Cassie Campbell-Pascall

Cassie Dawin Campbell-Pascall CM (born November 22, 1973) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and a broadcaster for ESPN/ABC, and formerly Sportsnet. Born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Campbell grew up in Brampton, Ontario, playing for the Brampton Canadettes. She was the captain of the Canadian women's 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 a gold medal with a 4 – 1 win over Sweden.

Cassie Campbell
Born (1973-11-22) November 22, 1973
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 134 lb (61 kg; 9 st 8 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Calgary Oval X-Treme
Toronto Aeros
Mississauga Chiefs
National team  Canada
Playing career 19902006
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City Tournament
2006 Turin Tournament
1998 Nagano Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
1994 United States Tournament
1997 Canada Tournament
1999 Finland Tournament
2000 Canada Tournament
2001 United States Tournament
2004 Canada Tournament
2005 Sweden Tournament

Cassie was also captain of the Calgary Oval X-Treme, a team in the Western Women's Hockey League. Campbell has also played for the Toronto Aeros and the Mississauga Chiefs.

Campbell has done modeling, and hosted women's hockey segments on TSN's hockey broadcasts. She attended high school at North Park Secondary School Brampton, and is an alumna of the University of Guelph, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

In honour of Campbell's success, the City of Brampton and Mayor Susan Fennell named a new Recreation Centre, the Cassie Campbell Community Centre, which officially opened in 2007. The Hockey Canada Board and Wayne Gretzky attended the unveiling.

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