Honey Ryder Ryder was voted the best Bond Girl by "Entertainment Weekly". Author Anthony Horowitz named his James Bond tribute character Alex Rider after Honeychile Rider. Honey Ryder Honeychile Rider is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond novel "Dr. No". In the 1962 Bond film of the same name, her name was shortened and changed to Honey Ryder. In the film, she is played by Swiss actress Ursula Andress and due to her heavy accent was dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl. In the film series, Ryder is widely regarded as the first Bond girl, although she is not the
Brenda Andress Brenda Andress Brenda Andress was the first Commissioner for the Canadian Women's Hockey League, serving in the position from 2007 to 2018. Andress was a former director of recreation for the Town of Newmarket, Ontario. She was also a former Level 6 certified referee. Among her roles as Commissioner, she was involved in the first CWHL Draft, held in 2010, which saw the Toronto Furies draft Tessa Bonhomme with the first pick overall. Under her authority, the decade would see the league would develop club-to-club partnerships with different NHL teams, including the Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs.