33 Facts About Jayna Hefford

Jayna Hefford was born on May 14,1977 and is a Canadian retired ice hockey player and current Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations for the Professional Women's Hockey League.

Jayna Hefford 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.

Jayna Hefford was selected to be inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame on June 26,2018.

On July 19,2018, Jayna Hefford was named interim commissioner of the Canadian Women's Hockey League.

Jayna Hefford was named a 2019 Order of Hockey in Canada recipient.

Jayna Hefford previously played for the Mississauga Chiefs and Brampton Thunder.

At the 1994 national under-18 championship, Jayna Hefford was part of the gold medal-winning Ontario team.

In 1995, Jayna Hefford participated with the Ottawa Regional Select Team in a series against the US National Under-18 Team.

Jayna Hefford was the captain of Team Ontario at the 1995 Canada Winter Games.

Jayna Hefford played for the Toronto Varsity Blues women's ice hockey program, which represented the University of Toronto.

Jayna Hefford joined former University of Toronto student-athlete Heather Moyse as the only University of Toronto graduates to claim a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.

Jayna Hefford is currently an assistant coach with her former team.

At the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, Jayna Hefford ranked second on Team Canada with 12 points in 5 games on the way to her fourth medal.

Jayna Hefford won a silver medal with the Canadian team at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.

In 1999 and 2000, Jayna Hefford was Team Canada's leading scorer.

Jayna Hefford would go on to score the lone shootout goal later that night.

Jayna Hefford again played for Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics, earning her fourth gold medal.

Jayna Hefford stands second only to Hayley Wickenheiser in all-time games played, goals and points for Canada.

Jayna Hefford appeared in 12 of 16 women's world hockey championships earning seven gold medals.

Jayna Hefford led the league in scoring with 69 points.

Jayna Hefford set new league records with 69 points, 44 goals, 11 power-play goals, six shorthanded goals and seven hat tricks.

Jayna Hefford is the first player in the Canadian Women's Hockey League to record 100 career points.

Jayna Hefford recorded the record-setting point milestone on January 17,2009, in a win over the Montreal Stars.

Jayna Hefford scored 439 goals in 418 games in the COWHL, NWHL, and CWHL.

Jayna Hefford retired as the CWHL's all-time leader in goals and points, although both records have since been broken.

The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association was formed from the fall out, and the player members asked Jayna Hefford to be the Operations Consultant of the Association.

In 2023, when the Professional Women's Hockey League was formed, Jayna Hefford ascended into her new role as Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations.

Jayna Hefford led the initiatives for the implementation of new rules, including "Jailbreak Goals" and the "No Escape Rule" during her time as SVP.

On Jan 28,2025, Jayna Hefford was promoted to Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations, with the league expressing its intention to continue to grow.

Jayna Hefford was raised by her parents Larry and Sandra along with her brother Mike; she calls Kingston, Ontario her home town.

Jayna Hefford began playing hockey around the age of six.

Jayna Hefford is mother to two daughters, Isla and Arwen, and a son, Lachlan, with her partner, former Team USA Olympian and Canadian Women's Hockey League co-founder Kathleen Kauth.

Jayna Hefford is a national spokesperson for the Canadian Hockey Association's Initiation Programme.