Canada

Hayley Wickenheiser, Ice Hockey

WICKENHEISER Hayley
Height178 cm (5' 10")
Weight77 kg (170 lbs)
Date of BirthAugust 12, 1978
Age31
NationalityCanada
BirthplaceCanada
NicknameWick. (hayleywickenheiser.com, 23 Sep 2009)
ClubEkilstuna Linden [men's third division]: Sweden
Other SportsShe competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in softball. (Hockey Canada, 23 Sep 2009) She was a softball analyst for CBC's coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (hayleywickenheiser.com, 23 Sep 2009)
EducationCalgary

Event Participation

  • Gold Women's Ice Hockey
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Additional Information

When and where did you begin this sport?

Started playing at the age of eight, she was quickly recognised as a good hockey player and began playing in a boys league in Calgary until she was 13. (SLOC 2009)

Sporting philosophy / motto

“I take a lot of pride in keeping myself at the highest level that I can.” (hockeycanada.com, 23 Sep 2009)

"I can handle my emotions, but I like to play with emotions because I think hockey is a game of emotion, discipline and skill. It's one thing to be under control, but it's another thing to be on the edge of where you need to be and that's where I like to be." (Athlete, 28 Jan 2010)

Awards and honours

She was named Most Valuable Player at the 2008 national championships. (hockeycanada.ca 11 Dec 2009)

She was named Most Valuable Player of the final at the 2004 World Championships.

In 2003 she became the first female ice hockey player to register points in a men's professional league while playing with second division Finish team Killonummi Salamat.

She was named Most Valuable Player at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.

She was named in the 1999 World Championships All Star team and was honoured with the title of Most Valuable Player at the 1996, 1999 and 2000 National Championship. (Hockey Canada 23 Sep 09)

General

CHILDREN'S BOOK

She is the subject a children’s book entitled “Born to Play”, published by Kids Can Press and authored by Elizabeth Etue (hockeycanada.com, 23 Sep 2009)

SPORTSPLEX

In July of 2006, the sportsplex in her hometown of Shaunavon, Sask. was renamed Wickenheiser Place in honour of her athletic accomplishments (hockeycanada.com, 23 Sep 2009)

ICE RINK

In 2007, the community of Silver Springs in Calgary dedicated an outdoor rink in her name – called Hayley’s Rink (hockeycanada.com, 23 Sep 2009)

CHARITIES

She is active in several local and international charities: Spread the Net, Clean Air Champions and Right to Play (hockeycanada.com, 23 Sep 2009)

RWANDAN TRIP

In May 2007, she travelled to Rwanda with four other Olympians as part of Right to Play, an athlete driven humanitarian organisation. (hockeycanada.com, 23 Sep 2009)

TOUGH STUFF

She was named by Sports Illustrated as one of the toughest Athletes in 2008 (hayleywickenheiser.com, 23 Sep 2009)

DOUBLE OLYMPIAN

She became the second Canadian woman to participate in both a summer and winter Games when she competed for the last-place Canadian team in Sydney. The first Canadian woman to accomplish the double was Sue Holloway, who competed in cross country skiing in 1976 and women's flatwater canoeing in 1984. (SLOC, 2002)

Results / Career Highlights

RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Winter Games
1Team2006Turin, ITA
1Team2002Salt Lake City, UT, USA
2Team1998Nagano, JPN
World Championship
1Team2007Canada
1Team2004Canada
1Team2000Canada
1Team1999Finland
1Team1997Canada
1Team1994United States
2Team2009Finland
2Team2008China
2Team2005Sweden

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