James Syme (ice hockey)

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


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position = Defender
played_for = Dunfermline Vikings Paisley Pirates
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height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
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nickname = Tiny
nationality = United Kingdom
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birth_date = birth date|1926|10|1
birth_place = Blairhall, Fife, Scotland
death_date = death date and age|1973|8|22|1926|10|1
death_place = London, ON, Canada
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career_start = 1948
career_end = 1957
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James "Tiny" Syme (birth date|1926|10|1 – death date|1973|8|22) 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 his the older brother of fellow British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame member, Thomas "Tuck" Syme.

External links

* [http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/hall_of_fame/Jsyme.htm British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame entry]

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NAME= Syme, James
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH= 1926-10-01
PLACE OF BIRTH= Blairhall, Fife, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH= 1973-08-22
PLACE OF DEATH= London, Ontario, Canada