Thomas Syme Ice hockey player

Thomas Woods "Tom, Tuck" Syme (May 15, 1928 – August 22, 2011) was a 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 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1950 Ice Hockey World Championships. After retiring from ice hockey he emigrated to Canada before settling in the United States in 1960. He was inducted to the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.He was the younger brother of fellow British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame member, James "Tiny" Syme. He died 22 August 2011 of kidney failure.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Tuck
Birth dateMay 15, 1928
Birth place
Scotland , United Kingdom , Blairhall
Date of deathAugust 22, 2011
Place of death
California , Palmdale California , United States
Height (meters)1.8796
Weight (Kilograms)86.184

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Ice hockey player

Career start1946
Career end1954
former team
Paisley Pirates
position
Defenceman

Thomas Syme on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/hall_of_fame/Syme.htm