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Wilderness Walk: Fred Sasakamoose, trailblazer for Indigenous players in NHL, dies at 86

The #Oilers are deeply saddened by the loss of our dear friend & hockey icon Fred Sasakamoose.

Fred was the first Canadian Indigenous @NHL player, he participated in our Celebration of First Nations Hockey & often travelled from Sask to bring kids from his community to games. pic.twitter.com/2zr9VLhqLV— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 24, 2020

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