Jenn Wakefield

Jenn Wakefield
Born (1989-06-15) June 15, 1989
Pickering, ON, CAN
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
RKS team
Former teams
IK Guts
New Hampshire Wildcats
Boston University Terriers
National team  Canada
Playing career 2007present
Website Website

Jennifer Dorothy June Wakefield (born June 15, 1989) is a member 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

She played one season (2009–10) for Vaughan Flames in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.

Hockey Canada

After being cut from the Olympic team in December 2009, 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

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Career stats

NCAA

Year Team Games played Goals Assists Points
2007–08 New Hampshire Wildcats 33 27 1946
2008–09 New Hampshire Wildcats 31 32 17 49
2010–11 Boston University Terriers 5 7 4 11
2011–12 Boston University Terriers

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CWHL

Year Team Games played Goals Assists Points
2009–10 Vaughan Flames N/A N/A N/A

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Awards and honors

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
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  8. http://www.goterriers.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/031211aaa.html
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  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.goterriers.com/sports/w-hockey/mtt/wakefield_jenn00.html
  14. http://www.sport.ca/team/content/index.php?team=494&id=448
  15. "2009 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Nominees Announced". ECAC Hockey. February 13, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
  16. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1011/201012/dec13wwr.php
  17. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1011/201101/jan4wpm.pdf
  18. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201110/oct3wwr.php
  19. http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201102/feb21kaz.php
  20. http://bceagles.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/recaps/030611aab.html
  21. http://www.goterriers.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/033011aaa.html
  22. http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201111/nov1wmh.pdf
  23. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201201/jan23wwr.pdf
  24. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201202/feb2wmh.php
  25. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201202/feb27wwr.php
  26. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201202/feb28awa.pdf
  27. http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1112/201202/feb29dec.php
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