Stacy Wilson

Did You Know?

• Wilson was inducted into the Acadia University Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998, the only woman ever so honoured.
• She grew up in Salisbury, New Brunswick, and attended JMA Armstrong High School.
• Her parents were Trueman Townsend Wilson and Elizabeth Ann Wilson (née Beckwith).

Playing career

Wilson began her playing career in minor hockey with boys, stopping after bantam to pursue badminton at the provincial and Maritime level. In her second year at Acadia University, she resumed hockey and helped create a women's hockey club that wore used Acadia varsity men's sweaters and raised funds for tournaments. The club competed in two provincial championships and represented Nova Scotia at the Women's National Championship in 1986 and 1987. After graduating in 1987, she played senior women's hockey with the Moncton Blades (later Maritime Blades). From 1986–87 to 1992–93, she played for Team New Brunswick at the National Women's Championships, leading the tournament in scoring in 1986. She was named to the All-Star team in 1988 and received the most sportsmanlike player award in 1990 and 1996. In 1990, she earned MVP and leading scorer titles in the New Brunswick Senior Women's Hockey League. At the 1998 Esso Nationals, she scored two goals to defeat Team Saskatchewan, finishing fifth. Wilson won gold at the 1990 World Championships in Ottawa with three goals and eight assists in five games. She earned another gold at the 1992 World Championships in Tampere, Finland, scoring one goal and one assist despite injury. At the 1994 World Championships in Lake Placid, she contributed four goals and four assists in five games for another gold. Playing for the Maritime Sports Blades at the 1995 National Championships, she recorded six goals and six assists in six games and received the MVP award. She won gold at the 1995 and 1996 Pacific Rim championships in Richmond, British Columbia, and San Jose, California. As captain at the 1997 World Championships in Kitchener, Ontario, she scored a goal and four assists in five games for gold. At the 1997 National Championships, she won a game MVP medal and cut it into 20 pieces to share with teammates. Wilson captained Canada to a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, where her five assists ranked second on the team behind Hayley Wickenheiser.

Writing

In 2000, Wilson published The Hockey Book for Girls, which was nominated for a Red Cedar Book Award. A review in CM: Canadian Review of Materials gave it four stars out of five, noting it supports girls entering a male-dominated field without bashing male hockey. The School Library Journal review stated the book provides limited information, is poorly written, and contains small or unfocused photographs.