Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Sami Jo Small is a three-time Olympian and five-time world champion goalie for the Canadian national women’s ice hockey team. A multi-sport athlete, Small attended Stanford university on a scholarship for discus and javelin. Sami Jo currently works as a motivational speaker as well is an owner of a hockey school that runs throughout four provinces. She also recently helped start the Canadian Women’s Hockey League where she continues to play elite hockey for the Toronto Furies.
Focuses on helping you help the individuals in the crowd be motivated and inspired to help those around them. She’ll help your group become a better “team”, whether that’s in the workplace, at home or in relationships, and inspire the group to want to work harder for a common goal.
Sami Jo Small grew up on the outdoor hockey rinks of Winnipeg, MB. Her passion for the game was honed in the boys minor hockey system. As the only girl she was forced each and every day to prove that she belonged through hard work and determination. She dreamt, like her teammates, of someday playing in the NHL, but also dreamt of someday stepping on to the podium at the Olympic Games. She accepted a scholarship to Stanford University for track and field to throw the discus and javelin.
Her dream of participating in the Olympic Games flourished until injury plagued her career and she consoled her feelings of failure by returning to the game she grew up loving. Hockey became her passion again as she played on the Stanford Men’s team even garnering PAC-10 MVP honours while earning her degree in mechanical engineering.
Her childhood dream became a reality when she accepted a spot on the 1998 Olympic Games team traveling to Nagano, Japan. Women’s hockey was on the rise and Sami Jo was a huge part of its success. She has since won five World Championships and has twice been named Championship MVP. She is a three time Olympian and has been a member of two Olympic Gold Medal Winning teams including Torino, Italy. Sami Jo currently trains full-time in Toronto and just recently helped start the Canadian Women’s Hockey League where she plays for the Toronto Furies.
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