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==Personal life== Wickenheiser is the daughter of physical education teachers, Tom and Marilyn,<ref name="SI1998"/><ref name=10mediaguide>{{cite web|title=2009β10 National Women's Team Centralized Roster|url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/65134/la_id/1.htm|format=PDF|access-date=October 4, 2010|publisher=[[Hockey Canada]]|archive-date=June 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608214428/http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/65134/la_id/1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and has a brother and a sister.<ref name=10mediaguide /> Wickenheiser lives in Calgary with her son, Noah.<ref name=10mediaguide /><ref name="HS2012">{{cite news|url= http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/95202-wickenheiser-enjoys-juggling-act|title= Wickenheiser enjoys juggling act|date= May 11, 2012|publisher= [[The Chronicle Herald|Herald Sports]]|author= Donna Spencer|access-date= February 26, 2014|archive-date= February 26, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140226172638/http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/95202-wickenheiser-enjoys-juggling-act|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="CP2017"/> Former professional hockey player [[Doug Wickenheiser]] was her cousin,<ref name=10mediaguide /> as well as his daughter, soccer player [[Carly Wickenheiser]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://canadiansoccerdaily.com/2025/02/13/first-canwnt-call-up-bk-hacken-midfielder-carly-wickenheiser/|title=Casey Stoney gives first CanWNT call-up to BK HΓ€cken midfielder Carly Wickenheiser|date=February 13, 2025|work=Canadian Soccer Daily|first=Tom|last=Nightingale}}</ref> Wickenheiser's life story is the subject of a 2005 children's book written by Elizabeth Etue, titled ''Born to Play''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitlock |first=Nathan |date=2005 |title=Hayley Wickenheiser: Born to Play |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/hayley-wickenheiser-born-to-play/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010022303/https://quillandquire.com/review/hayley-wickenheiser-born-to-play/ |archive-date=2023-10-10 |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=[[Quill & Quire]]}}</ref> On July 15, 2011, her hometown of Shaunavon named a new 14 million dollar recreational complex after her, [[Crescent Point Wickenheiser Centre]]. On June 30, 2011, she was named an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] by [[Governor General of Canada|Governor General]] [[David Johnston (governor general)|David Johnston]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hockey star, CBC host named to Order of Canada |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hockey-star-cbc-host-named-to-order-of-canada-1.1097944 |work=CBC News |date=June 30, 2011 |access-date=July 10, 2023}}</ref> Wickenheiser graduated with a degree in [[kinesiology]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/news/utoday/june10-2013/hayley-wickenheiser-nets-another-goal-a-degree |title=Hayley Wickenheiser nets another goal: A degree | News & Events | University of Calgary |access-date=August 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907034242/https://www.ucalgary.ca/news/utoday/june10-2013/hayley-wickenheiser-nets-another-goal-a-degree |archive-date=September 7, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After retiring from professional hockey, she completed [[medical school]] at the [[University of Calgary]]'s [[Cumming School of Medicine]] in 2021.<ref name="CP2017"/><ref name=dinos /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/hayley-wickenheiser-retirement-decision-1.3936145|title=Hayley Wickenheiser says retirement not an easy decision|last=CBC News|date=14 January 2017|website=CBC|access-date=19 November 2019|archive-date=July 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703031729/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/hayley-wickenheiser-retirement-decision-1.3936145|url-status=live}}</ref> She completed her [[family medicine]] residency at [[University of Toronto]]'s Department of Family and Community Medicine in 2023 and is currently pursuing an enhanced skills program in [[emergency medicine]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Alisa |title='A team sport': Hayley Wickenheiser on why she pursued a career in emergency medicine |url=https://www.utoronto.ca/news/team-sport-hayley-wickenheiser-why-she-pursued-career-emergency-medicine |access-date=18 September 2023 |work=University of Toronto |date=8 March 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://doctors.cpso.on.ca/DoctorDetails/Wickenheiser-Hayley-Marie/0334595-132223 |website=The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario |access-date=18 September 2023 |title=Wickenheiser, Hayley Marie }}</ref> Hayley is the author of ''Gold Medal Diary β Inside the World's Greatest Sports Event'', outlining her training with Team Canada and the events leading up to, during, and following the 2010 Olympic Games. She is the founder of [[WickFest]], an annual event showcasing girls' and women's hockey, inviting female players from all over the world to several days of workshops, clinics and games learning from leading instructors, coaches and players.<ref name="espn2022"/><ref name="CBC 2017">{{cite news |title=Wickfest aims to raise profile of women around the world through sport {{!}} CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/hayley-wickenheiser-wickfest-2017-1.4420089 |work=CBC |publisher=CBC |date=25 November 2017 |access-date=January 8, 2022 |archive-date=January 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108151829/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/hayley-wickenheiser-wickfest-2017-1.4420089 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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