Andria Hunter

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Andria Hunter
Born (1967-12-22) December 22, 1967 (age 55)
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 137 lb (62 kg; 9 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 1986–2007
Website whockey.com
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Women's ice hockey
IIHF World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Finland
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 United States
Women's inline hockey
FIRS World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 United States

Andria Hunter (born December 22, 1967) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player and former member of the Canadian women's national ice hockey team and national inline hockey team. [1] In 1994, she created the website whockey.com, one of the earliest sites dedicated to women's ice hockey on the web, which remains one of the few digital records of women's ice hockey during the 1990s and early 2000s.

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Playing career

Early years

As a student at Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School in her hometown of Peterborough, Ontario, Hunter was a standout athlete and scholar. She received the school's Junior Athlete Award in 1983 and the Senior Athlete Award in 1985. In grade thirteen, she played on seven different school teams – cross country, field hockey, badminton, ice hockey, volleyball, track, and soccer – in addition to playing ice hockey with Tri Counties Hockey (presently run as Keene Wolverines) senior women's team. She graduated in 1986 as the class valedictorian and was the recipient of the 1996 Graduating Athlete Award. [2]

University

In her final year of secondary school, Hunter received an offer for and accepted a full-tuition athletic scholarship to the University of New Hampshire (UNH). As a member of the New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey program, she was the team point leader in three of her four seasons and served as captain in her senior year. The Wildcats claimed the ECAC Championship twice during Hunter's tenure, first in 1987 and under her captaincy in 1990, and placed second in the conference in the other two years. [3]

After graduating from UNH in 1990, Hunter opted to pursue a Master of Science degree at the University of Toronto and joined the Toronto Varsity Blues women's ice hockey program, playing 5 years (1990-92,1993-96). [4] During that time, the Varsity Blues won four Ontario Women's Intercollegiate Athletics Association Ice Hockey Championships, Hunter was named to the First Team All-Star every year, and she recorded 123 points in 55 games. [5] At the time of her retirement, Hunter topped the Ontario league's career scoring list. [6]

National Women's Hockey League

Hunter played a total of 10 seasons in the Central Ontario Women's Hockey League and the National Women's Hockey League (1999–2007):

Hunter finished 3rd overall in league scoring in her tenth and final year (17 goals, 21 assists, 38 points) [16]

Swiss Women's Hockey League A

During the 1992–93 season, Hunter competed for DHC Langenthal in the Swiss Leistungsklasse A (LKA). With DHC Langenthal, Hunter led the league in scoring, netting 59 goals and tallying 28 assists in 20 games.

International play

At the 1992 IIHF Women's World Championship in Tampere, Finland, Hunter played on a line with Angela James and Margot Page. [17] She was the third-highest overall scorer in the tournament, collecting five goals and four assists across five games.

She was also part of Team Canada's gold winning entry at the 1994 IIHF Women's World Championship.

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. [18] Hunter was also a member of the Canada women's national inline hockey team, winning a gold medal at the 2002 FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships.

Personal life

Hunter holds a BSc in computer science from the University of New Hampshire and a MSc in computer science from the University of Toronto.

Career Statistics

University of New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire [19] [20]
YearGames PlayedGoalsAssistsPoints
1986-87201939
1987-88201737
1988-89282048
1989-90232346
Career909179170

National Women's Hockey League

NWHL - Regular Season [21] [14] [15]
YearTeamGames PlayedGoalsAssistsPointsPIM
1993-94Scarborough Firefighters241319324
1995-96Toronto Red Wings101672
1996-97Newtonbrook Panthers669150
1997-98Mississauga Chiefs1777140
1998-99Mississauga Chiefs402021412
1999-2000Mississauga Chiefs372029490
2000-01Mississauga Ice Bears391827450
2001-02Mississauga Ice Bears301721388

Hockey Canada

TournamentGames PlayedGoalsAssistsPointsPIM+/-
1992 WWC55490+6
1994 WWC40220


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  2. ↑ Hunter, Terry. "Nomination to Sports Hall of Fame in Peterborough, Ontario – Profile Andria Hunter". whockey.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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