Frederick Ernest Strike (December 9, 1880 – January 30, 1967) was a Canadian amateur and professional

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player from

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. He played with the Toronto Tecumsehs of the

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in the 1912–13 season. Before his time in the NHA Strike played with the Calumet Miners in the

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for two seasons in 1904–1906. In the

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inaugural IPHL season he led the league with 44 goals as Calumet won the league title.

Career

Prior, in-between and after his pro stints in Calumet and

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, Strike spent most of his hockey career with various amateur teams in his hometown of Montreal, captaining the intermediate

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in 1902–03. He also played for briefly for Picton in the

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in 1903–04, although his season there was initially disrupted by a severe cold and subsequent treatment for

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. During the 1903–04 FAHL season, Strike also played for the

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, where he was a teammate of future fellow Calumet players Billy Nicholson and Jimmy Gardner."The Wanderers Easily Defeat the Nationals"
''The Montreal Daily Herald'', February 4, 1904, page 10. Retrieved 2024-04-16.

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