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2015.5.12 |
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Video Recording |
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Danielle Goyette Interview |
Interview Summary / Résumé d'entrevue |
Danielle Goyette, Order of Sport recipient, inducted in 2015, born in Saint-Nazaire, Quebec, talks about her ice hockey career, the challenges she faced, the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Olympic Winter Games, the importance of teamwork, coaching, and her message to youth. Danielle recalls always having an overwhelming passion for ice hockey as a youth, even though she enjoyed playing other sports like softball and tennis. She looked up to Guy Lafleur and the Montreal Canadiens. Danielle explains that as a youth, playing ice hockey was a challenge for girls. There wasn't public support for girls to play, but she loved the game and did not let anything stop her from playing. Danielle describes the language barrier as one of the biggest challenges she had to overcome. She recalls playing on the National Team from 1991-1995 and being unable to communicate with her teammates, so she moved to Calgary in 1996 to learn English in preparation for the 1998 Olympic Winter Games. Danielle also describes her numerous injuries as another hurdle that she overcame. Danielle tells what it felt like to win the Gold Medal in Salt Lake City, her incredible team, and how she felt as a flag bearer in the 2006 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremonies. She describes the importance of team communication and how her teammates helped her work hard every day. Danielle says that Sylvie Daigle, a short-track speed skater, guided her, trained her and prepared her for the Olympic Winter Games. Danielle tells youth to work hard and not to be afraid to fail and urges them to participate in sports. Danielle recalls coaching Hayley Wickenheiser at the University of Calgary. Entrevue avec Danielle Goyette, 26 juin 2015. MP4 d'origine numérique, temps de visionnement : 00:22:21. Danielle Goyette, récipiendaire de l'Ordre du sport, a été intronisée en 2015 et est née à Saint-Nazaire, au Québec. Elle parle de sa carrière de hockey sur glace, des défis rencontrés, des Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 1998, 2002 et 2006, de l'importance du travail d'équipe, du métier d'entraîneure et de ses messages à l'intention des jeunes. Danielle se souvient que pendant sa jeunesse, elle a toujours éprouvé une passion débordante pour le hockey sur glace, même si elle aimait aussi pratiquer d'autres sports comme le softball et le tennis. Elle admirait Guy Lafleur et les Canadiens de Montréal. Danielle explique que lorsqu'elle était jeune, c'était un défi pour les filles de jouer au hockey. L'appui du public envers le hockey féminin était inexistant, mais elle adorait ce sport et rien n'allait l'arrêter de le pratiquer. Danielle décrit la barrière linguistique comme l'un des plus grands défis qu'elle a eu à surmonter. Elle raconte que pendant qu'elle jouait pour l'équipe nationale de 1991 à 1995, elle était incapable de communiquer avec ses coéquipières. Elle est donc déménagée à Calgary en 1996 pour y apprendre l'anglais et se préparer aux Jeux olympiques de 1998. Danielle parle également de ses nombreuses blessures qui ont été pour elle d'autres obstacles à surmonter. Danielle explique comment elle s'est sentie de remporter la médaille d'or à Salt Lake City, elle parle de son équipe extraordinaire et de comment elle s'est sentie d'être la porte-drapeau lors des cérémonies d'ouverture des Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2006. Elle décrit l'importance de la communication au sein d'une équipe et explique que ses coéquipières l'ont aidée à travailler fort à tous les jours. Danielle affirme que Sylvie Daigle, une patineuse de vitesse sur courte piste, l'a guidée, formée et préparée en vue des Jeux olympiques d'hiver. Danielle dit aux jeunes de travailler fort et de ne pas craindre d'échouer. Elle les encourage à prendre part à des sports. Danielle se souvient de l'époque où elle était l'entraîneure de Hayley Wickenheiser à l'Université de Calgary. |
Scope & Content |
Danielle Goyette interview, 26 June 2015. Born digital MP4, viewing time 00:22:21 23:44Danielle Goyette. Started to play on the outside rink at home in Saint-Nazaire every day after school and was on the ice every weekend. Knew she had a passion for hockey because she wanted to play it all the time. Somebody who inspired her was actually a whole team, the Montreal Canadiens. Watched them every Saturday night, and then after the game would take her skates and stick out. Her parents would ask what she was doing and she said she needed to practice new moves. At that time of night all the rink lights were out, but the street lights were on. She would put a snowball on the ice and try and practice new moves like Guy Lafleur and all the Montreal Canadiens. She would work on new moves every time she had the chance to. 24:46Never had just one favourite player. Guy Lafleur, was somebody who always brought something new to the game. The small players were really shifty. They helped you as an athlete to want to become like them. 25:18As a young person, did all different sports. In the summer softball, tennis. In the winter broomball, hockey. Hockey has always been her passion. In Quebec, hockey is a religion. Was lucky enough to grow up in that environment. As a young girl it was not always easy, because growing up in woman's hockey was not all that popular and she would get told it was a man's sport. But when you love something that much