Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas wasn't specifically looking to add a woman to Toronto's front office. Hayley Wickenheiser was simply the best fit. One of the top players in women's hockey history, Wickenheiser was named the club's new assistant director of player development Thursday. The four-time Olympic gold medallist will monitor Leafs prospects in […]
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Hayley Wickenheiser to donate brain to concussion research
Retired Canadian hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser will donate her brain after she dies for research on concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to the Concussion Legacy Foundation.
Hayley Wickenheiser amongst Canadian athletes critical of IOC’s decision on Russia
Hayley Wickenheiser takes to Twitter alongside fellow Canadian athletes Jean-Luc Brassard, Adam van Koeverden and Catriona Le May Doan to voice their doubts on the IOC’s call to have individual sport federations determine whether Russian athletes are fit to compete at Rio 2016. CBC | Sports News