Biography
2011-12: Appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada, receiving the honour from Governor General David Johnston in the fall … played 16 of 24 games for the Dinos, scoring 32 points including a conference-leading 17 goals … finished second in the Canada West scoring race, just two points back of Saskatchewan’s Julie Paetsch ... led CIS with seven game-winning goals in 16 games … missed part of the middle of the season to represent Canada at the Four Nations Cup … named a first team Canada West all-star … picked up nine points in four playoff games, including one goal and eight assists … earned second team All-Canadian honours … named MVP of the CIS championship game with two goals and two assists as the Dinos won the national title … CIS championship all-star … named University of Calgary female athlete of the year … winner of the Calgary Booster Club Scholar-Athlete award … captained Canada to another world championship victory over the United States in Burlington, Vermont … winner of the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America® college division at large player of the year award, beating out student-athletes from across North America …
2010-11: Returned to school to complete her Kinesiology degree at the University of Calgary ... announced she would join the Dinos women's hockey team Sept. 16, 2010 ... played in 15 of 24 conference games and finished tied for the Canada West scoring title with 40 points … led Canada West with 17 goals … recorded four short-handed goals, five game winners, and finished with a +22 rating … named Canada West and CIS player of the year, the first University of Calgary player to win either award … also a first team All-Canadian … represented Canada at the World Championships in Switzerland, winning a silver medal and earning a spot on the media all-star team ... named one of CIS’ Top 8 Academic All-Canadians after recording a near-perfect GPA in her pre-med studies in the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Kinesiology …
2009-10: Led Canada to a third straight Olympic gold medal in Vancouver, recording 11 points in five games ...
2008-09: Played with Eskilstuna Linden, a third-division men’s professional team in Sweden …
2007-08: Named MVP at the 2008 Esso Women’s Nationals in Charlottetown, PEI … Played with the Calgary Oval X-Treme from 2004-08, winning the WWHL championship in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ...
2006-07: Won a gold medal with Team Alberta at the 2007 Esso Women’s Nationals in Salmon Arm, BC …
2003-04: Began the season playing with HC Salamat, in the Finnish Division I men’s league, after spending the 2002-03 season in Finland with HC Salamat (men’s team) in Division II …
2002-03: Became the first woman to score a goal in a men’s professional league on January 31, 2003 – a feat that earned her the 96th story in the IIHF’s Top 100 international hockey stories of the past 100 years …
Other: Named MVP at the 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2007 Esso Women’s National Championships … Attended the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers rookie camp in 1998 and 1999
Personal: Parents Tom and Marilyn … Nickname: Wick ... Resides in Calgary with son Noah … Has one brother, Ross, and one sister, Jane ... Is the subject a children’s book entitled “Born to Play”, published by Kids Can Press and authored by Elizabeth Etue … Named one of Sports Illustrated Top 20 ‘Toughest Athletes” in 2008 … Received the Bruce Kidd Award for athletic leadership at the 2001 Canadian Sports Awards … Member of Canada’s National Softball Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia ... Has a web site dedicated to her career at www.hayleywickenheiser.com … Cousin of the late former NHLer Doug Wickenheiser … In July of 2006, the sportsplex in her hometown of Shaunavon, Sask. was renamed Wickenheiser Place in honour of her athletic accomplishments … In 2007, the community of Silver Springs in Calgary dedicated an outdoor rink in her name – called Hayley’s Rink … Active in several local and international charities: Spread the Net, Clean Air Champions and Right to Play … In May 2007, she travelled to Rwanda with four other Olympians as part of Right to Play
International: A member of Canada’s National Women’s Team since the 1993-94 season … Has taken part in four Olympic Winter Games (2010, gold; 2006, gold; 2002, gold; 1998, silver), ten IIHF World Women’s Championships (2011, silver; 2009, silver; 2008, silver; 2007, gold; 2005, silver; 2004, gold; 2000, gold; 1999, gold; 1997, gold; 1994, gold), 11 3 Nations/4 Nations Cups (2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1997, 1996) and the Torino Ice Tournament (2005) … Won the 2007 Bobbie Rosenfeld Award as Canadian Press female athlete of the year … Named Top Forward and to the Media All-Star Team at the 2007 IIHF World Women’s Championship … Named Top Forward and Most Valuable Player and named to the Media All-Star Team at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy … Named MVP at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City ... Scored her 100th international career goal on August 31, 2005 in a 3-1 victory over Sweden, making her the first Canadian to reach that milestone … Named to the IIHF World Women’s Championship All-Star Team four times (2005, 2000, 1999, 1997) and was MVP in 1999 ... Named to Canada’s 2003 IIHF World Women’s Championship roster, but the championship was subsequently cancelled … Named to Canada’s 2001 IIHF World Women’s Championship roster but was unable to attend due to a knee injury ... Captain of Canada’s gold medal-winning National Women’s Under-22 Team at the 1998 Christmas Cup...
-Bio information courtesy Hockey Canada
