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National team
  
Canada

Weight
  
62 kg

Playing career
  
1992–1994

Education
  
University of Toronto

Name
  
Andria Hunter

Positions
  
Forward

Height
  
1.68 m


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Born
  
December 22, 1967 (age 56) Peterborough, ON, CAN (
1967-12-22
)

ECAC CIS COWHL Swiss team
  
New Hampshire (1986-90) Toronto Lady Blues Scarborough Firefighters Toronto Red Wings Newtonbrook Panthers Mississauga Chiefs Damen

Andria Hunter (born December 22, 1967) played for the Canadian National women's ice hockey team from 1991 to 1994. She is also the founder of a web site for women's hockey [1].

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Early life

She was a student at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School in Peterborough. Hunter won numerous athletic and academic awards.

Playing career

Prior to competing for the University of Toronto Lady Blues women's ice hockey team program, she earned her BSc at the University of New Hampshire. As a member of the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program, she participated on 2 ECAC championship teams. She also played for Mississauga of the National Women's Hockey League in 2000-01 and finished ninth in league scoring with 37 points (15 goals, 22 assists).

International

At the 1992 Women's World Hockey championships, Hunter was on a line with Angela James and Margot Page. Andria was the third highest overall scorer at the 1992 World Championships in Tampere, Finland.

Besides playing for Team Canada, Hunter also has other international experience. During the 1992-93 season, Hunter competed for DHC Langenthal in Switzerland. With DHC Langenthal, Hunter scored 59 goals and had 28 assists in 20 games. She was also part of Team Canada's gold winning entry at the 1994 Women's World Championships.

Other

Hunter was also an accomplished ball hockey player. Hunter competed with the Toronto Dragons that won the ball hockey National Championships in 1991, and placed second in 1992 and 1994.

Awards and honors

  • 2002 Isobel Gathorne Hardy Award
  • Ontario University Athletics women's ice hockey, First Team All-Star selection 1995-96
  • OUA women's ice hockey, First Team All-Star selection, 1994–95
  • OUA women's ice hockey, First Team All-Star selection 1993-94
  • OUA women's ice hockey, First Team All-Star selection, 1991–92
  • OUA women's ice hockey, First Team All-Star selection, 1990–91
  • Toronto Blues Most sportsmanlike Player in 1993-94
  • Recipient of the T-Holders Academic Excellence Award in 1991-92 and 1993-94.
  • References

    Andria Hunter Wikipedia