Cassie Campbell-Pascall

Cassie Dawin Campbell-Pascall (born November 22, 1973) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and a current broadcaster for Sportsnet and ESPN. Born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Campbell grew up in Brampton, Ontario, playing for the Brampton Canadettes. She was the captain of the Canadian women's ice hockey team during the 2002 Winter Olympics and led the team to a gold medal. The left winger took on the role of captain again in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and again successfully led her team to a gold medal with a 4 – 1 win over Sweden.
Cassie was also captain of the Calgary Oval X-Treme, a team in the Western Women's Hockey League. Campbell has also played for the Toronto Aeros and the Mississauga Chiefs.
Campbell has done modeling, and hosted women's hockey segments on TSN's hockey broadcasts. She attended high school at North Park Secondary School Brampton, and is an alumna of the University of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
In honour of Campbell's success, the City of Brampton and Mayor Susan Fennell named a new Recreation Centre, the Cassie Campbell Community Centre, which officially opened in 2007. The Hockey Canada Board and Wayne Gretzky attended the unveiling.
==Retirement from hockey==
[[File:Campbell 2009HeartTruth.jpg|right|200px| Campbell participating in 2009 First Ladies Red Dress Fashion Show]
Campbell retired from competitive hockey on August 30, 2006. She then joined Hockey Night in Canada as a rinkside reporter, becoming (on October 14, 2006) the first woman to do colour commentary on a Hockey Night in Canada broadcast. She filled in when Harry Neale was snowed in at his home in Buffalo. 
She launched her own website in the spring of 2008, and is a spokesperson for Scotiabank. She appears at corporate events for Scotiabank and contributed to a blog on the Scotia Hockey Club website.
On November 22, 2009, Campbell ran a leg in the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch relay, through the town of Cavendish, Prince Edward Island.
On November 26, 2013, after Rogers Communications secured a $5.2 billion deal with the National Hockey League for 12 years, Campbell joined Sportsnet's broadcast team, in addition to her Hockey Night in Canada role.
During the 2010, 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Olympics, Campbell provided colour commentary for women's hockey. She was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.
Prior to the 2018 Clarkson Cup finals, Campbell resigned from her role as a CWHL Governor. She also reported that she wanted to resign from the league in 2016, but stayed on at the request of the league. During the two years, her biggest involvement had been helping to secure sponsorships for the league.
At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, Campbell won the award for Best Sports Analysis or Commentary.Andrew Jeffrey, "Canadian Screen Award winners named in sports programming" . RealScreen, July 21, 2021.
Campbell later joined the NHL on ESPN, who will broadcast games for the first time in 17 years, as part of their new broadcast team for the 2021–22 season.
==Interests==
Campbell also works as a motivational speaker for Speakers Spotlight, The Lavin Agency and The Sweeney Agency.
Campbell is also the author of a book which was released in October 2007. The book is titled H.E.A.R.T., a book co-written with Lorna Schultz Nicholson.
==Personal life==
Campbell was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario and raised in Brampton, Ontario. She is related to Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables.
Campbell is married to Brad Pascall, an assistant general manager of the NHL's Calgary Flames. She gave birth to her first child, Brooke Violet, on November 17, 2010.
In 2007, Campbell was inducted into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame, the same year as Doug Flutie. The June 2007 issue of Chatelaine magazine featured Campbell on its cover for the second time.
On June 16, 2011, Campbell received an honorary degree from the University of Guelph.
On June 25, 2012, Campbell received the Order of Hockey in Canada. She was presented with the Canadian Women's Hockey League Humanitarian of the Year Award in March 2014. The award was presented to Campbell by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. On June 30, 2016, Campbell was made a Member of the Order of Canada by Governor General David Johnston for "contributions to Canadian women's hockey as a player, broadcaster and role model."
The Cassie Campbell Community Centre in Brampton, Ontario is named in her honour.
During May 2018, Campbell-Pascall was part of a group of four female athletes, including Fran Rider, Jen Kish and Kerrin Lee-Gartner to publicly pledge their brain to a Canadian research centre. The posthumous donation shall be made to Toronto Western Hospital's Canadian Concussion Centre to further research on the effect of trauma on women's brains.
==Career statistics==
Career statistics are from Eliteprospects.com 
===Regular season===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	
1993–94 	Mississauga Chiefs 	COWHL 		22 	8 	6 	14 	10 	
1995–96 	Mississauga Chiefs 	COWHL 		19 	2 	7 	9 	12 	
1996–97 	North York Aeros 	COWHL 		31 	9 	27 	36 	20 	
1998–99 	Beatrice Aeros 	NWHL 		29 	13 	15 	28 	20 	
1999–00 	Beatrice Aeros 	NWHL 		34 	17 	18 	35 	18 	
2003–04 	Calgary Oval X-Treme	NWHL 		9 	7 	8 	15 	6 	
NWHL totals	NWHL totals 	NWHL totals		72 	37 	41 	78 	44 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 	 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
1994 	Canada 	WC 	 	 	5 	1 	1 	2 	2
1997 	Canada 	WC 	 	 	5 	2 	6 	8 	4
1998 	Canada 	OG 	 	 	6 	1 	2 	3 	8
1999 	Canada 	WC 	 	 	5 	2 	1 	3 	2
2000 	Canada 	WC 	 	 	5 	3 	3 	6 	0
2001 	Canada 	WC 	 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	2
2002 	Canada 	OG 	 	 	5 	2 	1 	3 	2
2004 	Canada 	WC 	 	 	5 	1 	4 	5 	0
2005 	Canada 	WC 	 	 	5 	2 	3 	5 	2
2006 	Canada 	OG 	 	 	5 	0 	5 	5 	2
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	 	51	14	28	42 	24
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
*1996 Guelph Sportswoman of the Year
*2007 Canada Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (Campbell becomes the first female hockey player inducted into the Hall)
*2008 A community centre is named after her in Brampton, Ontario. Cassie Campbell Community Centre
*2012 Order of Hockey in Canada
*2012 Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Member
*2014 CWHL Humanitarian of the Year Award
*2016 Member of the Order of Canada
==References==
==External links==
* 
* Cassie Campbell - Women's Hockey #77 Defense 
* The Lavin Agency: Campbell profile
* Cassie Campbell - Profile on Speakers Spotlight
* Cassie Campbell Community Centre
* Cassie Campbell bio at The Sweeney Agency (speakers bureau)
Category:1973 births
Category:Living people
Category:Calgary Oval X-Treme players
Category:Canadian television sportscasters
Category:Canadian women's ice hockey left wingers
Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Category:National Hockey League broadcasters
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Canada
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Canada
Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Canada
Category:Ontario University Athletics ice hockey players
Category:Order of Hockey in Canada recipients
Category:University of Guelph alumni