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title: "Congratulations Team Canada!"
description: "In June I got to meet Hayley Wickenheiser at BookExpo Canada. She was signing copies of Hayley Wickenheiser: Born to Play by Elizabeth Etue (Kids Can Press). Hayley is formidable. The first woman to..."
url: https://somisguided.com/2006/02/21/congratulations-team-canada/
date: 2006-02-21
modified: 2006-02-21
author: "Monique"
categories: ["News: Arts & Entertainment"]
type: post
lang: en
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# Congratulations Team Canada!

[!(http://static.flickr.com/28/102480867_0babe363ab_t.jpg)](http://www.flickr.com/photos/somisguided/102480867/)In June I got to meet Hayley Wickenheiser at BookExpo Canada. She was signing copies of (http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=ur2&tag=somisguided-20&camp=15121&creative=330641&path=ASIN%2F1553377915%2Fqid%3D1140500475%2Fsr%3D8-1%2Fref%3Dsr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl) by Elizabeth Etue (Kids Can Press).

Hayley is formidable.

The first woman to play professional hockey (clarification–in a men’s league–thanks (http://www.darrenbarefoot.com)).

Member of the Canadian Olympic hockey team: Silver in Nagano, gold in Salt Lake City, and gold today in Torino.

In 2003, she played professional hockey in a men’s league in Finland.

Watching the game was very exciting, and listening to the crowd belt out O Canada at the medal ceremonies was my moment of patriotism today.

Congratulations to the Canadian women’s olympic hockey team. Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but gold is pretty damn sweet too.