Frederick Harold Picketts (April 22, 1909 — April 13, 2002) was a Canadian professional

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player who played 48 games in the

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with the

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during the 1933–34 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1927 to 1941, was spent in various minor leagues. Picketts was born in

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and died at a nursing home in

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in 2002."Obituaries", '' The Saskatoon Star Phoenix'', April 15, 2002, accessed February 8, 2013

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Regular season and playoffs

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* 1909 births 2002 deaths Bronx Tigers players Buffalo Bisons (IHL) players Canadian ice hockey right wingers London Tecumsehs players New Haven Eagles players New York Americans players People from Asquith, Saskatchewan Rochester Cardinals players Spokane Clippers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1900s-stub