James Sixsmith is an American

United States

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 professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 player. He is currently playing with HK Acroni Jesenice

HK Acroni Jesenice

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 in the Austrian Hockey League

Austrian Hockey League

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Prior to turning professional, Sixsmith attended the College of the Holy Cross

College of the Holy Cross

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 where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey

Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey

The Holy Cross Crusaders men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college ice hockey program that represents College of the Holy Cross. The Crusaders are a member of the Atlantic Hockey Association . They play at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.-...

 team. In his senior

Senior (education)

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 year, Sixsmith was named a semi-finalists for the 2007 Walter Brown Award which is presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England.

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