Who is Hayley?
Four-time Olympic medalist, Hayley Wickenheiser is regarded as one of the best female hockey players 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 three Olympic Gold medals at the Winter Olympics in 2002 and 2006 and most recently, in 2010 in Vancouver. 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 numero
