Frank Fredrickson

Born June 11, 1895 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was Hockey Hall of Fame Center Frank Fredrickson. TO describe Fredrickson in a few words; he was war hero, Stanley Cup winner, Hockey Hall of Famer. Frank was significant to both the amateur and professional ice hockey as it evolved. Fredrickson skated as a center for the Winnipeg Falcons, the amateur 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. That team was the last non-NHL squad to win Lord Stanley's Cup. He was later a famous aviator helping to establish Iceland's first airline.