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Information about Me

I am a 9T9 Master of Divinity Graduate from St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto. I completed my BA in English Literature and Religious Studies at St. Jerome's University at the University of Waterloo in 1994. I graduated from Holy Name of Mary high school in Mississauga in 1989.

Now that I have completed school, I am a photographer.

Some of my hobbies include writing poetry, playing ice hockey, drums, and sleeping :-)

Hockey

I played ice hockey for the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey team in the OUA/CIAU. I retired after my fifth sesason with the Blues; I also played club hockey with the Mississauga Cheifs, Peel Storm and EVZUG. Mississauga Chiefs of the Senior AAA Central Ontario Women's Hockey League Now known as the NWHL. My hockey career during University:

1994-95
Varsity Blues (Rookie Year)
Won Most Improved Blues Player
Finished Eigth in OUA scoring
Club Hockey
1995 Mississauga Chiefs "AA"

1995-96
Varsity Blues (Second year)
Finished Fifth in OUA scoring
Club Hockey
1995-96 Mississauga Chiefs "AAA"
(Back Injury/February) (Foot Surgery/June)

1996-97 Varsity Blues (Third Season)
Played September - December (half season)
strong>Club Hockey
EVZUG, Zug, Switzerland
Played 1997 January - March (half season)
Finished 2nd in team scoring

1997-98
Club Hockey

Mississauga Chiefs "AA"
(accompanied return of hockey great Lynda Bates)

1998 Returned to Varsity Blues

Played 1998 January - March

1998-1999
Graduating Season with the Blues
Finished 14th in OUA scoring
Awarded CIAU TSN Award
Awarded the Clara Benson Award, FPEH, U of T
Club Hockey
Peel Storm "AA"

Club Hockey
1999-2000 Peel Storm "AA"
Forced Retirement January 2000 (Concussion)

Here is some more information on women's hockey from my former linemate and teammate but present awesome friend, Andria Hunter's, homepage. :-)

Switzerland

After I played ice hockey in Switzerland, I travelled to Africa. I played hockey for a women's team in Switzerland called EV Zug for the 1996-97 season. Here are some pictures that were taken during my season in Switzerland:

Africa

After my hockey team's season finished in Switzerland, I continued on to Africa where I visited Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Botswana. I spent most of my time living with friends in Zimbabwe. Here are some pictures that were taken on my trip:

Elephant
Me and Brown furry animal
My first field hockey experience - don't they know the ground is supposed to be frozen for this sport! :-)
African Rainbow
African Scenery
African Sunset
Richard's Bay

Poetry

I have published my first book entitled Growing Up Slowly. It is a collection of poetry written from the ages of ten - twentyfive. I am selling this book for $10 (CND) each, so please contact me (see address below) if you would like to purchase a copy.

Varsity Blues Women's Hockey Team

And here are a few more links to some pages related to the Varsity Blues women's ice hockey team. Most of these links are for the 1995-96 hockey season.

Varsity Blues Homepage
95-96 Player Profiles
95-96 Team Roster
95-96 Complete Schedule and Results
95-96 Regular Season and Exhibition Game Summaries
95-96 Statistics: OWIAA Games Only
95-96 Statistics: OWIAA and Exhibition Games Only
95-96 OWIAA Final Standings

Contacting Me

Bridget Bates ( bridget_bates44@hotmail.com)


Ms. Bridget J. Bates
2116 Banbury Cres.
Oakville, Ontario
L6H 5P6
Canada