Daniele Sauvageau

Head coach of The First Canadian Olympic Hockey Team to Win Gold in 50 Years. Danièle has worked at every level of hockey open to female coaches. She was also the first female to coach in the Canadian Junior Major League for the Rocket de Montreal. Those who have played for her talk about her ability to prepare a game plan and communicate it. After the disappointing silver medal showing in Nagano, Danièle was named the new head coach of the team and general manager of the Canadian female hockey program. She introduced a new system and brought in 7 new players. It was a rough ride with 7 straight losses to the US team prior to the Olympics. However, her teambuilding methods and leadership skills led the team to an extraordinary Gold medal victory.

“Danièle created an environment that gave players more freedom, yet made them a little more responsible for their owns actions,” said Ken Dufton, who with Karen Hughes was one of Sauvageau’s assistant coaches…”she did an outstanding job.”

Danièle is the first female NHL Saturday Night Hockey T.V. analyst. She also juggles her career as an Montreal Urban Police Sergeant so that she can be spokesperson the Coaches Association of Canada and Olympic Advisor to the Canadian female Water Polo team.

Today, Danièle will share with us her leadership style, the process of building a winning team, and her Journey to Olympic Gold ...

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