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Canadian ice hockey player (born 1978)

Ice hockey player

Hayley WickenheiserOC (born August 12, 1978) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, resident physician^[2] and assistant general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs.^[3] She was the first woman to play full-time professional men’s hockey in a position other than goalie.

Wickenheiser was a member of Canada women's national ice hockey team for 23 years, from 1994 until announcing her retirement on January 13, 2017, and is the team's career points leader with 168 goals and 211 assists in 276 games.^[4] She 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, and is a seven-time winner of the world championships.

She is tied with teammates Caroline Ouellette and Jayna Hefford for the record for the most gold medals of any Canadian Olympian, and is wi