In the not-too-distant future, visitors to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto will be marvelling at a plaque honouring Hayley Wickenheiser.
The recently-retired four-time Olympic gold medallist who became the face of women’s hockey in Canada during a career that spanned more than two decades is just as assured of her eventual place among the game’s all-time greats as are can’t-miss inductees Jaromir Jagr, Teemu Selanne and Jarome Iginla.
A trailblazer who not only retired as her country’s all-time leading scorer on the international stage, winning seven World Championships along the way, Wickenheiser was the epitome of what young girls – lacing up the skates for the first time – aspired to be.