Today, Canadian Angela James and American Cammi Granato will be the first women inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in its 65-year history!

Growing up, I was in awe of James, who had an unsurpassed drive, unbeatable scoring touch, and could lay a mean hit (she played in the 80s when the female game still included body checking!). She’s also the first woman of mixed race and lesbian in the Hall! I also had the daunting task of playing against Cammi Granato on several occasions, and my only personal claim to hockey fame is having won 2 face-offs against her in a game.

Here’s a feature article in The Dominion on Angela James.

HockeyDykeInCanada also ran an interview with James a few months back.