James Foster | |||
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Born |
September 13, 1905 Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Died |
January 4, 1969 (aged 64) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Played for |
Winnipeg Winnipegs University of Manitoba Elmwood Millionaires Moncton Hawks Great Britain Harringay Greyhounds Quebec Aces | ||
National team | Great Britain |
James John Foster (September 13, 1905 – January 4, 1969) was a Scottish-Canadian ice hockey goaltender. He is best known for his role in leading Great Britain men's national ice hockey team to its only gold medal, in ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics. He was posthumously inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2023.