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Angela James

Angela James
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2010
Born (1964-12-22) December 22, 1964 (age 52)
Toronto, ON, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Defence
Shot Right
Played for Seneca College
North York Aeros
Toronto Red Wings
Newtonbrook Panthers
Beatrice Aeros
National team  Canada
Playing career 1980–2000
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1990 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Gold medal – first place 1992 Tampere, Finland
Gold medal – first place 1994 Lake Placid, USA
Gold medal – first place 1997 Kitchener, Canada
3 Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 1996 Ontario/New York
Gold medal – first place 1999 Quebec
IIHF Women's Pacific Rim Championship
Gold medal – first place 1996 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Angela James (born December 22, 1964) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played at the highest levels of senior hockey between 1980 and 2000. She was a member of numerous teams in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League (COWHL) from its founding in 1980 until 1998 and finished her career in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). She was named her league's most valuable player six times. James is also a certified referee in Canada, and a coach. She is currently the Senior Sports Coordinator at Seneca College in Toronto.

Internationally, James played in the first women's world championship, a 1987 tournament that was unsanctioned. She played with Team Canada in the first IIHF World Women's Championship in 1990, setting a scoring record of 11 goals and leading Canada to the gold medal. She played in three additional world championships, winning gold medals in 1992, 1994 and 1997. Controversially, she was left off the team for the first women's Olympic hockey tournament in 1998. She played her final international tournament in 1999.

Considered the first superstar of modern women's hockey, James has been honoured by numerous halls of fame. She was one of the first three women inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008 and one of the first two inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2010. She was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.


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