THERE ARE OVERACHIEVERS. And then, there's Hayley Wickenheiser.
The six-time Olympian and four-time gold medalist in women's ice hockey has barely finished her shift helping deliver babies at a downtown Toronto hospital and is already going full speed discussing her latest sports-related passion project -- the "Wick Stick." And that's to say nothing of Wickenheiser's other important task, keeping constant tabs on her role as senior director of player development for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Somehow, Wickenheiser has made every transition look seamless. And she's not one to miss an opportunity.
After retiring from an illustrious professional hockey career in 2017, Wickenheiser took on a very different challenge in pursuing a medical degree from the University of Calgary, which she earned last year.