Fred Strike
| Fred Strike | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Strike as a member of the Calumet Miners in 1905–06 | |||
| Born |
December 9, 1880 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died | January 30, 1967 (aged 86) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Wanderers Calumet Miners Montreal Montagnards Toronto Tecumsehs | ||
| Playing career | 1899–1914 | ||
Frederick Ernest Strike (December 9, 1880 – January 30, 1967) was a Canadian amateur and professional
IPHL for two seasons in 1904–1906. In the 1904–05 inaugural IPHL season he led the league with 44 goals as Calumet won the league title.[2]
Career
Prior, in-between and after his pro stints in Calumet and Toronto, Strike spent most of his hockey career with various amateur teams in his hometown of Montreal, captaining the intermediate Montreal Hockey Club in 1902–03. He also played for briefly for Picton in the Ontario Hockey Association in 1903–04, although his season there was initially disrupted by a severe cold and subsequent treatment for pneumonia.[3]
During the 1903–04 FAHL season, Strike also played for the Montreal Wanderers, where he was a teammate of future fellow Calumet players Billy Nicholson and Jimmy Gardner.[4]
References
- ^ SIHR – Player List sihrhockey.org
- ^ The Origins and Development of the International Hockey League and its effect on the Sport of Professional Ice Hockey in North America Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine Daniel Scott Mason, University of British Columbia, 1992
- ^ "Hockey Team" The Montreal Daily Witness, October 23, 1903, page 5 (3rd paragraph). Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "The Wanderers Easily Defeat the Nationals" The Montreal Daily Herald, February 4, 1904, page 10. Retrieved 2024-04-16.