Frank Fredrickson
Sigurdur Franklin Fredrickson (Sigurður Franklín Friðriksson; June 3, 1895 – May 28, 1979) was an Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey player and aviator. As a player and coach, he was significant to both the amateur and professional ice hockey as it evolved in North America in the early 20th century. Fredrickson's career was interrupted by military service during the First World War and prematurely ended by a knee injury in 1931.
| Frank Fredrickson | ||||||||||||||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1958 | ||||||||||||||
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Frank Fredrickson representing Canada at the 1920 Summer Olympics. | ||||||||||||||
| Born |
June 3, 1895 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |||||||||||||
| Died |
May 28, 1979 (aged 83) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | |||||||||||||
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Detroit Falcons (NHL) Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL) Boston Bruins (NHL) Detroit Cougars (NHL) Victoria Cougars (WCHL) Victoria Cougars (PCHA) Victoria Aristocrats (PCHA) | |||||||||||||
| National team | Canada | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1913–1932 | |||||||||||||
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Fredrickson was the center for the Winnipeg Falcons, the Canadian team which won the Olympic gold medal in 1920. Fredrickson then joined the Victoria Aristocrats/Victoria Cougars and helped them win the Stanley Cup in 1925. On both occasions he was a teammate of fellow Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey star Haldor Halderson, making them the first players to win an Olympic gold medal and a Stanley Cup.
Fredrickson became one of the pioneers of flight in Iceland when he arrived there in 1920 to fly for the countries first airline, Flugfélag Íslands.
The Icelandic spelling of his last name is Friðriksson and the alternate English spelling Frederickson.