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Olympic gold medalist Hayley Wickenheiser was born to play hockey. This book vividly recounts her rise to international fame with previously unpublished stories, photographs and quotes. Hayley's story is an inspiration not just to all girls and athletes, but to anyone with ambitious dreams. At just 12 years old, she was MVP of the women's hockey team in the Canada Winter Games. At 15, she was the youngest player ever to be chosen for Canada's national hockey team. At the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002, she led the Canadian women's hockey team to its first-ever gold medal. In 2003 in Finland, she was the first North American woman to play forward on a men's pro team.Etue, Elizabeth is the author of 'Hayley Wickenheiser Born to Play' with ISBN 9781553377917 and ISBN 1553377915.
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