you don't care you just do what you want to do. 26:11Loved the game so much, it didn't matter what people were saying. Her parents raised her in an environment where you do what you want to do. And they said you'll find a way to do it and that's what she did. 26:42Language was a big challenge. Played on the national team 1991-1995 and couldn't talk to teammates because she didn't speak English. That was a struggle for her because she knew she wanted to go to the Olympic Games in 1998 she had to find a way to learn English. Moved to Calgary at the end of 1996. Second biggest challenge was injuries. Had 24 dislocations, 13 in left shoulder 11 on her right, 3 surgeries. When you go through injuries, it shows you what you have to do and how hard you have to work. It was just obstacles, not enough to stop her. 27:46The Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games were a great moment. It was first gold medal as a team, first time for women's hockey. Had 8 penalties in a row. Was an offensive player, were always penalty killing, was on the bench most of the game. Was an event that marked her career as an athlete for sure. 28:40The Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games, think about the team. Think it's the best team she played on. Because they knew all the roles. Had players that specialized on penalty kills, and some were on the power play. They had no doubts that when they had 8 penalties in a row trusted teammates to kill the penalties. When remember the game, remembered the confidence they built after every penalty kill. Never gave up, knew that as a team if sticking together, it would be possible. It was a tie game but they made it happen. 29:39Most proud of. What she sees today, seeing young girls playing hockey. Now it's okay to play hockey at a young age and people don't discourage young girls from playing hockey. Have so many girls playing hockey at a young age, and seeing the passion they have to play the game. Makes her really proud. 30:28(Night before 1998 Nagano Games her father passed away). Sometimes as a person you have strength inside you that you don't know you have until you face that moment. Luckily she had good teammates they helped her get through the tournament, you don't eat or sleep a lot you just go on emotion. The last time she saw her dad was just before the Olympics Games. He was crying and didn't want her to leave, he would see her on TV and he never got that chance. She wanted to come back to Quebec, she talked to her sisters and they said that's not what he would have wanted. She worked so hard to get there, make him proud. 31:41Was not a big talker on the team, was more of a lead by example player. For her it was really important to make every player be comfortable on the team and be part of the team. If you don't fit in its hard to express yourself on the ice and do the best you can. As an older player and leader on the team she made sure they were comfortable and doing the best they could, it would be easier to win games. Lead by example and work hard. Have to remember the national team only has about 20 spots and so many girls who want your spot. Have to make sure you push your teammates to work hard every day and not take anything for granted. 32:50(In 2006 was selected to carry flag in opening ceremonies). It's funny because you can't talk to anybody and tell anybody. When she got the call she was so excited and said she had to tell somebody. Was such an honour, as an athlete you never think of these moments, you just try to be the best athlete you can every day. When you have the chance to carry the flag it's for what you do both on the ice and off the ice and that's a great honour to be able to lead Team Canada not just about hockey but about all the athletes. To be able to walk and lead them it's such a great honour. 33:52When you walk in as an athlete you have so many athletes with you, you don't see everywhere there's some athletes that are taller than you and you don't see the full stadium. When you walk with the flag all by yourself, there's nobody around you and you see everything and its pretty amazing, you feel like you're dreaming. You just think about not falling. The fact that you're walking and you see everything it's unreal. You'd have to be in the person's shoes to understand the emotion going through. Thought about her parents walking in and because they never got to see her at the Olympics and show how good of a player she was. It's all the emotion that comes to you at that moment when you walk. 34:56Values. Commitment is a big one, commitment to training on and off the ice. If you want to stay for a long time on the national team you're going to have to work harder and be ready to do something that the other people are not ready to do to stay there. Going to have to battle during tryouts against other players who want your spot. For her, hard work is something that brings your team to the highest level. Perseverance. Not always easy, when you Get to that level you've been through a lot, injuries, up and downs, hard times, but you can't quit. You know what you have to do to get there but are you willing to do it. Perseverance is a big one. 36:05Her moment was at the 1994 IIHF World Championship. Her roommate was Cassie Campbell, on the last day she was leaving on a different bus, and they couldn't communicate because of language, and Cassie left some stuff behind but Danielle couldn't tell her. It was the old walkman with the tape in it, and she had to go get someone else to tell Cassie but she was already gone. At that time she knew that if she wanted to keep going on the national team she had to learn English to communicate with the other players, because there were so many moments that happened off the ice and she was unable to share these moments. When think about career think about what happened off the ice, those were the memories. 