Fred McLean

Fred McLean
Date of birth	March 16, 1893
place of birth	Lakeville , New Brunswick , Canada
date of death	19th November 1971
Place of death	Fredericton , New Brunswick , Canada
size	188 cm
Weight	91 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1908-1913	Fredericton Capitals
1913-1914	University of New Brunswick
1914-1915	Sydney Millionaires
1915-1916	Maine Island Falls
1916-1917	Boston Arenas
1917-1919	Sydney Millionaires
1919-1920	Glace Bay Miners
1920	Quebec Bulldogs
1920-1921	Hamilton Tigers Fredericton Capitals

Frederick Ferguson "Fred" McLean (born March 16, 1893 in Lakeville , New Brunswick , † November 19, 1971 in Fredericton , New Brunswick) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach who played eight games during his active career between 1910 and 1921 for the Quebec Bulldogs and Hamilton Tigers in the National Hockey League on the position of defender .

Career

McLean first played for the Fredericton Capitals in his home province of New Brunswick until 1913 , followed by a year-long engagement at the University of New Brunswick . Further stations were the Sydney Millionaires as well as the Maine Island Falls and Boston Arenas on US soil. From 1917 to 1919, the defender ran again for the Sydney Millionaires. He then worked for the Glace Bay Miners until 1920.

On February 16, 1920 McLean signed a contract with the Quebec Bulldogs from the National Hockey League , for which he played seven games during the 1919/20 season . Prior to the 1920/21 season , the Quebec Bulldogs franchise was relocated to Hamilton and renamed Hamilton Tigers . The defender remained loyal to the team and went on the ice in another game for the team. He ended the season at his home club Fredericton Capitals before declaring his career ended at the age of 28.

After the end of his active career, McLean worked from 1921 as a coach in the ice hockey program of the University of New Brunswick. He initially held this position until 1930. This was followed by a three-year hiatus, a second term from 1933 to 1937. He also worked as a police officer and as a coach of a senior team in Sackville in the province of New Brunswick. McLean died in Fredericton on November 19, 1971 at the age of 78 . In 2000 he was posthumously inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame .

Achievements and Awards

• 2000 Induction into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame (posthumous)

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	2	8th	0	0	0	2
Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-

Web links

• Fred McLean at legendsofhockey.net (English)
• Fred McLean at eliteprospects.com (English)