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).
| Jenna McParland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 McParland in 2019 | |||
| Born | May 12, 1992 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 | ||
Playing career
editAcross 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
editShe 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
editShe attended Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School in Caledon, Ontario.[8] Her brother, Nick McParland, played three years in the ECHL.
Career statistics
edit| 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
edit- ^ https://theix.substack.com/p/hockey-friday-with-erica-l-ayala Archived August 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Dunick, Leith (August 23, 2015). "Schreiber's McParland goes sixth overall in CWHL draft". Dougall Media. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ Staffieri, Mark (February 2, 2018). "Jenna McParland Making it Happen with Markham Thunder". Women's Hockey Life. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ Bevis, Hannah (October 13, 2017). "CWHL 2017-18 Season Preview: Markham Thunder". The Ice Garden. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "PWHPA Unifor Showcase: Toronto • Weekend Recap". Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (Press release). September 26, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ "Game on: Women's hockey union takes 1st tangible step". NBC Sports. September 23, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ Murphy, Mike (May 22, 2020). "Toronto's offense already looks dangerous". The Ice Garden. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ Grgas-Wheeler, Kelly (February 2, 2015). "Crowd pleaser". Minnesota Hockey Magazine. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database