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Date of Birth: 14/05/77 |
Place of Birth: Kingston, ON |
Residence: Calgary, AB |
Height: 5'5" |
Weight: 140 lbs |
Position: Forward |
Years on national team: 4 |
Jayna Hefford only earned a single point in the 1998 Olympic tournament. Since then she has developed into one of Canada's best natural scorers. She is best remembered for scoring twice in the third period during the gold medal game at the 2000 world championships which tied the score and forced overtime. Canada went on to beat the U.S., for its sixth world title. During those world Hefford earned eight points in five games. At the previous worlds in 1999 she was Canada's top point-getter with 11 in five games.
She plays in the National Women's Hockey League for the Brampton Thunder and was the league's leading scorer for the 2000-2001 season.
What Canada Did
Feb. 21: Canada won gold medal with a 3-2 decision over the U.S. finishing with 5-0 record, while outscoring opponents 35-5.
Feb. 19: Canada def. Finland 7-3 in semifinal play, advancing to Thursday's final against the U.S.
Feb. 16: Canada def. Sweden 11-0, raising record to 3-0 in Group A of preliminary round.
Feb. 13: Canada defeated Russia 7-0, raising record to 2-0 in Group A of preliminary round.
Feb. 11: Canada opened preliminary round with a 7-0 win over Kazakhstan.
Jayna Hefford Pictures
Hefford gets the puck past DeCosta
Hefford scores the game winning goal
Hefford scores past Decosta
Lori Dupuis and Jayna Hefford collide with Saija Sirvio and Paiva Salo
Jayna Hefford is tripped
2002 Games Women's Hockey Coverage
