Cassie Campbell

Cassie Campbell

Cassie Campbell (born November 22, 1973 in Richmond Hill, Ontario and raised in Brampton, Ontario) was the captain of the Canadian ice hockey team during the 2002 Winter Olympics and led the team to a gold medal. The left winger took on the role of captain again in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and again successfully led her team to the Gold Medal with a 4 – 1 win over Sweden.

Cassie was also captain of the Calgary Oval X-Treme, a team in the Western Women's Hockey League. Campbell has also played for these teams:

* Toronto Aeros
* Mississauga Chiefs

She has done modelling, and hosted women's hockey segments on TSN's hockey broadcasts. She attended high school at North Park Secondary School and is an alumna of the University of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Her charity work among communities in the greater Toronto area has been well received, and she is known as a great role model and humanitarian.

Retirement from Hockey

Cassie Campbell retired from competitive hockey on August 30, 2006. [ [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060830.wcassie30/BNStory/Sports/Hockey/ Globe and Mail] ] She then joined "Hockey Night in Canada" as a rinkside reporter. [ [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060927.TRUTH27/TPStory/TPSports/?query= Globe and Mail] ] On October 14, 2006 Campbell became the first woman to do colour commentary on a "Hockey Night in Canada" broadcast. She filled in when Harry Neale was snowed in at his home in Buffalo. [ [http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2006/10/14/campbell-hockey-analyst.html?ref=rss Cassie Campbell makes history as HNIC analyst ] ] She launched her own official website in the spring of 2008 - [http://www.cassie77.com Official website of Cassie Campbell www.cassie77.com]

Interests

She also works as a motivational speaker for Speakers Spotlight and the Lavin Agency.Campbell is also the author of a book which was released in October 2007. The book is titled H.E.A.R.T, a book co-written with Lorna Schultz Nicholson. This book was be published by Fenn with an ISBN number of 1-551-68315-6.

Personal life

Campbell is married to Brad Pascall, an employee of Hockey Canada. In 2007, she was inducted into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame, along other luminaries such as Doug Flutie. The June 2007 issue of Chatelaine magazine featured Campbell on its cover. This is the second time that she has graced the cover.

ee also

* List of Team Canada captains

References

External links

* [http://www.cassie77.com Official website of Cassie Campbell www.cassie77.com] - [ [www.cassie77.com] ]
* [http://www.canoe.ca/SlamNaganoCanada/campbell_c.html Cassie Campbell - Women's Hockey #77 Defense]
* [http://www.thelavinagency.com/canada/cassiecampbell.html The Lavin Agency: Campbell profile]
* [http://www.speakers.ca/campbell_cassie.aspx Cassie Campbell - Profile on Speakers Spotlight]

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NAME = Campbell, Cassie
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH = November 22, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH = Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
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