Jenn Wakefield

Jenn Wakefield
Born (1989-06-15) June 15, 1989
Pickering, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
RKS team
Former teams
Linköpings HC
New Hampshire Wildcats
Boston University Terriers
Toronto Furies
National team  Canada
Playing career 2007present
Website Website

Jennifer Dorothy June Wakefield (born June 15, 1989) is a Canadian ice hockey player and amember of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She was a substitute for the women's team that participated in 2010 Winter Olympics and played on the gold-medal winning team at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

Junior years

Jennifer Wakefield won a gold medal with Team Ontario at the 2007 Canada Winter Games. She led the tournament in scoring with twenty points (twelve goals and eight assists). In a game versus Newfoundland at the Canada Winter Games (March 5, 2007), Wakefield was on a line with Mallory Deluce and Rebecca Johnston. The three combined for 12 points in a 19–0 victory.[1] She won a silver medal at the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association provincial championships in 2006 with the Durham West Jr. Lightning of the PWHL. Wakefield played for Team Ontario Red at the 2005 National Women’s Under-18 Championship and was part of the gold medal winning team.[2]

CWHL

Wakefield played one season (2009–10) for the Vaughan Flames in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. Returning to the CWHL after graduating from Boston College, she would be the 12th overall selection by the Toronto Furies in the 2012 CWHL Draft.

Hockey Canada

After being cut from the Olympic team in December 2009 due to a broken hand, Wakefield played for the Canadian Under 22 team that participated in the MLP Cup in 2010. She scored a goal in the Gold Medal win over Switzerland that was played on January 9, 2010.[3] She played in the 2014 Winter Olympics for Canada.

NCAA

University of New Hampshire

Her freshman year was in 2007–08. Wakefield finished second in New Hampshire scoring, but led all New Hampshire freshmen in scoring. She helped New Hampshire reach the NCAA Frozen Four.[4] As a sophomore, Wakefield led New Hampshire in scoring. In addition, Wakefield led the Wildcats with 13 power play goals, four shorthanded goals and nine game-winning goals.

Boston University

Sweden

[12]

Career stats

   
Season Team League GP G A Pts +/- PIM
2007-08 New Hampshire Wildcats Hockey East 33 27 19 46 57
2008-09 New Hampshire Wildcats Hockey East 31 32 17 49 44
2009-10 Vaughan Flames[13] CWHL N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2010-11 Boston University Terriers Hockey East 34 32 22 54 30
2011-12 Boston University Terriers Hockey East 36 29 28 57 54[14]
2012-13 Toronto Furies CWHL 24 13 5 18 +5 34[15]
2013-14 Canada national women’s ice hockey team Centralization 32 10 8 18 N/A 34
2013-14 Canada national women’s ice hockey team Sochi Winter Games 5 0 1 1 N/A 0
2014-15 Linkoping SDHL (Women’s) 15 18 4 22 +14 38
2015-16 Linkoping SDHL (Women’s) 18 38 17 55 +41 24
2016-17 Linkoping SDHL (Women’s)

Awards and honours

References

  1. http://www.canadagames.ca/Content/2007%20Canada%20Games/Day%2011.asp
  2. "Player Profile: Jennifer Wakefield". Hockey Canada. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  3. "Player Profile". Hockey Canada. January 10, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  4. http://www.goodasgoldopen.com/team_wakefield_jennifer.html#pagetop
  5. Denise Smith (January 14, 2010). "Women's Weekly: January 14th, 2010". InsideHockey.com. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  6. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1011/201101/jan4wpm.pdf
  7. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1011/201101/jan17wwr.pdf
  8. http://www.goterriers.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/031211aaa.html
  9. http://www.goterriers.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/051311aaa.html
  10. http://www.uscho.com/recaps/2011/11/02/terriers-defeat-eagles-wakefield-scores-100th-goal/
  11. http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/canadian-olympian-jennifer-wakefield-excited-to-play-in-swedish-div-2-mens-league/
  12. http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=312092
  13. http://www.sport.ca/team/content/index.php?team=494&id=448
  14. "Jenn Wakefield Career Statistics". USCHO. n.d. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
  15. "#2 Jennifer Wakefield". CWHL. n.d. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  16. "2009 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Nominees Announced". ECAC Hockey. February 13, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  17. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1011/201012/dec13wwr.php
  18. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1011/201101/jan4wpm.pdf
  19. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201110/oct3wwr.php
  20. http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201102/feb21kaz.php
  21. http://bceagles.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/030611aab.html
  22. http://www.goterriers.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/033011aaa.html
  23. http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201111/nov1wmh.pdf
  24. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201201/jan23wwr.pdf
  25. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201202/feb2wmh.php
  26. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201202/feb27wwr.php
  27. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201202/feb28awa.pdf
  28. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201202/feb29dec.php
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