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Danielle Goyette

Danielle Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Born
January 30, 1966
Age in 2026
60
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1966

About Danielle Goyette

Danielle Goyette is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played on the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She is an eight-time champion of the Abby Hoffman Cup, the national women's championship of Canada. In 2013, she was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. In 2017, she was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Goyette was made a member of the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2018. Goyette won her first Abby Hoffman Cup at Hockey Canada's 1989 National Championships with Sherbrooke Christin Automobile. At Hockey Canada's 2007 National Championships, she scored the last goal in the Canadian Final as the Oval X-Treme won their fourth Abby Hoffman Cup with a 3-0 win over the Etobicoke Dolphins. It would be the first Canadian goal ever scored in an Olympic women’s ice hockey gold medal game. She ranked first at the 2002 Winter Olympics with 7 assists and tied for first with 10 points.

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Danielle Goyette timeline

  1. Goyette won her first Abby Hoffman Cup at Hockey Canada's 1989 National Championships with Sherbrooke Christin Automobile.
  2. She ranked first at the 2002 Winter Olympics with 7 assists and tied for first with 10 points.
  3. At Hockey Canada's 2007 National Championships, she scored the last goal in the Canadian Final as the Oval X-Treme won their fourth Abby Hoffman Cup with a 3-0 win over the Etobicoke Dolphins.

The world when Danielle Goyette was born

Danielle Goyette was born in 1966. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1966

  • #1 song"The Ballad of the Green Berets" – SSgt Barry Sadler
  • Top movieA Man for All Seasons
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookIn Cold Blood – Truman Capote

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentEngland wins the FIFA World Cup at Wembley
  • Top headlineCultural Revolution begins in China
  • Technology milestoneStar Trek premieres, inspiring future technologists
  • Defining fadBatman TV show craze
  • Notable inventionElectronic fuel injection
  • World population3.41 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championBaltimore Orioles (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population196.6M

1966 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Danielle Goyette's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19662026
Gas$0.32$3.45/gal
Average home$14,200$435,000
Average income$9,400$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.09$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population196.6M341 million

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