HAYLEY WICKENHEISER

Two Time MVP of the Gold Medal Canadian Women Hockey Team

Three-time Olympic medalist, Hayley Wickenheiser is regarded as the best female hockey player in the world with an uncompromised determination and dedication to her sport. But it’s not just her lethal slapshot that is respected by her teammates, fans and peers. She is also an award winner, community leader, mentor to aspiring athletes, all-around elite athlete, history-maker and an accomplished student and businesswoman.

It all started in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan when, at age 15, Wickenheiser was chosen for the Canadian Women’s National Team. She has since led the squad to six gold medals and one silver at the Women’s World Hockey Championships. As an Olympian, she earned a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan and two Olympic Gold medals at the Winter Olympics in 2002 and 2006. If all the hardware wasn’t enough, she was also named the tournament most valuable player in both victorious Olympic runs as well as in numerous Esso Women’s Hockey Championships.

Wickenheiser has proven to be an elite athlete time and time again. Sports Illustrated recently named her number 20 of the Top 25 Toughest Athletes in the World. She is also a two-time finalist for the Women’s Sports Foundation Team Athlete of The Year. She made hockey history in January 2003 when she became the first female hockey player to notch a point in a men’s professional game with the Kirkkonummen Salamat of the Finnish second division. More recently, Wickenheiser played in Eskilstuna, Sweden with a men’s professional division-one hockey team for the 08-09 season.

Wickenheiser‘s passion for sport is paralleled by her drive to give back to the community in several ways, particularly to organizations with a commitment to children such as KidSport, Right To Play, Dreams Take Flight, Clean Air Champions and Spread The Net. Putting the business acumen she has acquired from her pursuit of a BSc at the University of Calgary to good use, Wickenheiser has led numerous projects with a goal to raise the profile of women’s hockey around the world. As a leader on and off the ice, she works to provide mentoring opportunities for young athletes including her current plan to host an international women’s hockey summit in Burnaby, BC immediately following the Vancouver Olympics.

Currently, Wickenheiser lives in Calgary, Alberta with her partner Tomas and son Noah. She will be representing the Canadian Women’s Hockey team in her fourth Games appearance at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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