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James John Foster (September 13, 1905 – January 4, 1969) was a Scottish-born Canadian goaltender. He is best known for his role in leading Great Britain to its only Olympic gold medal in ice hockey.

James Foster
Born September 13, 1905
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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

Early life


Born in Glasgow, Foster emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1912. Foster first rose to prominence as a hockey player in the Winnipeg Junior Hockey League in the early 1920s. With the Winnipeg Argonauts, and later the University of Manitoba, Foster earned a reputation as "the world's finest goaltender."[1] His team won the Manitoba Junior Provincial Championship in 1925, and he was a two-time winner of the Manitoba Championship, first in 1927 with the Winnipeg Winnipegs and in 1930 with the Elmwood Millionaires. Around this time, he suffered a broken leg and had to briefly leave hockey. In 1931, he joined the Moncton Hawks of the Maritime Senior Hockey League, a team which he led to the Allan Cup finals in 1932. Foster went an astounding 417 minutes without allowing a goal. He also led the Hawks to victories in the Allan Cup in 1933 and 1934, and during his three seasons with the team, he missed only one game.[2]


Career



Return to Britain


In 1935, along with the coach of the Moncton Hawks and Foster's longtime mentor, Percy Nicklin, Foster moved to London to play for the Richmond Hawks. He was selected to the All-Star team, and his new Hawks finished in a tie for first in the league. The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association suspended Foster and teammate Alexander Archer for "leaving the dominion without permission" to play in England. The International Ice Hockey Federation upheld the decision and the pair were only cleared to play in the Olympics when the Canadians waived the suspensions for the duration of the games.


1936 Olympic Games


Olympic medal record
Men's Ice Hockey
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team

In the 1936 Winter Olympics, Foster represented Great Britain in ice hockey. Foster, along with eight other British born players who had learned their hockey in Canada, a Canadian born British resident and two British natives, helped to lead Great Britain to its first and only Olympic gold medal in ice hockey, narrowly beating out Canada. In seven games, Foster allowed only three goals, recording four shutouts.[3] Foster was allowed to play in the Olympics when Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president E. A. Gilroy chose not enforce a suspension on the eve of the Olympics as a gesture of sportsmanship towards Great Britain.[4]


Later career


In the years following the 1936 Olympics, Foster continued to represent Great Britain in international competition, leading the nation to back-to-back European Championships in 1937 and 1938. After playing a season with the Harringay Greyhounds, Foster returned to Canada in 1940 to work in an aircraft factory. He later played for the Glace Bay Miners and the Quebec Aces. He was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1950. As he once thought of entering the Church, he was nicknamed "The Parson".[citation needed]


Awards and achievements



See also


Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics


References


  1. "Scotland on Sunday - Sport - Other Sport - The Scot who did a Jesse Owens - on ice". 22 February 2006. Archived from the original on 22 February 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. "Jimmy Foster". 10 February 2006. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. "Winter Olympics Through the Years: 1936". www.factmonster.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. "Gilroy Denies Bans Against Archer and Foster Are Lifted". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. 8 February 1936. p. 30.



На других языках


- [en] James Foster (ice hockey)

[it] James Foster (hockeista su ghiaccio)

James Foster (Glasgow, 13 settembre 1906 – Winnipeg, 4 gennaio 1969) è stato un hockeista su ghiaccio britannico naturalizzato canadese, di ruolo portiere.



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