Stacy Wilson Stacy Wilson ( born on May 12 , 1965 in Salisbury , New Brunswick ) is a former captain of the Canadian national women ' s hockey team , former assistant coach , author and the former head coach of the Bowdoin College women ' s ice hockey team . Early life . She attended JMA Armstrong High School in Salisbury , New Brunswick . She graduated from Acadia University in 1987 , with a bachelor ' s degree in physical education . Playing career . Stacy Wilson began her career by playing minor hockey with boys until reaching the bantam level . After her last year of bantam , Wilson stopped playing hockey . Wilson would pursue badminton and excel in the sport at the provincial and Maritime level . Acadia University . By her second year at Acadia University , Wilson began playing hockey again . Along with other female hockey players , Wilson helped to create a women ' s hockey team at the university . There was no varsity hockey team at the university so the team was a club team . The team wore used Acadia varsity men ' s hockey sweaters , and raised funds to play in a few tournaments . Wilson and her teammates were part of two Nova Scotia provincial championships . In addition , the Acadia club team represented Nova Scotia at the Women ' s National Championship in 1986 and 1987 . New Brunswick . Wilson graduated from Acadia University in 1987 . She began to play senior women ’ s hockey with the Moncton Blades ( later known as the Maritime Blades ) . From 1986 - 87 to 1992 - 93 , she was on Team New Brunswick at the National Women ' s Championships and was the leading scorer at the National Championships in 1986 . She was named to the All - Star team in 1988 and was the most sportsmanlike player in 1990 and 1996 . She earned MVP and leading scorer titles in 1990 in the New Brunswick Senior Women ' s Hockey League . Wilson also represented Team New Brunswick at the 1998 Esso Nationals . She scored two goals to defeat Team Saskatchewan and finish in fifth place . Team Canada . At the 1990 World Championships in Ottawa , Ontario , she lead her team to a gold medal , scoring three goals and eight assists in five games . She was on the gold medal team at the 1992 World Championships in Tampere , Finland , but she was injured , scoring one goal and one assist in five games . She was also a member of the gold medal winning team at the 1994 World Championships in Lake Placid , New York , scoring four goals and four assists in five games . Wilson also played on the second place Maritime Sports Blades at the 1995 National Championships , scoring six goals and six assists in six games en route to earning the most valuable player award . Wilson was on the gold medal winning teams at the 1995 and 1996 Pacific Rim championships in Richmond , British Columbia , and in San Jose , California . She was the captain of the gold medal winning team at the 1997 Ice Hockey World Championships in Kitchener , Ontario , where she scored one goal and four assists in five games . At the 1997 National Championships , Stacy Wilson received a medal as a game MVP . She proceeded to get the medal cut into 20 pieces and shared the pieces with her teammates . She won the silver medal in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano as the captain of the Canadian team . Her five assists in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics ranked second on the Canadian team behind Hayley Wickenheiser . She retired shortly after the Olympics due to injuries . After hockey . Wilson was inducted into the Acadia University Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998 , the only woman ever to be so honoured . In 2000 , she wrote a book entitled The Hockey Book for Girls ; ISBN 1 - 55074 - 719 - 3 . She was assistant coach of the Minnesota – Duluth Bulldogs women ' s ice hockey program from May 1999 to June 2004 . In 2004 , she received her Master of Education ( M . Ed . ) from University of Minnesota Duluth . Wilson was inducted into the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 She was hired in May 2007 , as the head coach of the Bowdoin College women ' s ice hockey program . She resigned as head coach on April 19 , 2010 due to personal reasons . Wilson is also a volunteer with the New Brunswick women ’ s hockey council .