What is Fred Sasakamoose?
'''Frederick Sasakamoose''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM}} (December 25, 1933 — November 24, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was one of the first Canadian [[Indigenous peoples of Canada|indigenous]] players in the [[National Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Recasting the History of Pro Hockey’s Indigenous Players|last=Smith|first=Stephen|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/sports/hockey/canada-indigenous-players.html|date=June 25, 2020|publisher=The New York Times|access-date=November 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/03/30/fred-sasakamoose-was-native-nhl-pioneer|title=Fred Sasakamoose was native NHL pioneer|website=Edmonton Sun}}</ref> He played 11 games with the [[Chicago Black Hawks]] from 1953 to 1960. He was born in [[Debden, Saskatchewan|Debden]], [[Saskatchewan]]. Sasakamoose died on November 24, 2020 in [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan|Prince Albert]], Saskatchewan from [[COVID-19]] at the age of 86.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/fred-sasakamoose-dead-1.5814919|title=Indigenous NHL pioneer Fred Sasakamoose dead at 86|last=Peterson|first=Julia|date=November 24, 2020|publisher=CBC.ca|access-date=November 24, 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sasakamoose, Fred}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada]] [[Category:Chicago Blackhawks players]] [[Category:Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan]] {{sports-bio-stub}}