37:23Communication is key, especially when you play on a team it's not all about you, it's about the team. Sometimes you have to put yourself at the backseat and make sure other things are at the front. It doesn't matter how good you're going to play if nobody is having a good game around you. Have to make sure everyone around you is playing their best games for you to be successful. Sometimes it takes years for players to understand that. If you're successful and the other person is successful then I will be successful. A lot of athletes play on good teams, but they maybe never won a gold medal or a Stanley Cup and it shows that it doesn't matter how good you are if you don't bring everybody with you. 38:30(Message that strive to pass on to next generation of hockey players). Hard work and not to be afraid to fail. There are some young players who are afraid to try new things because they are not used to failing, If you don't fail you're not going to get better. Hard work also, nobody is going to do it for you, you're the only one who's going make the decision to do it. Can guide them but at the end of the day they have to make the best decision for them. If you want something you're going to have to work harder than the person next to you. 39:15As a coach feel most reward when see students coming the first year, and leaving after the fifth year and seeing how much they've grown. Want to make them better hockey players, but the most important this is that they are better people when they leave that program and that's what she's proud of. When she says she's going miss them because she knows the impact that they had on other players and on the program. The person is the most important. If they had a good experience they're going to give back to the sport because they are going to know how important sport is. 40:11Coaching at the University of Calgary, Hayley Wickenheiser played for her. On the first day she had a great impact on and off the ice. Everything she touched she has to be the best at it. She has a son, she trains full time, she goes to school, she wants to become a doctor. One of the other students complained about playing hockey being hard, but they didn't have any responsibilities at home. When you see a player like that and what she has to deal with everyday she's a great example for the younger players. In the time she was playing on the team her GPA in school was way better because it was not about complaining but about what can I do to be better every day. 41:10It doesn't matter at what level you get in sport as long as you participate in some kind of sport. For her it is team sport, learn so much during competing and practicing, respect, it's not easy. If you are in sport you are going to learn and be better than people who are not in sport. Sport is the best school of life. 42:05Played until she was 41. You never think that you are at the top of your game, you want to get better. If it wasn't for getting the job at the University of Calgary she would have played longer. Because you know how good you could be if you put the effort into it. She knew she could get better every year, goal as a person is always try to be better than you were yesterday. Never really sat down and said wow, I did a lot of things. That's why she's still in the game because she knows she can do more, sometimes it's not going to be her in the front line it's going to be her athletes. Know how women's hockey can be better, and trying to push limits of women's hockey. Were good, but she knew how much better women's hockey can be, and she wants to be part of pushing that forward. 43:16Need a team around you, family, friends who support you when things don't go well, have coaches, staff that have around the team. One person who really guided her was Sylvie Daigle, short track speed skating from Montreal, still one of her best friends to this day. When she started to think about going to Olympic Games with national team Sylvie said that she would take her under her wing, and gave her a program, became her personal trainer both physically and mentally, guided her, what to expect, what she would have to do to succeed. She was the person who had the biggest effect on her. 44:(On being inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame). Hard to put into words. When carried the flag in 2006, that was at the top of her list and now being inducted is at the top. To be able to look at the people who have been inducted already, and to look at the list is pretty amazing, the group of 2015, Paul Coffey, Susan Auch, Lori Ann Muenzer hasn't sunk in yet. Will think about it later on and think about what it means, right now it's about the legacy that she leaves behind for woman's hockey. Can't explain right now, something that she never dreamed about. When it happens it hits you. Over next couple months will try to live to the max, in Toronto is when she will realize how big it is and how proud she will be. |
Date |
2015/06/27 |
Year Range from |
1970 |
Year Range to |
2015 |
People |
Goyette, Danielle Lafleur, Guy Campbell-Pascall, Cassie Wickenheiser, Hayley Daigle, Sylvie Auch, Susan Muenzer, Lori Ann |
Search Terms |
Danielle Goyette Ice hockey Women in sport Interview IIHF 1994 Women's World Championship 2002 Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake City 2006 Olympic Winter Games Torino 2014 Olympic Winter Games Sochi |