Women’s hockey pioneer and Canadian treasure Hayley Wickenheiser will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday. “I remember having a lot of anxiety going to the rink,” Wickenheiser told CBC News. “I didn’t want to deal with people going, ‘Oh, there’s the girl.’”THE CANADIAN PRESS Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Hayley Wickenheiser shows off her ring on stage in Toronto on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends the Wickenheiser World Female Hockey Festival in Calgary on Nov. 22, 2018. “And I do think that’s powerful and that it does matter and makes a difference.” Wickenheiser’s hard work to get women’s hockey the attention it deserves has certainly paid off.

Source: Huffington Post November 17, 2019 22:30 UTC