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Hayley Wickenheiser
Regarded as the Best Female Hockey Player in the World
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A native of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Hayley Wickenheiser has lived in Calgary, Alberta for the past twelve years, where she not only trained, but also pursued a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Calgary. Her talent is unsurpassed. Named the MVP and assistant captain of Canada's gold medal-winning team at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Wickenheiser is strong and skilled; a natural with a lethal slap shot, and rightfully described as the greatest female hockey player in the world.
At the tender age of 15-years-old, Wickenheiser was chosen for the Canadian Women's National Team. She has since led the Canadian Women's National squad to four gold medals at the Women's World Hockey Championships, a Silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and Gold at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino.
Time and time again Wickenheiser has proven to be an elite athlete. Honored with the title of Most Valuable Player at the 1996 Esso Women's Hockey Championship, a First Team All-Star in all four of her World Championship appearances, and a participant in two Philadelphia Flyers’ rookie camps in 1998 and 1999, Wickenheiser has earned the praise and admiration of players and coaches alike.
On January 11, 2003, Wickenheiser took an enormous step forward in her on-ice career when she skated into history as the first female hockey player to notch a point in a men’s professional game. Playing in the first of a 3-game tryout with Kirkkonummen Salamat of the Finnish second division, a team co-owned by San Jose Sharks’ forward Teemu Selanne, Wickenheiser said her main goal was not to make history, but rather to challenge herself and sharpen her abilities. A former member of the Edmonton Chimos and Oval X-Treme, both members of the National Women's Hockey League, Wickenheiser clearly outshined the competition and was ready to compete in the men’s professional ranks.
Aside from a phenomenal on-ice career, Wickenheiser has mastered a number of sports. An elite softball player, she participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics as a member of Team Canada. But, no matter what she’s playing, Wickenheiser’s personal motto is “Excellence and Professionalism.”
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