Frederick Lionel Hitchman (November 3, 1901 – January 12, 1969) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators and Boston Bruins.\n', '

Forming one of the greatest defensive pairings of all time with superstar Eddie Shore, Hitchman\'s #3 jersey was retired by the Boston Bruins on February 22, 1934, the second time in North American professional sports history that a player\'s number was officially retired, with the Toronto Maple Leafs retiring #6 for Ace Bailey on February 14, 1934.\n', '

The son of Edward F. Hitchman, a noted cricket authority and journalist, Hitchman was born in Toronto, although his family moved to Ottawa when he 21. He played his junior hockey with the Toronto Aura Lee club of the Ontario Hockey Association, appearing sporadically in four games in the 1920 season and three the following year.\n', '

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