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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 2534312" data-attributes="member: 2012">Other Hockey News...Wickenheiser scores 100th international goal in Canada win over SwedenCopied from <a href="http://www.NHL.com" target="_blank">www.NHL.com</a>8:18 PM EDT, 08/31/2005  HAMEENLINNA, Finland (CP) - Hayley Wickenheiser achieved another hockey milestone Wednesday, scoring her 100th international goal in Canada's 3-1 win over Sweden on the opening day of the Four Nations Cup.Wickenheiser, who scored twice against the Swedes, has played 145 games for Canada. "When I got the second goal, I knew I had 100 goals so one of my teammates, Gillian Apps, grabbed the puck for me," said Wickenheiser, who had the puck tucked safely in her bag.Hockey Canada initially believed Wickenheiser, from Shaunavon, Sask., was the first woman to reach the 100-goal milestone in international play. But it appears American Cammi Granato may have beat her to it. According to USA Hockey, Granato has 177 goals and 152 assists in 191 games."It was kind of a nice moment," said Wickenheiser, who was named player of the game. "It was exciting to get the 100th goal and to do it in Finland where I played before here, it was sort of a neat feeling."Winnipeg's Jennifer Botterill also scored for Canada, which plays the U.S. on Thursday.Wickenheiser, 26, made headlines when she played for a men's pro hockey team in Finland, and the Finnish crowd Wednesday clearly remembered her."There were a lot of kids in the crowd and I think a lot of them were familiar with my name and obviously being over here with the attention I received when I was here," said Wickenheiser. "It was kind of nice to hear the kids squealing, the atmosphere was good."Later, Jenny Potter scored twice to lead the United States 5-2 over host Finland.Sweden opened the scoring against Canada in the first period on a screened point shot that beat Canadian goalie Charline Labonte high glove side.But the Canadians, who won last year's Four Nations Cup tournament in Lake Placid, N.Y., carried the rest of the play, outshooting Sweden 30-11.Botterill tied the game in the second period when she batted the puck past Swedish goalie Kim Martin in a goalmouth scramble.Wickenheiser's two goals came in the third. On memorable No. 100, she started off the play making a long stretch pass to Apps."She threw it out from the corner to the high slot, and I just sort of made a little fake and went top shelf over the Swedish goalie," said Wickenheiser. "It was a decent goal, a nice goal. Sometimes you get them on garbage goals, but this was kind of a fun one."Wickenheiser knew she was on pace to make history - people had been reminding her for days."It's kind of nice to get the monkey off my back and get two goals and now I don't have to think about it anymore," said Wickenheiser.What's next?"I think 200," Wickenheiser said with a laugh. "That would maybe be another milestone."But I think the next goal is to win the Olympic gold medal this year, that's for sure the biggest one."The Canadian women will get a better idea what they're up against at the 2006 Olympics in Turin when they battle the United States on Thursday. Canada lost to the U.S. in a shootout in the final at the world championships in April."It's our first meeting since the worlds, so it will be interesting to see what they look like, and how we look as well," said Wickenheiser.Canadian head coach Melody Davidson has brought 22 of the 27 players who have been based in Calgary since August to Finland for the tournament, which is part of the selection process for the 2006 Olympic team.Canada plays Finland on Saturday. The medal games are slated for Sunday.</blockquote>

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