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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] He played 11 games with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1953–54 season ; the rest of his career, which lasted from 1953 to 1960, was spent in various minor leagues.
Jordin John Kudluk Tootoo MSM (Inuktitut: ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᑐᑐ; [1] born February 2, 1983) is a Canadian former professional hockey player, who played for the Nashville Predators, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils and Chicago Blackhawks. Of Inuit, Ukrainian and English descent, he is the first Inuk player to play in the National Hockey League ...
Theodore John Nolan (born April 7, 1958) is an Indigenous Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played as a left winger in the National Hockey League (NHL) and served as the head coach for the Buffalo Sabres and the Latvia men's national team and Poland men's national team.
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
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 Coon Come, former NationalAssembly of First Nations; Harold Crowchild, last surviving Tsuu T'ina veteran of World War II [2 ...
Nolan is also the Vice president of the Ted Nolan Foundation, which has helped change the lives of many Aboriginal youths by sending them to leadership camps. [6] He and his brother Jordan both have a recurring role as ice hockey players called Jim in the 2022 television series Shoresy. [7]
Wade Redden is a professional ice hockey NHL defenceman and an alternate captain. [88] Redden has won two Canadian gold medals in the World Junior Championships and once in the World Cup of Hockey. [88] Rene Bourque is a professional ice hockey player in the NHL and first cousin of North American Native Boxing Champion Wayne Bourque. [89]