Hayley Scamurra

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Hayley Scamurra
Hayley Scamurra.jpg
Scamurra with PWHL Ottawa in 2024
Born (1994-12-14) December 14, 1994 (age 29)
Williamsville, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHL team
Former teams		 PWHL Ottawa
Buffalo Beauts
Northeastern Huskies
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Playing career 2012–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Finland
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Denmark
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 United States

Hayley Scamurra (born December 14, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey player for PWHL Ottawa of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), and a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She played college ice hockey at Northeastern University, where she played for four seasons.

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She is the daughter of former Washington Capitals player Peter Scamurra. Before playing college hockey, she was one of the only few American players to compete in the Ontario Junior women's league, playing for the Oakville Jr. Hornets and Burlington Jr. Barracudas.

Playing career

College hockey

Scamurra played four seasons as a forward for the Northeastern Huskies, where she played in 123 games and scored 111 points, tied for 21st all-time in school history. [1] [2] She was often paired with Kazmaier Award winner Kendall Coyne as a linemate.

In her freshman season (2013–14), she was chosen as a Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Forward, [3] as well as the Rookie of the Month for February 2014.

In her sophomore season (2014–2015), she was third on the team in goals, despite playing in only 19 contests.

Her junior season (2015–16) was her breakout year, as she amassed 43 points and had a plus/minus rating of +43. She was a key teammate of Coyne, assisting on her 50th goal of the year.

In her final season (2016–17), Scamurra scored 8 goals and an impressive 23 assists, despite losing Kendall Coyne as a linemate. She was named the WHEA Best Defensive Forward. [4]

Professional hockey

Hayley Scamurra playing for Team NWHL in 2018 HayleyScamurra.jpg
Hayley Scamurra playing for Team NWHL in 2018

In the 2016 NWHL Draft, Scamurra was chosen by the Buffalo Beauts as the 10th overall pick and the third chosen by Buffalo. [5] She signed with the Beauts on March 10, 2017, to help with the end of season push for the Isobel Cup [6] and was able to appear in the final regular season game, against the Connecticut Whale. She scored a goal in the first period of that game.

In her first appearance at the Isobel Cup playoffs, Scamurra scored 4 points (1 G, 3 A) in two games, including an assist in the championship game. The Buffalo Beauts defeated the Boston Pride and won the Isobel Cup as 2016-17 NWHL champions. [7]

During the 2017–18 NWHL season, Scamurra led the Beauts in goals and tied for the team lead in points. She was named Rookie of the Year and was voted one of the three stars of the season by the fans. [8] She was named to the all-star game, where she scored a hat-trick and was named co-MVP. [9] The Beauts lost in the NWHL Championship to the Metropolitan Riveters.

In the 2018–19 NWHL season, Scamurra led the league in scoring with 20 points (10 G, 10 A). [10] She was named to her second all-star game. [11] The Beauts again reached the NWHL finals, achieving this feat for the third consecutive season, before ultimately losing in overtime to the Minnesota Whitecaps. [12]

Following three seasons as a member of the PWHPA, Scamurra was drafted 29th overall in the 2023 PWHL Draft by Ottawa. [13]

On January 2, 2024, Scamurra scored the first goal in PWHL Ottawa history. [14] At the time it was the highest attended game in professional women's ice hockey history. [15] Hayley again scored in another record setting game, on January 28, 2024 in front of 8,646 fans at TD Arena, the record up to then for largest crowd for a professional women’s hockey game in history. [16]

International hockey

Scamurra with Team USA in 2023 Hayley-scamurra-usa.png
Scamurra with Team USA in 2023

On January 25, 2019, Scamurra was named to the U.S. Women's National Team Roster for the 2019 Rivalry Series against Team Canada February 12–17, 2019 in London and Toronto, Ontario, and Detroit. [17] [18]

On January 2, 2022, Scamurra was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics, where she won a silver medal with the team in Beijing, China. [19] [20] In the Olympics, Scamurra scored a pivotal goal to put Team USA up 3-0 in the semi-final game against Finland. [21]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

[22] [23]

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2010–11 Burlington Jr. Barracudas Prov. WHL 271012223050118
2011–12Burlington Jr. BarracudasProv. WHL3012183038611210
2012–13 Oakville Jr. Hornets Prov. WHL2813122530—————
2013–14 Northeastern Huskies Hockey East 297152226—————
2014–15 Northeastern HuskiesHockey East191051512—————
2015–16 Northeastern HuskiesHockey East3814294318—————
2016–17 Northeastern HuskiesHockey East378233140—————
2016–17 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 1101021340
2017–18 Buffalo BeautsNWHL1477141620112
2018–19 Buffalo BeautsNWHL161010201220220
2020–21 Team WSF PWHPA 62242—————
2022–23 Team Harvey'sPWHPA181661210—————
2023–24 PWHL Ottawa PWHL 2455102—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM+/-
2019 United StatesWCGold medal icon.svg71124+5
2021 United StatesWCSilver medal icon.svg602210+4
2022 United StatesWCSilver medal icon.svg72134+5
2022 United StatesOGSilver medal icon.svg71234+5
2023 United StatesWCGold medal icon.svg71126+5
2024 United StatesWCSilver medal icon.svg70334+3
Senior totals415101532+27

[24] [25]

Awards and honors

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