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James Syme (ice hockey)

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Playing career
  
1948–1957

Career start
  
1948

Name
  
James Syme

Career end
  
1957

Role
  
Ice hockey player

Positions
  
Defenseman

Height
  
1.88 m


James Syme (ice hockey) James Syme Biography Ice hockey player United Kingdom

Born
  
October 1, 1926Blairhall, Scotland (
1926-10-01
)

Died
  
August 22, 1973, London, Canada

Played for
  
Dunfermline Vikings, Paisley Pirates

James "Tiny" Syme (October 1, 1926 – August 22, 1973) is a former British ice hockey player. He played for the Dunfermline Vikings and Paisley Pirates during the 1940s and 1950s. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team at the 1950 Ice Hockey World Championships. He emigrated to Canada in 1957 where he continued to play ice hockey with the Strathroy Rockets and the St. Thomas Royals in the OHA Senior A Hockey League. He was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006.

He is the older brother of fellow British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame member, Thomas "Tuck" Syme.

References

James Syme (ice hockey) Wikipedia


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