Cassie Campbell
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| Olympic medalist | |||
 Cassie Campbell |
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| Silver | 1998 Nagano | Team | |
| Gold | 2002 Salt Lake City | Team | |
| Gold | 2006 Turin | Team | |
Cassie Campbell (born November 22, 1973 in Richmond Hill, Ontario and raised in Brampton, Ontario) with the official website at www.cassie77.com, 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. • Only captain, male or female, to lead Canada to two Olympic Gold Medals • Longest serving captain in Canadian Hockey History • Won 2 Olympic Gold Medals (2002-Salt Lake, 2006- Turin) and 1 Olympic Silver (1998-Nagano) • 6 x World Champion (1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004) • 1 x Silver medalist at Worlds (2005) • Asst. Captain of Canada’s National women’s team from 1997–2001 – given a letter in her second World Championship • Won 21 medals in International play for Canada (17 gold, 4 silver) • 1997 All- Star in the World Championship, as a defenceman
Cassie has launched a new official website at [www.cassie77.com] - www.cassie77.com - official website of Cassie Campbell
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 also attended high school at North Park Secondary School and is also 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.
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[edit] Retirement from Hockey
Cassie Campbell retired from competitive hockey on August 30, 2006.[1] She then joined Hockey Night in Canada as a rinkside reporter.[2] 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.[3]
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
