Hayley Wickenheiser

Hayley Wickenheiser, OC, (born August 12, 1978 in Shaunavon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian women's ice hockey forward. She is the first woman to play full-time pro hockey in a position other than goaltender.

Hayley Wickenheiser
Wickenheiser at the 2014 Heritage Classic
Born	(1978-08-12) August 12, 1978 (age 46) Shaunavon, SK, CAN
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
National team	Canada
Playing career	1993–present
Website	Official site
Medal record Representing  Canada Women's ice hockey Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City Tournament 2006 Torino Tournament 2010 Vancouver Tournament 2014 Sochi Tournament 1998 Nagano Tournament IIHF World Women's Championships 1994 United States Tournament 1997 Canada Tournament 1999 Finland Tournament 2000 Canada Tournament 2004 Canada Tournament 2007 Canada Tournament 2012 United States Tournament 2005 Sweden Tournament 2008 China Tournament 2009 Finland Tournament 2011 Switzerland Tournament 2013 Canada Tournament Women's 4 Nations Cup 1996 Canada Tournament 1999 Canada Tournament 2000 Canada Tournament 2001 Canada Tournament 2002 Canada Tournament 2004 Canada Tournament 2005 Canada Tournament 2006 Canada Tournament 2007 Canada Tournament 2010 Canada Tournament 1997 Canada Tournament 2003 Canada Tournament 2008 Canada Tournament 2011 Canada Tournament

She plays for the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She has represented Canada at 5 Winter Olympic Games, winning the gold medal four times and the silver medal once. She was named tournament MVP twice. She has also played softball for Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Wickenheiser has the most gold medals of any Canadian Olympian. She is considered to be the greatest female ice hockey player in the world.^[1]

On February 20, 2014, She was chosen to be a part of the International Olympic Committee's athlete commission.^[2]