Jayna Hefford

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jayna Hefford
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	May 14, 1977(1977-05-14)
Age	47
Birthplace	Canada
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Taurus

Jayna Hefford Biography

Jayna Hefford is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on May 14, 1977 in Canada, Canada. Canadian women’s ice hockey player who won three Olympic gold medals with Team Canada, winning in 2002, 2006, and 2010.

She won gold for Team Canada at the 2010 Olympics while Sidney Crosby helped the men’s Team Canada team to gold.

At the 1994 national under-18 championship, Hefford was part of the gold medal winning Ontario team. In 1995, Hefford participated with the Ottawa Regional Select Team in a series against the U.S. National Under-18 Team. Hefford was the captain of Team Ontario at the 1995 Canada Winter Games.

Jayna Hefford made her senior competitive debut with the Mississauga Chiefs in 1996–97, scoring 32 goals in 30 games and winning Rookie of the Year honours in the Central Ontario Women’s Hockey League. After spending the 1997–98 season with Canada, she joined the newly-formed Brampton Thunder for the 1998–99 season and finished second in the league with 34 goals scored in just 27 games (with the league renamed the National Women’s Hockey League midway through the season). After scoring 25 goals in 1999–2000, she won her first goal-scoring title in 2000–01 with 36 goals. She also led the league in scoring with 69 points.

Her father, Larry Hefford, died of cancer in 2007.

Jayna Hefford Net Worth

Jayna Hefford is one of the richest Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jayna Hefford 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She won a gold medal at the 1994 national under-18 championship playing for Team Ontario.

She was Team Canada’s leading scorer in the 1999 and 2000 World Championships.

Jayna Hefford (born May 14, 1977) is a women’s ice hockey player who 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.

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In 2006–07, Hefford eclipsed the 40-goal plateau for the second time in her NWHL career, also leading the league with a career-best 70 points. In the playoffs, she helped the Thunder win the NWHL playoff championship.

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Jayna Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Jayna Hefford celebrates birthday on May 14 of every year.

In 2007–08, she led the new Canadian Women’s Hockey League (CWHL) with 26 goals in 27 games for the Brampton Canadettes Thunder. She was named the CWHL’s Most Valuable Player of the 2007–08 CWHL season, an award voted on by the league’s six team captains. In addition, she was also a CWHL Central All- Star. Despite winning CWHL Top Scorer of the Month honours on four separate occasions (September, November, December, January), she lost the Angela James Bowl scoring race by three points to Jennifer Botterill’s 61 points. It marked the first time since 1999–2000 that in a year when Hefford played a full season, she did not win her league scoring race. In the playoffs, Hefford helped Brampton win the first CWHL championship.

What is Jayna Hefford doing now?

On July 19, 2018, Hefford was named interim commissioner of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. She was named a 2019 Order of Hockey in Canada recipient. Hefford was born in Trenton, Ontario, but grew up in Kingston, Ontario. She previously played for the Mississauga Chiefs and Brampton Thunder.

What city is hosting the Pwhpa next showcase?

In partnership with the Washington Capitals, the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) will play four games of the 2021-2022 Secret Dream Gap Tour at MedStar Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va., from March 4-6 as part of the Capitals PWHPA Showcase.

How much do PWHPA players make?

PWHPA League Details (April 2022) The new PWHPA league would also pay players more, with an average salary of $55 thousand for players.

How much do pro women's hockey players make?

Player salaries sat between $5,000 and $7,000 during the 2017-18 season – which included two preseason games, two practices a week, 16 regular season games and “up to two” playoff games. The league increased the salary cap to $150,000 for the next two seasons before doubling it to $300,000 last season.

How much do PHF players make?

The current salary cap for PHF teams is $750,000 (the minimum salary for an NHL player is $750,000).