Wickenheiser started her hockey career in her hometown of Shaunavon when she was eight years old. She played on boys' teams until she was At the age of 15 , Wickenheiser was named to Canada's National Women's Team for the first time and has remained a member since. She played three games, and picked up her first international point - an assist, and Canada won gold.
Her second World Championship in also produced a gold medal and she earned a spot on the tournament All-Star team, the first of four such honours , , , Wickenheiser has six World Championship gold medals , , , , , and three silver medals , , She was named to Team Canada in , but was unable to compete due to an injury, and was also on Canada's roster for the World Championship which was canceled.
Wickenheiser was a member of Team Canada at the Winter Olympics , when women's hockey was introduced as a medal event. She also played 21 games for Team Canada during their pre-Olympic tour. Canada won a silver medal at the event and Wickenheiser was named to the tournament all-star team.
Her performance at the Olympics impressed Men's Team Canada General Manager Bobby Clarke so much, that he invited her to participate in the Philadelphia Flyers rookie camps in and On Team Canada's pre-Olympic tour, Wickenheiser played 26 games and racked up 36 points.
When the final match was set, Canada was facing off against Sweden , a surprise finalist. They won gold again, and Wickenheiser once more was named tournament MVP, Top Forward, and to a berth on the all-star team. She also led the tournament in scoring.
Wickenheiser has the most gold medals of any Canadian Olympian. She is considered to be the greatest female ice hockey player in the world. On February 20, , She was chosen to be a part of the International Olympic Committee 's athlete commission. Hayley Wickenheiser facts for kids Kids Encyclopedia Facts. Medal record. At the Olympic Winter Games in Turin, the expectations were that Canada would need another strong performance from Wickenheiser to beat the Americans.
In a major surprise, Sweden upset the United States in the semifinal, setting up an unexpected gold-medal game with Canada. She lead the tournament with 12 assists and 17 points. These Olympic Games were special for Wickenheiser.
In the Olympic tournament, Wickenheiser notched two goals and three assists for five points in five games. Team Canada won their fourth consecutive gold medal.
However, it may be an overtime play in the gold-medal game that will be remembered most by Canadians. With the game tied at two goals apiece, Wickenheiser went on a breakaway, pursued closely by American player Hilary Knight. Wickenheiser fell, and the referee sent Knight off for cross-checking. To the surprise of many, there was no penalty shot, but during the Canadian power play, Marie-Philip Poulin scored the dramatic golden goal for Canada in another 3—2 victory.
In total, Wickenheiser won four gold medals and one silver medal in hockey at the Olympic Winter Games. She scored two goals and nine assists for HC Salamat. The following season, she played 10 games for Salamat. Wickenheiser retired from competitive hockey in , finishing with points goals and assists in games with Team Canada.
Her decision was influenced by two factors: her desire to spend more time with her son, Noah, and her plans to attend medical school. Her mother battled to have her enrolled in a hockey school in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, and again, she tested her mettle as the only player of her gender there.
When she was in middle school, the Wickenheiser family relocated to Calgary, Alberta, so that she could play on an all-girls' team in the city. At fifteen, Wickenheiser made the Canadian women's national team, and joined players who were, in some cases, twenty years her senior; they nicknamed her "High-Chair Hayley" because of her youth.
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