James "Tiny" Syme (1 October 1926 – 22 August 1973) was a British ice hockey player. He played for the Dunfermline Vikings and

Paisley Pirates The Paisley Pirates were founded in 1946 and are one of the oldest ice hockey clubs in Scotland and the UK (the oldest being the Fife Flyers). The Pirates were the epitome of the game in Scotland during the 1950s. In season 1953–54 they won t ...

during the 1940s and 1950s. He also played for the

Great Britain national ice hockey team The Great Britain men's national ice hockey team (also known as Team GB) is the national ice hockey team that represents the United Kingdom. A founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 1908, the team is control ...

at the 1950 Ice Hockey World Championships. He emigrated to Canada in 1957 where he continued to play ice hockey with the Strathroy Rockets and the St. Thomas Royals in the

OHA Senior A Hockey League The OHA Senior A Hockey League was a top tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league in Ontario from 1975 until 1987. The league was sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and competed for the Allan Cup ...

. He was inducted to the

British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame The British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame was founded in 1948 and is the third oldest ice hockey Hall of Fame in the world, behind the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame (also founded in 1948) and the International Hockey Hall of Fame (founded in 19 ...

in 2006. He is the older brother of fellow British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame member, Thomas "Tuck" Syme.

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British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame entry
1926 births 1973 deaths British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame inductees Paisley Pirates players People from Blairhall Scottish ice hockey defencemen Scottish emigrants to Canada Ice hockey players from Fife {{UK-icehockey-bio-stub