By Sam Laskaris Writer The Six Nations Ironmen are heading west this week in pursuit of some national bragging rights. For the fifth straight year the local men’s squad will participate in the Fred Sasakamoose Chief Thunderstick National Hockey Championship. The four-day event begins on Thursday and continues until Sunday. A total of 40 teams will compete in the men’s division of the best Indigenous tournament for adults in the country. The event is named after the late Fred Sasakamoose, an Indigenous hockey legend who is believed to be the first First Nations man to play in the National Hockey League. Sasakamoose appeared in 11 games for the Chicago Blackhawks during the 1953-54 season. Family members help organize the tourney named in his honour and which is often simply called…
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