Hayley Wickenheiser to donate brain to concussion research

Source: CBC Sports, February 6, 2018 

4-time Canadian Olympic gold medallist retired from women’s hockey last year

Retired Canadian hockey star Hayley Wickenheiser will donate her brain after she dies for research on concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

The Boston-based organization announced in a news release Tuesday that the four-time Olympic gold medallist, made the pledge along with four-time U.S. Olympian Angela Ruggiero and American bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor.

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