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Frederick Sasakamoose, CM (December 25, 1933 – November 24, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first Canadian Indigenous players in the National Hockey League, [3] [4] and the first First Nations player with treaty status. [5]
In 1953, Fred Sasakamoose was the first Cree NHL player, and the first Canadian indigenous player in the NHL, debuting with the Chicago Black Hawks. On January 18, 1958, Willie O'Ree became the first Black Canadian to play in the NHL. Playing with the Boston Bruins, he was also the first NHL player of African descent. [13]
Today the NHL has players from five continents. The following is a list of countries and the first person born there that played in the National Hockey League. These players are not necessarily the first citizen of each respective country to play in the NHL, as nationality is determined under a nation's nationality law and may differ.
Abby Roque, Wahnapitae First Nation, first indigenous person to play for the U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team, making her Olympic debut in Beijing 2022; Chris Simon, Ojibwe, former NHL player with several teams and 1996 Stanley Cup champion; Sheldon Souray, Métis, former NHL player for the Montreal Canadiens
Art Dorrington was the first black player to sign an NHL contract, in 1950 with the New York Rangers organisation, but never played beyond the minor league level. NHL players are now required to enroll in a preseason diversity training seminar, [17] and racially based verbal abuse is punished through suspensions and fines. [18]
Simon, who was of Ojibwa descent, was considered a role model for First Nations hockey players across Canada. “Chris Simon was most definitely an intimidating guy on the ice,” former teammate ...
Nadine Caron, first female First Nations Canadian general surgeon; Dawson Charlie, co-discoverer of gold in the Yukon; Jonathan Cheechoo, ice hockey player [1] Chief Lady Bird, (aka Nancy King), Chippewa and Potawatomi artist, illustrator, educator and community activist; Byron Chief-Moon, Kainai Nation American-born actor
Matthew will help expand hockey’s reach even further when he represents the United States in the first-ever 4 Nations Face-Off, which pits the league’s best players from the U.S., Canada ...