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Hayley Wickenheiser » Forward
Hockey Canada Background
Has been part of Canada’s National Women’s Team since 1994 … Has taken part in four Olympic Winter Games (1998, silver; 2002, gold; 2006, gold; 2010, gold), nine IIHF World Women’s Championships (1994, gold; 1997, gold; 1999, gold; 2000, gold, 2004, gold; 2005, silver; 2007, gold; 2008, silver; 2009, silver), 13 3 Nations/4 Nations Cups (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010), two Pacific Rim Championships (1995, 1996), the 2005 Torino Ice Tournament and 2009 Hockey Canada Cup … Played in a six-game series vs. the United States leading up to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games … Won the Bobby Rosenfeld Award as Canadian Press Female Athlete of the Year in 2007 … Recorded her 300th international point on September 1, 2009 … Named Top Forward at the 2009 IIHF World Women’s Championship … Named Top Forward and to the Media All-Star Team at the 2007 IIHF World Women’s Championship … Named Most Valuable Player, Top Forward and to the Media All-Star Team at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games … Named to the Media All-Star Team at the 2005 IIHF World Women’s Championship … Named Most Valuable Player at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games … Named to the Media All-Star Team at the 1999 IIHF World Women’s Championship … Named to the Media All-Star Team at the 1997 IIHF World Women’s Championship … Scored her 100th international goal on August 31, 2005, the first Canadian women’s player to reach that milestone … Captained Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Team to a gold medal at the 1998 Christmas Cup in Unna, Germany
Hockey Background
2010-11: Named CIS and Canada West Player of the Year … Named a CIS First Team All-Canadian … Named to the Canada West First All-Star Team … 2008-09: Played with Eskilstuna Linden (Division I, Sweden), a men’s team … 2007-08: Won a bronze medal with Calgary at the Esso Women’s Nationals in Charlottetown, P.E.I., and was named Tournament MVP … Helped Calgary win the WWHL championship … Led the WWHL in scoring … 2006-07: Won a bronze medal with Calgary at the Esso Women’s Nationals in Salmon Arm, B.C., and was named Tournament MVP … Helped Calgary win the WWHL championship … 2004-05: Helped Calgary win the WWHL championship … Led the WWHL in scoring … 2003-04: Began the season with HC Salamat (Metsis, Finland), a men’s team … 2002-03: Became the first woman to score a goal in a men’s professional league (Suomi-sarja) on January 31 … OTHER: Won gold (1998), silver (1999) and bronze (2000) with Calgary at the Esso Women’s Nationals … Named MVP at the 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 Esso Women’s Nationals … Attended the Philadelphia Flyers rookie camp in 1998 and 1999
Personal
Daughter of Tom and Marilyn … Has one brother, Ross, and one sister, Jane … Lives in Calgary with boyfriend Tomas and son Noah … Is the subject a children’s book entitled Born to Play, published by Kids Can Press and authored by Elizabeth Etue … Named one of Sports Illustrated Top 20 ‘Toughest Athletes’ in 2008 … Received the Bruce Kidd Award for athletic leadership at the 2001 Canadian Sports Awards … Member of Canada's National Softball Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia … Has a web site dedicated to her career at www.hayleywickenheiser.com … Cousin of the late former NHLer Doug Wickenheiser … In July of 2006, the sportsplex in her hometown of Shaunavon, Sask. was renamed Wickenheiser Place in honour of her athletic accomplishments … In 2007, the community of Silver Springs in Calgary dedicated an outdoor rink in her name, called Hayley’s Rink … Active in several local and international charities: Spread the Net, Clean Air Champions and Right to Play … In May 2007, travelled to Rwanda with four other Olympians as part of Right to Play
