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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]
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 [43] [44] [45] 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
Tootoo was widely regarded as one of the NHL's best agitators and was able to annoy, fight, and outplay other players to help his team win. At the end of the 2016–17 NHL season , Tootoo had accumulated 65 goals, 96 assists and 1010 PIMs in 723 career NHL games since entering the league in 2003.
He recorded his first NHL goal in a 5–4 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks on March 25, 2018. [4] Bear was the first player to wear a jersey with his name written in Cree syllabics (ᒪᐢᑲᐧ; Maskwa) during an exhibition match against the Calgary Flames on July 28, 2020. [5]
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]
1926: Taffy Abel (1900–1964), first non-white and first Indigenous American player in the NHL; 1948: Larry Kwong (1923–2018), first player of Asian descent; 1953: Fred Sasakamoose (1933-2020), first Canadian First Nations player with treaty status; 1958: Willie O'Ree (born 1935), first black player
Fiddler is also one of 70 total Indigenous athletes to ever play in the NHL and is the 13th of Metis descent to play in the NHL. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Fiddler is a member of the Métis Museum along with current and former NHL players Arron Asham , Rene Bourque , Brad Chartrand , Ronald Delorme, Magnus Flett, Roderick Flett, Dwight King , Vic ...
The Golden Knights reached the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals, with Whitecloud one of two indigenous players in the series, alongside Mohawk defenceman Brandon Montour of the opposing Florida Panthers. [18] The Golden Knights defeated the Panthers in five games, and Whitecloud hoisted the Stanley Cup for the first time.