Jenna McParland

Jenna McParland
McParland in 2019
Born (1992-05-12) May 12, 1992 (age 32)
Schreiber, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NWHL team Toronto Six
Played for PWHPA
Markham Thunder
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
National team  Canada
Playing career 2011–present

Jenna McParland (born May 12, 1992) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Toronto Six in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).

Playing career

Across 141 NCAA Division I games with the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, McParland scored 116 points.[1]

She was drafted 6th overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2015 CWHL Draft.[2] After graduating, she signed with Brampton in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL).[3] She would play the next four seasons with the club, until the collapse of the CWHL in 2019.[4] In 2018, she won the Clarkson Cup with the team.

In May 2019, she joined the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA), and would spend the 2019–20 season with the organisation.[5][6] In 2020, she signed with the expansion Toronto Six of the NWHL, but chose to opt-out of the 2020-21 COVID-19 bubble season.[7]

International play

She played for Team Canada at the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, scoring 7 points in 5 games as the country won gold.

Personal life

She attended Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School in Caledon, Ontario.[8] Her brother, Nick McParland, played three years in the ECHL.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Brampton Thunder CWHL 24 8 11 19 8 2 1 0 1 0
2016–17 Brampton Thunder CWHL 24 4 6 10 28 - - - - -
2017–18 Markham Thunder CWHL 21 8 10 18 6 3 3 0 3 0
2018–19 Markham Thunder CWHL 24 10 6 16 6 3 3 0 3 12
2019–20 Independent PWHPA - - - - - - - - - -
CWHL totals 93 30 33 63 48 8 7 0 7 12

References

  1. ^ https://theix.substack.com/p/hockey-friday-with-erica-l-ayala Archived August 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Dunick, Leith (August 23, 2015). "Schreiber's McParland goes sixth overall in CWHL draft". Dougall Media. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Staffieri, Mark (February 2, 2018). "Jenna McParland Making it Happen with Markham Thunder". Women's Hockey Life. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Bevis, Hannah (October 13, 2017). "CWHL 2017-18 Season Preview: Markham Thunder". The Ice Garden. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "PWHPA Unifor Showcase: Toronto • Weekend Recap". Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (Press release). September 26, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "Game on: Women's hockey union takes 1st tangible step". NBC Sports. September 23, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  7. ^ Murphy, Mike (May 22, 2020). "Toronto's offense already looks dangerous". The Ice Garden. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Grgas-Wheeler, Kelly (February 2, 2015). "Crowd pleaser". Minnesota Hockey Magazine. Retrieved January 7, 2021.