In two outstanding seasons for the University of New Hampshire, this Pickering native was the Hockey East Rookie of the year as a freshman, and then a top 10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award as a sophomore.
Wakefield earned valuable experience with Team Ontario and Canada's Under-18 team before joining the senior national squad for the 2008 4 Nations Cup and then as an alternate for the World Chammpionship in 2009.
Wakefield debuted with the national senior team at the 2007 4 Nations Cup, where she scored one goal to help Canada win the tournament. She also won gold at the 2008 Under-22 European Air Canada Cup.

Just as Steve Yzerman will for the next week or so, Melody Davidson, head coach of Canada's women's Olympic hockey team, agonized for months over the final cuts to her 21-player roster.
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