# WickFest

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The **Canadian Tire Wickenheiser World Female Hockey Festival**, or **WickFest** is an annual festival showcasing women and girls hockey. It was started by Canadian Olympic Gold Medalist [Hayley Wickenheiser](/source/Hayley_Wickenheiser).

## History

The first WickFest was held in 2010 in [Burnaby](/source/Burnaby), British Columbia, following the [2010 Winter Olympics](/source/2010_Winter_Olympics) in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), and had 47 teams participate.[1] By 2015, the tournament had grown to 2000 players from 100 teams, both from Canada and abroad.[2] In 2017, there were 2300 participants, including a Pee Wee team from China.[3] Attendees of the 2018 event, held at [WinSport](/source/WinSport) in [Calgary](/source/Calgary) included the Indian women's national ice hockey team.[4] The tenth WickFest was held in early 2019 in [Surrey, British Columbia](/source/Surrey,_British_Columbia).[5]

## References

1. Myers, Tracey (21 November 2018). ["Wickenheiser's female hockey festival getting boost from NHL, NHLPA"](https://www.nhl.com/news/hayley-wickenheiser-female-hockey-festival-wickfest-gets-boost-from-nhl-nhlpa/c-302153166). *NHL.com*. National Hockey League. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

1. McIntosh, Jeff (21 December 2015). ["The interview: Hayley Wickenheiser, hockey star"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hayley-wickenheiser-hockey-canadian-olympian/article27893919/). The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

1. ["Wickfest aims to raise profile of women around the world through sport | CBC News"](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/hayley-wickenheiser-wickfest-2017-1.4420089). *CBC*. CBC. 25 November 2017.

1. ["India’s women’s hockey team visits Canada, meets Wayne Gretzky"](https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/article/indias-womens-hockey-team-visits-canada-meets-wayne-gretzky/). *CTV News*. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

1. Zillich, Tom (22 March 2018). ["'Wickfest' hockey festival for women coming to Surrey next winter"](https://www.surreynowleader.com/sports/wickfest-hockey-festival-for-women-coming-to-surrey-next-winter/). *Surrey Now-Leader*. Surrey Now-Leader. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

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