Hayley Wickenheiser sport ice hockey
Hayley Wickenheiser  (born August 12, 1978) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, resident physician and assistant general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs. She was the first woman to play full-time professional men’s hockey in a position other than goalie. Wickenheiser was a member of Canada women's national ice hockey team for 23 years, from 1994 until announcing her retirement on January 13, 2017, and is the team's career points leader with 168 goals and 211 assists in 276 games. She represented Canada at the Winter Olympics five times, capturing four gold and one silver medal and twice being named tournament MVP, and one time at the Summer Olympics in softball, and is a seven-time winner of the world championships. She is tied with teammates Caroline Ouellette and Jayna Hefford for the record for the most gold medals of any Canadian Olympian, and is widely considered to be the greatest female ice hockey player of all time. On February 20, 2014, Wickenheiser was elected to the International Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission. In 2019 she was named to the Hockey Hall of Fame, in her first year of eligibility.Ice hockey career
Early years
Wickenheiser began playing minor ice hockey on outdoor rinks in her hometown of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan when she was five years old.  She played exclusively on boys' teams until she was 13.  Wickenheiser continued playing minor hockey in Calgary, Alberta after moving there with her family.  In 1991, she represented Alberta at the 18-and-under Canada Winter Games.  Alberta captured the gold medal in the tournament, with Wickenheiser scoring the game-winning goal and being named the Most Valuable Player of the final game.Canadian university hockey
Wickenheiser joined the 2010–11 Calgary Dinos women's ice hockey team that competes in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).  The Dinos were playing their second season of CIS hockey, and Wickenheiser was expected to provide leadership to a young team.  While with the Dinos, Wickenheiser played for her former teammate, Danielle Goyette, the team's head coach.  Wickenheiser also completed a degree in kinesiology at Calgary.  The Dinos were Wickenheiser's choice because the team practices every day, and she was able to stay in Calgary with her family.  Under CIS rules, Wickenheiser began her first year of eligibility in 2010 because she had never played university hockey.  Players have up to five years of eligibility.  In her CIS debut against the University of Regina, Wickenheiser scored two goals and added an assist in a 4–3 victory.  A crowd of over 500 people attended her CIS debut in Regina.  Wickenheiser was named the Canada West female athlete of the week on November 2, 2010 after scoring three goals and adding an assist in two games against the University of Alberta.  Despite only playing in 15 of the Dino's 24 regular season games, Wickenheiser finished tied for the conference lead in scoring with 40 points (17 goals and 23 assists), and finishing with a plus-minus of +22.  She scored four short handed goals, and had five game winners.  At the end of the year, Wickenheiser was named the Canada West Most Valuable Player, and captured a spot on the conference's First All-Star Team. On March 9, 2011, Wickenheiser was named the Canadian Interuniversity Sport player of the year in women's hockey. She then became the first ever Dino to win the Brodrick Trophy as CIS MVP.
In the aftermath of the 2012-13 season, Wickenheiser was named to the CIS First Team All-Canadians. Among the other players named as First Team All-Canadians were Melodie Daoust and Katelyn Gosling.
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