Jayna Hefford

Jayna Hefford
Hockey Hall of Fame, 2018
Hefford in 2022
Born (1977-05-14) May 14, 1977 (age 47)
Trenton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for University of Toronto
Mississauga Chiefs
Brampton Thunder
National team  Canada
Playing career 1996–2014
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's ice hockey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Tournament
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Canada Tournament
Gold medal – first place 1999 Finland Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2000 Canada Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2001 United States Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2004 Canada Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2007 Canada Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2012 United States Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sweden Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2008 China Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2009 Finland Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2011 Switzerland Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2013 Canada Tournament
Women's 4 Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 Canada Tournament
Commissioner of the Canadian Women's Hockey League
In office
August 1, 2018 – May 1, 2019
Preceded byBrenda Andress
Personal details
NationalityCanadian
SpouseKathleen Kauth
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Toronto

Jayna Hefford (born May 14, 1977) is a Canadian retired ice hockey player and current chairperson of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association.

Hefford got her start in the sport of ringette but soon moved into ice hockey.[1] During her hockey career, she won multiple medals at the Winter Olympics and IIHF World Women's Championships as well as titles in the National Women's Hockey League and Canadian Women's Hockey League. She helped Canada win four-straight Olympic gold medals from 2002 to 2014 and famously scored the gold medal-winning goal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. At the club level across three leagues, she scored 439 goals in 418 competitive games including a CWHL record 44 goals in 2008–09.

She was selected to be inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame on June 26, 2018.[2] On July 19, 2018, Hefford was named interim commissioner of the Canadian Women's Hockey League.[3] She was named a 2019 Order of Hockey in Canada recipient.

Hefford was born in Trenton, Ontario. She previously played for the Mississauga Chiefs and Brampton Thunder.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ringettes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Jayna Hefford". Class of 2018. Hockey Hall of Fame. June 26, 2018. Archived from the original on April 12, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "CWHL announce interim commissioner head hockey operations player development". CWHL. Archived from the original on July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.