Stacy Eleanor Wilson (born May 12, 1965) is a Canadian author. She captained the Canadian national women's hockey team, was

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of the

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and head coach of the

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women's ice hockey team.

Early life

Wilson was born in

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, on May 12, 1965, to Trueman Townsend Wilson and Elizabeth Ann Wilson (née Beckwith). She grew up in the nearby village of

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and attended

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. She graduated from

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in 1987, with a bachelor's degree in physical education.

Playing career

Wilson began her career by playing minor hockey with boys until reaching the bantam level. After her last year of bantam, she stopped playing hockey, instead pursusing

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at the provincial and Maritime level.

Acadia University

By her second year at Acadia University, Wilson began playing hockey again. Along with other female hockey players, she helped to create a women's hockey club at the university. The team wore used Acadia varsity men's hockey sweaters and raised funds to play in a few tournaments. It took part in two provincial championship tournaments and represented Nova Scotia at the Women's National Championship in 1986 and 1987.

New Brunswick

Wilson graduated from Acadia University in 1987. She began to play senior women's hockey with the Moncton Blades (later known as the Maritime Blades). From 1986–87 to 1992–93, she was on Team New Brunswick at the National Women's Championships and was the leading scorer at the National Championships in 1986. She was named to the All-Star team in 1988 and was the most sportsmanlike player in 1990 and 1996. She earned MVP and leading scorer titles in 1990 in the New Brunswick Senior Women's Hockey League. Wilson represented Team New Brunswick at the 1998 Esso Nationals, scoring two goals to defeat Team Saskatchewan and finish in fifth place.

Team Canada

At the 1990 World Championships in

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, Wilson led her team to a gold medal, scoring three goals and eight assists in five games. She was on the gold medal team at the 1992 World Championships in

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, but she was injured, scoring one goal and one assist in five games. She was also a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 1994 World Championships in Lake Placid,

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, scoring four goals and four assists in five games. She also played on the second-place Maritime Sports Blades at the 1995 National Championships, scoring six goals and six assists in six games en route to earning the

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. Wilson was on the gold medal-winning teams at the 1995 and 1996 Pacific Rim championships in

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, and in San Jose,

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. She captained the gold medal-winning team at the 1997 Ice Hockey World Championships in

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, scoring a goal and four assists in five games. At the 1997 National Championships, she won a medal as the game MVP. She had it cut into 20 pieces and shared with her teammates. Wilson won the silver medal in the

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in Nagano as the captain of the Canadian team. Her five assists in ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics ranked second on the Canadian team behind

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. She retired shortly afterward due to injuries.

Coaching career

Wilson was

of the

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program from May 1999 to June 2004. During her tenure, the Bulldogs won three

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. Wilson was hired in May 2007, as the head coach of the

women's ice hockey program. She resigned as head coach on April 19, 2010, as a result of her decision to move back to New Brunswick. Wilson was inducted into the

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in 1998, the only woman ever to be so honoured.

Writing

In 2000, Wilson wrote a book entitled '' The Hockey Book for Girls'', which was nominated for a Red Cedar Book Award. A review of the book published by ''CM: Canadian Review of Materials'' gives it four stars out of five and notes: "Without bashing male hockey, this book provides support to girls who are trying to break into a field that has been male dominated." A review in the ''

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'' stated: "While young athletes will glean a few pointers from this slim book, the information provided is somewhat limited...Unfortunately, the book is poorly written and some of the full-color photographs are small while others are unfocused."

Personal life

Wilson has one brother, Shane Allison, and one sister, Shelley Anne. She volunteered with the New Brunswick women's hockey council.

Statistics

International

Awards and honours

*Acadia Sports Hall of Fame *New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame *2003 American Association of College Coaches' women's hockey coaching staff of the year.

References

External links

Stacy Wilson biography and statsStacy Wilson Bowdoin pageHockey Canada - 1999 Booklet
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Stacy 1965 births Living people Canadian women's ice hockey forwards Ice hockey people from Moncton Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Canada Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Canada New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame inductees 20th-century Canadian sportswomen