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File No. 324388 · Adjudicated
Hayley Wickenheiser
Athlete — Canada women's national ice hockey team, Simon Fraser Red Leafs
Born
1978
Birthplace
SHAUNAVON, SASKATCHEWAN
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
SHAUNAVON, SASKATCHEWAN
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Saskatchewan
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
She competed in the men's Finnish professional league while studying medicine, because apparently excelling at one impossible thing wasn't enough.
The verdict
One of the greatest hockey players in history—male or female—she captained Team Canada to four Olympic golds and played professionally in men's leagues in Finland and Sweden. Between dominating international tournaments, she became a doctor and now works in player health and safety. Canada doesn't just claim her; she's literally in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org