Posted on 03/01/03
Finns open door to Wickenheiser
Patience has paid off for Canada's top female hockey player, Hayley Wickenheiser.Wickenheiser, the 24-year-old Olympic champion from Shaunavon, Sask., broke new ground when she began a week-long tryout with a Finnish men's hockey team near Helsinki yesterday. If she makes the team, she will become the first woman to play in a professional men's league in a position other than goalie. Four women have previously played goal in professional men's leagues -- Manon Rheaume, Erin Whitten, Kelly Dyer and Danielle Dube.
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