Hayley W has, indeed,  had a long and productive career although I think in the grand scheme of things it is overrated.  Yes, she has excelled and persisted in a league/game diluted in talent. and still , by any objective analysis, in the "developmental stage" (no team other than Canada or the USA has won a world championship OR Olympic Gold -ever). That is not her fault and someone has to start women's hockey, but to imply she is one the greatest female athletes who pushed the limits of what a women can do is hyperbole. I guess folks have never heard of Billy Jean King or Marilyn Bell (the first PERSON to swim across Lake Ontario). Ference is clearly speaking from a personal perspective which is fine, but it is not objective.