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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Yes. And also her dad and brother were NHLers (her brother played 19 games for Calgary and 37 in Abbotsford).
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The family has a long and great hockey history.
“Mikkelson comes from a prominent hockey-playing family in Manitoba. His uncle Jim McFadden was a star center for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks and won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1947–48 and the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 1950.[1] His brother Glen was drafted 140th overall in the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft by the Minnesota North Stars, although he never played an NHL game.
Mikkelson's son Brendan Mikkelson, a defenceman, was selected 31st overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Anaheim Ducks. He has spent NHL time with the Ducks, Calgary Flames, Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins.
His daughter Meaghan plays for the Canadian national women's team, with whom she won a gold medal at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. He also has another daughter, Jillian.”
