Ironmen eliminated following OT loss at The Freddy

The Six Nations Ironmen advanced to the Round of 16 at this year’s Fred Sasakamoose Chief Thunderstick National Hockey Championship in Saskatoon. Photo courtesy Darrell Anderson.

By Sam Laskaris Writer The Six Nations Ironmen had plenty of successes early on at their national tournament this year. But members of the local men’s hockey squad are certainly not happy with the way things ended for them. The Ironmen were one of 40 squads that competed in the men’s division at the Fred Sasakamoose Chief Thunderstick National Hockey Championship in Saskatoon. The tourney, named in honour of the Indigenous trailblazing hockey player who suited up for 11 games with the Chicago Blackhawks during the 1953-54 season, is often simply called The Freddy. The Six Nations team won all four of its round-robin matches at the four-day tournament, which wrapped up on Sunday. But the Ironmen were eliminated from further play when they were downed 2-1 in overtime by…

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