| Frank Fredrickson | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 11, 1895 Winnipeg, MB, CAN |
| Died | May 28, 1979 (aged 83) Vancouver, BC, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Detroit Olympics (IHL 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 |
| Hall of Fame, 1958 | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for Canada | ||
| Gold | 1920 Antwerp | Team competition |
Sigurður Franklin Fredrickson (June 11, 1895 in Winnipeg, Manitoba – May 28, 1979 in Victoria, British Columbia) was a Canadian ice hockey centre who was significant to both the amateur and professional sport as it evolved in North America in the early 20th century.[1] His career was interrupted by military service during World War I and prematurely ended by a knee injury in 1931.[2]
An anglicization, his last name carries the Icelandic spelling Friðriksson and the alternate English spelling Frederickson.[3]
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Fredrickson attended Kelvin Technical Institute and Central Collegiate before enrolling at the University of Manitoba law school, where he captained the hockey team. After serving in the 196th Battalion in World War I, he captained the Winnipeg Falcons,[4] to the 1920 Allan Cup and then to the first gold medal offered in the sport at the 1920 Olympics at Antwerp.
Professionally, he played for the Victoria Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Detroit Falcons in the National Hockey League.. He helped Victoria win the Stanley Cup in 1925. On December 21, 1928 Frank Fredrickson was traded from the Boston Bruins to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mickey MacKay. When the Stanley Cup was redone during the 1957–58 NHL season season his name was engraved, contrary to NHL rules, on the Cup with the 1929 Bruins. Fredrickson was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates the day Boston won the Cup. This made Fredrickson ineligible to be on the cup with Boston.
He coached hockey and lacrosse after his retirement.
Fredrickson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958 and is also a member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame. Fredrickson was of Icelandic and Irish heritage .
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1913–14 | Winnipeg Falcons | MHL-Sr. | 11 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1914–15 | Winnipeg Falcons | MHL-Sr. | 8 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1915–16 | Winnipeg Falcons | MHL-Sr. | 6 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Winnipeg 223rd Battalion | MHL-Sr. | 8 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919–20 | Winnipeg Falcons | MHL-Sr. | 10 | 23 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 27 | 2 | ||
| 1920–21 | Victoria Aristocrats | PCHA | 21 | 20 | 12 | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Victoria Aristocrats | PCHA | 24 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1922–23 | Victoria Cougars | PCHA | 30 | 39 | 16 | 55 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1923–24 | Victoria Cougars | PCHA | 30 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1924–25 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 28 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1925–26 | Victoria Cougars | WHL | 30 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 89 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 1926–27 | Detroit Cougars | NHL | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1926–27 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 28 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 1927–28 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 41 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1928–29 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1928–29 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NHL | 31 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1929–30 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NHL | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Detroit Falcons | NHL | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Detroit Olympics | IHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| PCHA totals | 105 | 93 | 46 | 139 | 83 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| WCHL and WHL totals | 58 | 38 | 16 | 54 | 132 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 24 | ||||
| NHL totals | 161 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 206 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 24 | ||||