Hefford, Jayna (1977–)

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Hefford, Jayna (1977–)

Canadian ice-hockey player. Born May 14, 1977, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Played for Brampton Thunder; won a team silver medal at Nagano (1998), the 1st Olympics to feature women's ice hockey; won a team gold medal at World championships (2001); won a team gold medal at Salt Lake City Olympics (2002) and a team gold at Torino Olympics (2006). Was the OWIAA Rookie of the Year with the University of Toronto.

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