Looking back on it, it’s obviously a huge honour and privilege for me to be able to say that I scored to make it 3-1 with one second left in the second period. It was such a momentum shift to score that last second before you go to the dressing room for an intermission. And then in the third period, the US did score another goal to make it 3-2, so my goal stood as the winning goal. But in the moment, you’re just trying to play the game and compete. So now it’s more of a moment that other people bring up to me. But it’s a proud moment for me. to be able to contribute like that in such a big moment to the team. Spotlight on Business: You had an extremely decorated career on the ice winning numerous medals, championships, and awards.
“There is always a huge amount of pride anytime you get to wear the maple leaf”
Jayna Hefford: I’d have to take it back a little bit. My first year on the national team was at the 1997 World Championships. I was 19 years old and made the team in my first year. That was my introduction to playing alongside national team players, both at university and with the national team. Then I played my first Olympics in 1998, and that was the inaugural event of women’s hockey for the Olympics. We lost the gold and took home silver. But there was something different about that one because I
think in 1998 it was all so new. Nobody knew what to expect when going to the Olympics and all the intensity and pressure of it all. But going into 2002, we had this fire within us. We now had the experience of going through a full cycle. So again, there is always a huge amount of pride anytime you get to wear the maple leaf. But that one was pretty special, having the opportunity to go back to the games after losing gold in ‘98, and having a chance to get that redemption in 2002.
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