John Frederick Scanlan (May 5, 1877 – November 11, 1950) was a

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amateur

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player in the era before professional ice hockey. Scanlan was a

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who played for the

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and

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. Fred Scanlan was a

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champion with the Shamrocks in 1899 and 1900. He died in San Francisco. He was buried in the family plot in

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. Scanlan was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965.

Playing career

Scanlan joined the senior Montreal Shamrocks for the 1897–98 season. He played four seasons with the Shamrocks, members of Cup championship squads in 1899 and 1900. He played on a forward line with other notable players

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and

Harry Trihey Henry Judah "Flip" Trihey (December 25, 1877 – December 9, 1942) was a Canadian amateur ice hockey player and executive in the era before professional ice hockey. Trihey played the centre forward position for the Montreal Shamrocks from 1897 ...

. In 1901, Scanlan moved to Winnipeg. He played two seasons with the

before retiring from competitive ice hockey. During his career, he scored 28 goals and had 9 assists in 40 regular season games and six goals in 17 games of playoff and Stanley Cup games. In November 1903, he moved to

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, California."SCANLAN GOES TO 'FRISCO."
''The Gazette'' (Montreal). Nov. 3, 1903 (pg. 2). Retrieved 2022-05-12.

Awards and achievements

Championships (1899 & 1900) * Inducted into the

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in 1965

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scanlan, Fred 1877 births 1950 deaths Anglophone Quebec people Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey people from Quebec Montreal Shamrocks players People from Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec Stanley Cup champions Winnipeg Victorias players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery