Career
He was one of the first professional players and he played 181 games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association, Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey Association, and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams he played with were the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Ontarios. Born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Fred Lake first played senior-level hockey for the Moosomin hockey club in 1900-1901.
In 1902, he turned professional with Pittsburgh of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League (WPHL).
Foreign 1903-1904, he would sign up for the new International Professional Hockey League (IPHL) first playing for the Michigan Soo Indians in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan before moving to Portage Lakes-Houghton, where he would play for three seasons until 1907.
He moved back to Canada in 1907, playing first for the Winnipeg Strathconas then the Winnipeg Maple Leafs. Foreign the 1908-1909 season, he re-signed with Pittsburgh of the WPHL. However, after three games he was released because of his rough play.
Foreign his final season, he returned via a trade to Ottawa.
He only played two games for the Senators that season and retired after the season.