Andria Hunter

Andria Hunter
Born December 22, 1967 (1967-12-22) (age 44)
Peterborough, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 137 lb (62 kg; 9 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
ECAC
CIS
COWHL



Swiss team		 New Hampshire (1986-90)
Toronto Lady Blues
Scarborough Firefighters
Toronto Red Wings
Newtonbrook Panthers
Mississauga Chiefs
Damen
National team  Canada
NHL Draft Canada women's national ice hockey team
Playing career 1992–present
Olympic medal record
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold 1994 United States Tournament
Gold 1992 Finland Tournament

Andria Hunter (born December 22, 1967) played for the Canadian National women's ice hockey team from 1991 to 1994.[1] 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).[2]

International

At the 1992 Women's World Hockey championships, Hunter was on a line with Angela James and Margot Page. [3] 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. [4]

Stats

Tournament Games Played Goals Assists Points PIM +/-
1992 WWC 5 5 4 9 0 +6
1994 WWC 4 0 2 2 0

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Women's Hockey, All-Time Alphabetical roster". Hockey Canada. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/5836/la_id/1.htm. Retrieved 17 June 2010. 
  2. ^ http://www.canoe.ca/HockeyNWHL/topscorers.html
  3. ^ "Where are they now? Andria Hunter". Hockey Canada. June 9, 2010. http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/74549/ss_id/6785/la_id/1.htm. Retrieved 17 June 2010. 
  4. ^ Marc Ouellette. "University of Toronto Varsity Blues 1995-96". dgp.toronto.edu. http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/vv1/VB9596/blues.html. Retrieved 23 June 2010. 
  5. ^ "2002 Esso Canadian National Championship". whockey.com. http://www.whockey.com/country/canada/nats/2002/. Retrieved 25 November 2010. 
  6. ^ "Individual Award Winners". Ontario University Athletics. http://oua.ca/sports/hockey/whockey/awards/. Retrieved 17 June 2010.