Hayley Wickenheiser
Hayley Wickenheiser
Hayley Wickenheiser OCis a Canadian women's ice hockey player. She was the first woman to play full-time professional hockey in a position other than goalie. Wickenheiser is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She has represented Canada at the Winter Olympics five times, capturing four gold and one silver medal and twice being named tournament MVP, and one time at the Summer Olympics in softball. She has the most gold medals of any Canadian Olympian and...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth12 August 1978
CityShaunavon, Canada
You don't want to leave anything to chance. Unfortunately, because I hate blowing teams out like that.
This is the Olympics, and it matters. If there was no goal differential that mattered, we would probably dump the puck in and sit back. But it makes a mockery at the same time when you just sit back. Fans don't want to see that. ... If I was watching (the U.S.) scoring so many goals, I might wonder, too, but differential does matter.
This is a pretty powerful line. We just complement each other's strengths. (Gillian) is a big-body presence and creates a lot of space for Piper and I to make plays. I think we have good chemistry right now.
I think it's the greatest upset in women's hockey. They were talking about taking women's hockey out of the Olympics. I think after tonight you can't talk about that any more.
It was painful. So I just tried to pass more than shoot.
...is to win the Olympic gold medal this year, that's for sure the biggest one.
It's kind of nice to get the monkey off my back and get two goals and now I don't have to think about it anymore.
I grew up in a small town and once I had a woman come into the dressing room and she screamed at me that I shouldn't be on the ice with her son.
Many times I had to dig deep and perform. All of that adversity helped me and drove me to want to be the best.
I'm really happy that it's in Russia. I've had a lot of success here. I had my first world championships here when I was younger so I am happy to do the Olympics here. I am really enjoying myself.
Am I worried? Sure, I'm worried. When it comes to the Olympics, it can't be a predictable finish.
To be Olympic champions for the second time in a row is great. It's definitely harder to defend gold than to win it.
We've been in pressure games a lot over the years, so we're used to it. We, by no means, think we've got this thing in the bag.
You'd never see that on a men's team with a little baby on the bus who is crying at midnight. All the girls enjoy having him around. It's refreshing if it makes her feel comfortable, we're fine with it.