| The best offensive defenseman on Canada's National Women's Team, Geraldine Heaney was a member of World Championship squads in 1990, 1992, 1994 and 1997. In both 1992 and 1994 she was named the Best Defenseman at the Women's World Championship, an honor that she also garnered at the Pacific Rim Championship in 1996. Heaney collected six points (two goals and four assists) to rank fourth in scoring for the Canadian team at the Winter Olympics in Nagano in 1998 when Canada had to settle for a silver medal behind the United States. Heaney went on to win gold at the 1999, 2000 and 2001 World Championships before winning gold at the 2002 Olympics beating the Americans in the finals. A fitness fanatic and an all-around athlete, Heaney is considered one of the top female in-line hockey players in the world. She has also been invited to try out for Northern Ireland's national women's soccer team. |
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