League of Canada: Ottawa 2013 Ottawa SkyHawks: Name changed shortly after announced due to controversy, team folded after one season ...
The National Hockey League (NHL)'s Chicago Blackhawks was named in honor of the U.S. 86th Infantry Division, which was nicknamed the "Blackhawk Division" after Black Hawk, a Native American chief who was based in present-day Illinois; the team's founder, Frederic McLaughlin, having served in that division.