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Haley Irwin » Forward
Hockey Canada Background
Has been part of Canada’s National Women’s Team since 2007 … Has played in one Olympic Winter Games (2010, gold), one IIHF World Women’s Championship (2009, silver), two 4 Nations Cups (2009, 2010) and the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup … Played in a six-game series versus the United States leading up to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games … Won a silver medal with Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Team at the 2009 MLP Cup in Ravensburg, Germany … Was a member of Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Team for a three-game series vs. the United States in Pierrefonds, Que., in August 2008 … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Team at the 2008 Air Canada Cup in Ravensburg, Germany … Was a member of Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Team for a three-game series vs. the United States in Lake Placid, N.Y., in August 2007
Hockey Background
2010-11: Named a top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, given to the NCAA’s top women’s hockey player … Named to the WCHA Second All-Star Team … Named to the WCHA All-Academic Team … Second in Minnesota Duluth scoring … 2008-09: Helped Minnesota Duluth reach the NCAA Frozen Four … Named to the WCHA First All-Star Team … Third in Minnesota Duluth scoring … Led all Minnesota-Duluth sophomores in goals, points and power play goals … 2007-08: Helped Minnesota Duluth win the NCAA national championship, scoring the game-winning goal in the championship game vs. Wisconsin … Named WCHA Rookie of the Year … Named to the WCHA First All-Star Team … Named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team … Named to the WCHA All-Tournament Team … Led Minnesota Duluth and the WCHA in scoring … Led all NCAA freshmen in points per game … OTHER: Finished third in NWHL scoring with Toronto in 2005-06 … Won a bronze medal with Ontario 1 at the 2007 Esso Women’s Nationals in Salmon Arm, B.C. … Won a gold medal with Ontario at the 2005 Esso Women’s Nationals in Sarnia, Ont. … Won PWHL championships and OWHA provincial championships in 2005 and 2006 with the Toronto Jr. Aeros, captaining the undefeated 2005-06 team … Named Toronto Jr. Aeros MVP in both 2004-05 and 2005-06 … Won a gold medal with Ontario Red at the January 2005 National Women’s Under-18 Championship in Salmon Arm, B.C. … Won a gold medal with Ontario at the 2003 Canada Winter Games in Bathurst, N.B. … Lists Troy Armstrong as her favourite minor hockey coach
Personal
Daughter of James and Kerry … Has one brother, Brent, and one sister, Kirstyn … Was the first female to make a AAA-level boys team in Thunder Bay … Favourite movie: Anchorman … Favourite TV show: The Simpsons … Favourite NHL team: Pittsburgh Penguins … Lists former National Women’s Team captain Cassie Campbell as her favourite female athlete … Favourite sport, other than hockey: tennis
