Graham James

Quick Facts

Full Name	Graham James
Occupation	Coach
Date Of Birth	Feb 7, 1952(1952-02-07)
Age	72
Birthplace	Summerside
Country	Canada
Birth City	Prince Edward Island
Horoscope	Aquarius

Graham James Biography

Graham James is one of the most popular and richest Coach who was born on February 7, 1952 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada. In Summerside, Prince Edward Island on February 7, 1952. He played hockey until around 18 when he stopped because of asthma attacks. Then, he reportedly completed his degree at the university and was substitute teacher at St. James Assiniboia High School Division in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It wasn’t until the beginning of his training career as a coach that it was discovered that he had not finished his university degree until had completed the requirements to earn his B.A. while serving the sentence of one prison.

After guiding the Swift Current Broncos to the 1989 Memorial Cup championship, he was awarded Man of the Year for the year by The Hockey News, an honor that was later removed. The year 1994 saw James took over as the manager of the Calgary Hitmen. Calgary Hitmen.

In 1999, a civil lawsuit against James, the Canadian Hockey Association, the Western Hockey League and other hockey organizations was filed by an unnamed victim of James and his parents. It was settled out of court in 2003.

James attracted national attention two years later when NHL player Sheldon Kennedy came forward to accuse him of sexually abusing him over a period of years as his junior league coach. Kennedy also mentioned that another NHL player had endured the same abuse, but refused to name him. James pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three and a half years in prison. After completing his sentence, James obtained a federal pardon and left the country, settling in Spain and Mexico. However, in 2009, Theoren Fleury published a book alleging he too had been abused by James in the 1980s, which James again acknowledged as true. In March 2012, he was sentenced to another two years in prison.

James was the director of the team and coach for his team, the Swift Current Broncos from 1986 until 1994, and led the team to two WHL championships between 1989 and 1993. The team also took home the Memorial Cup in 1989, and later in the same year, James was named the Man of the Year in The Hockey News, which was later revoked by the publication. James was the head manager for the Broncos when four players died when their bus that was used to transport the team overturned on the 30th of December the year 1986. The year 1994 saw James took on the role of head coach and part owner, and general manager for the new Calgary Hitmen, a new WHL franchise. James resigned in the 1996-97 season, and then was succeeded by Dean Clark.

Graham James Net Worth

Graham James is one of the richest Coach from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Graham James 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Graham Michael James (born February 7th 1952) is a former Canadian junior hockey instructor who was found guilty of sexually abusing his players on his teams.

Between 1979 until 1983, he was the coach of Junior A Hockey, including the Fort Garry Blues with whom they won the Manitoba provincial championship. He was also a scout in 1984. served as the head scout of Winnipeg Warriors. Winnipeg Warriors of the Western Hockey League and he also recruited two potential National Hockey League players to the team: Theoren Fleury as well as Sheldon Kennedy. The team later moved into Moose Jaw as the Moose Jaw Warriors and, in the year 1985 James was appointed head coach for the team.

In 1996, Sheldon Kennedy and another unnamed player came forward with complaints about sexual abuse they had suffered between 1984 and 1995, and on November 22, 1996, Calgary Police Service charged James with sexual assault. On January 2, 1997, James pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault involving more than 350 encounters with two underage players over a span of 10 years, and was sentenced to three and a half years in jail. He was paroled in

2001. The players referred to whomever James targeted as “Graham’s new favourite”. James was charismatic and consistently successful as a coach. Even during his investigation, he was able to secure character references from respected hockey people and former players. He claimed that his relationship with Sheldon Kennedy was consensual and it was not illegal or immoral. James noted that he was attracted to males, primarily between the ages of 15 and 25, but kept these feelings closeted.

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Who is Graham James Dating?

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On December 7, 2011, James pleaded guilty to sexual assaults involving two of his former players, former NHL star Theoren Fleury and Todd Holt, a cousin of Fleury’s.

Facts & Trivia

Graham Ranked on the list of most popular Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Graham James celebrates birthday on February 7 of every year.

On February 15, 2013, the Manitoba Court of Appeal revised James’ sentence from two years to five years, after the Crown successfully argued Judge Catherine Carlson erred in sentencing principles on March 20, 2012, by putting too much weight into James’ previous sentence of 3 1/2 years served in 1997.

What did Sheldon Kennedy do?

Kennedy came forward on Sept. 3, 1996, taking his complaints of sexual abuse by James to Calgary city police. In January 1997, Graham James was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for sexually assaulting Kennedy and another unidentified player. Sheldon Kennedy went public with his story after the sentencing.

When did Sheldon Kennedy come out?

Unknown to hockey fans all along however was what Kennedy was hiding: a history of sexual abuse by his junior coach, Graham James. In 1996 Kennedy revealed this past publicly. As Kennedy has explained in interviews and in his book Why I Didn’t Say Anything, he felt compelled to go public.

Who is Sheldon Kennedy married to?

Jana Kennedy

Where was Sheldon Kennedy born?

Brandon, Canada

What happened Kyle Beach?

The Chicago Blackhawks have reached a settlement with former first-round draft pick Kyle Beach over a lawsuit stemming from the organization’s handling of Beach’s being sexually abused at the hands of former video coach Brad Aldrich.