Hayley Wickenheiser is a Canadian former ice hockey forward and physician, born August 12, 1978. She played for Canada national women ice hockey team for 23 years, from 1994 until her retirement in 2017, and is the program career scoring leader with 168 goals and 211 assists. She represented Canada at five Winter Olympics, winning four gold medals and one silver, and is the all time leader in goals, assists and points in women ice hockey at the Winter Games. In 2003, while playing in a Finnish men professional league, she became the first woman to score a goal in men professional hockey.
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Career HighlightWon four Olympic gold medals and one silver medal in women's ice hockey across five Winter Olympics 1 Classification
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Hayley Wickenheiser (born August 12, 1978) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, physician, and former assistant general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Hayley Wickenheiser (born August 12, 1978) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, physician, and former assistant general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Hayley Wickenheiser (born August 12, 1978) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, physician, and former assistant general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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With a third and fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in women's hockey won by defeating the United States 2-0 in Vancouver and 3-2 in Sochi, Wickenheiser won 5 Olympic medals: 4 gold and 1 silver.
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Hayley Wickenheiser (born August 12, 1978) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, physician, and former assistant general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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