Haley Irwin Haley Irwin ( born June 6 , 1988 in Thunder Bay , Ontario , Canada ) is a member of the 2009 – 10 Hockey Canada national women ' s team and also plays for the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs . Playing career . Irwin grew up playing boys hockey until she was 16 and was the first girl to make a AAA - level boys team in Thunder Bay , ON . After moving to women ’ s hockey , she made Canada ' s national under - 22 team . Irwin won the PWHL championship and OWHA provincial championship in 2005 and 2006 with the Toronto Junior Aeros . She captained the undefeated 2005 - 06 team and was named the Aeros MVP in both 2004 - 05 and 2005 - 06 . During the 2005 - 06 season , she finished third in league scoring with the Aeros . She won a bronze medal with Team Ontario 1 at the 2007 Esso Women ’ s Nationals in Salmon Arm , BC . Other accomplishments include winning a gold medal with Team Ontario at the 2005 Esso Women ’ s Nationals in Sarnia , ON . At the January 2005 National Women ’ s Under - 18 Championship in Salmon Arm , BC , she won a gold medal with Team Ontario Red . She won a gold medal with Team Ontario at the 2003 Canada Winter Games in Bathurst , NB . One of her teammates with Team Ontario was Meghan Agosta . Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs . University of Minnesota Duluth women ' s hockey coach and former Canadian Olympic coach Shannon Miller recruited Irwin for UMD . When Irwin arrived in the fall of 2007 for her first season with the Bulldogs , she came in with more of an offensive game . She was not killing penalties and there were issues with her off - ice training and her weight . Miller made her fill out training logs , journaling all her workouts and her meals . For the 2007 - 08 season , Irwin led UMD and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association ( WCHA ) in scoring , was the league ' s Rookie of the Year and had the most points per game of any female U . S . college hockey player . For her effort , she was named WCHA Rookie of the Year and to the WCHA First All - Star , WCHA All - Rookie and WCHA All - Tournament teams . She scored the game - winning goal to help UMD win the 2008 NCAA Division I national championship . The goal was vs . University of Wisconsin goaltender and Patty Kazmaier Award winner Jessie Vetter . At UMD , Irwin benefitted from two Olympic hockey players who were assistant coaches : Canada ' s Caroline Ouellette and Team USA ' s Julie Chu . During a second season at UMD , Irwin scored 22 goals and 44 points in 39 games as the Bulldogs advanced to another NCAA Frozen Four tournament . She was named to the All - WCHA Team , ranked third in UMD scoring and second in goals scored . Irwin led all Bulldog sophomores in goals , points and power play goals . Hockey Canada . After her freshman season at UMD , Irwin played in two more international competitions with Canada ' s Under - 22 team . At the 2009 IIHF Women ’ s World Ice Hockey Championships , she had two goals and three assists in five games for Canada in its silver - medal performance . In addition , Irwin won gold at the Four Nations Cup . After her appearance on Canada ' s 2009 silver medal winning World Championship team , she was invited to centralize for six months in Calgary along with 25 other players and try for one of the 21 spots on the 2010 Olympic team . During the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup in Vancouver , Irwin scored on a penalty shot during Canada ' s 10 - 2 victory over Finland on September 1 , 2009 .