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Fred Sasakamoose, one of NHL's first Indigenous players, dies after COVID-19 diagnosis

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Fred Sasakamoose, the first Indigenous hockey player from Saskatchewan to make it to the NHL, died Tuesday after falling ill with COVID-19, his son said.

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Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHLer, dies at age 86 after presumed COVID

Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous players in the NHL, has died after battling a presumed case of COVID-19. He was 86. Fred's son, Neil, announced his death on Tuesday in a video posted on Facebook. Neil said last week that his father had been hospitalized in Saskatchewan for a presumed case of COVID-19 after experiencing wheezing and chest pains. Sasakamoose played 11 NHL games with the Blackhawks in 1953-54, becoming one of the f…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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CTV News

Fred Sasakamoose, one of NHL's first Indigenous players, dies after COVID-19 diagnosis

A trailblazer, who was among the first Indigenous players in the NHL, has died after being hospitalized for COVID-19.

3 years ago·Canada

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CBC News

Fred Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHL pioneer, dead at 86

Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous athletes to play in the National Hockey League, has died after being hospitalized with symptoms of COVID

3 years ago·Canada

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Global News

Indigenous Ex-NHLer Fred Sasakamoose dead at 86

Fred Sasakamoose, who was one of the first Indigenous hockey players in the NHL, has passed away.

3 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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Fred Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHL trailblazer, dies at 86 after battle with Covid

Fred Sasakamoose, the National Hockey League’s first Indigenous player, died Tuesday at 86, according to his son Neil Sasakamoose, who delivered the news in an emotional video on Facebook. Fred Sasakamoose’s death came five days after being hospitalized in Saskatchewan, Canada, with Covid-19.“This Covid virus just did so much damage into his lungs, he just couldn’t keep responding, his body just couldn’t keep up,” Sasakamoose’s Neil said in the …

3 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Fred Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHL trailblazer, dies at 86 after battle with Covid-19 - Local News 8

3 years ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHLer, dies at age 86 after presumed COVID

Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHLer, dies at age 86 after presumed COVID

Fred Sasakamoose, one of NHL's first Indigenous players, dies after COVID-19 diagnosis

Fred Sasakamoose, one of NHL's first Indigenous players, dies after COVID-19 diagnosis

Fred Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHL pioneer, dead at 86

Fred Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHL pioneer, dead at 86

Indigenous Ex-NHLer Fred Sasakamoose dead at 86

Indigenous Ex-NHLer Fred Sasakamoose dead at 86

Fred Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHL trailblazer, dies at 86 after battle with Covid

Fred Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHL trailblazer, dies at 86 after battle with Covid

Fred Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHL trailblazer, dies at 86 after battle with Covid-19 - Local News 8

Fred Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHL trailblazer, dies at 86 after battle with Covid-19 - Local News 8

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