Canada's two-sport star rightfully takes her place in Hall of Fame

But he wasn't the only one.

Along with former big league pitcher Erik Bedard and Team Canada figure Greg Hamilton, there was another. Two sport Amanda Asay.

Asay excelled in both hockey and baseball, and was called the PhD Pitcher by her hometown newspaper, the Prince George Gazette.

She was the longest-tenured player on Canada's National Women's team, suiting for 16 years from 2005-2021.

She in her World Cup tournament as a 17 year old, she won MVP. She proceeded to compete in six more tournaments, helping Team Canada win two bronze and two silver.

Asay excelled as both a pitcher, and a hitter, and player catcher and 1st base, as well as taking the mound.

She was also to compete in the Pan American games in 2015.

In 2017, Asay was later ranked seventh in Baseball America's top 10 list of best female baseball players in the world. She was the only Canadian on the list.

She was academically-minded as well, having received her PhD in forestry under the supervision of renowned conservationist Suzanne Simard

Tragically, Asay was killed in 2022 in a skiing accident when she fell into a tree well at the Whitewater Ski Resort near Nelson, BC.

In the months after her death, the Prince George Community Foundation created the Dr. Amanda Asay Memorial Award in her honour. It is presented annually to two post-secondary school students, one from School District 57 in her hometown and the other from School District 8 in Nelson.

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place in June.