Renata Fast

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Renata Fast
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Renata Fast playing for Team Canada in 2017
Born (1994-10-06) October 6, 1994 (age 29)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams
PWHL Toronto
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 2010present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Canada
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Denmark
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Canada
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Finland

Renata Fast (born October 6, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for PWHL Toronto of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of Canada women's national ice hockey team.

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She was a member of the Clarkson Golden Knights squad that captured the 2014 National Collegiate women's ice hockey championship title. She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2015 4 Nations Cup, held from November 4–8 in Sundsvall, Sweden. [1] She went on to represent the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2016 4 Nations Cup in Vierumäki, Finland, November 1–5. [2] She competed in the 2017 Women's World Championships in Plymouth, Michigan, losing in overtime to the United States. [3] She competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal. [4]

On September 6, 2023, Fast signed a three-year deal with the PWHL Toronto of the newly formed new Professional Women's Hockey League. [5]

Playing career

NCAA

In her second year (2013–2014), the Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey team made history by winning their school's first NCAA Championship. In the process, the team also became the first team from outside the WCHA to win the women's National Collegiate national championship. In her senior year, she lived up to her surname by scoring the quickest goal in NCAA Tournament history, just 10 seconds in for the game-winner against Quinnipiac in the NCAA quarterfinal game. Renata Fast served as an assistant captain in her Junior and Senior years. [6]

Hockey Canada

Selected for Hockey Canada's National Women's Development Team 2014 and 2015 for the three-game series vs. the United States Women's Under-22 National Team, played during August in Calgary (2014) and Lake Placid (2015) [7] She was a member of Canada's National Women's Development Team that won a gold medal at the 2015 Nations Cup (formerly known as the Meco Cup). [8] She was a member of Canada's National Women's Development Team, which won a silver medal at the 2017 Nations Cup in Germany. [9]

She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2015 4 Nations Cup, held from November 4–8 in Sundsvall, Sweden. Where they placed silver. [1] She represented the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the same tournament in 2016, the 4 Nations Cup in Vierumäki, Finland, Nov. 1–5. [2]

She competed in the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship in Plymouth, Michigan, losing in overtime to the United States. [3] She was selected for the 2017/2018 centralization roster in preparation for the 2018 Olympic Games to take place from February 9 to 25, 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Korea. [4] She was named to the 2018 Olympic Games Canada women's national ice hockey team competing in Pyeongchang County, South Korea where she wore No.14. [10] [11] The Canada women's national ice hockey team earned a silver medal at the 2018 Olympic Games in a shootout.

On January 11, 2022, Fast was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. [12] [13] [14]

CWHL

She was selected second overall by the Toronto Furies in the 2016 CWHL Draft. [15] Fast's first season of play saw her appear in 22 of the Furies 24 games. She would put forth four goals and five assists in those games and finished the regular season as a plus five for plus/minus. Fast was a finalist for the CWHL's Rookie of the Year and was named a 2016–17 all star. [16]

Fast with PWHL Toronto in 2024 Renata Fast 2024.jpg
Fast with PWHL Toronto in 2024

PWHL

Following the launch of the new Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), Fast was one of three players (alongside fellow Canadian Olympians Blayre Turnbull and Sarah Nurse) signed within a pre-draft period to PWHL Toronto.

Personal life

She was born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in Burlington, Ontario. Renata is the youngest of four siblings. [17] Her sister is Lindsey Fast, and her brothers are Christopher and Gregory Fast. [18] Her parents are Sharon and Douglas Fast.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2010–11Burlington Barracudas Prov. WHL 36281050912318
2011–12Burlington BarracudasProv. WHL330121272611212
2012–13 Clarkson University ECAC Hockey 38281026
2013–14Clarkson UniversityECAC Hockey412101244
2014–15Clarkson UniversityECAC Hockey294141838
2015–16Clarkson UniversityECAC Hockey365121732
2016–17 Toronto Furies CWHL 2245938
2017–18 Canada AMHL 150118
2017–18 Toronto FuriesCWHL10000
2018–19 Toronto FuriesCWHL262684830006
2019–20 GTA West PWHPA
2020–21 TorontoPWHPA40116
2023–24 PWHL Toronto PWHL 24310131250334
CWHL totals49611178630006
PWHL totals24310131250334

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2017 Canada WC Silver medal icon.svg50000
2018 Canada OG Silver medal icon.svg50000
2019 CanadaWCBronze medal icon.svg70664
2021 CanadaWCGold medal icon.svg72358
2022 CanadaOGGold medal icon.svg71458
2022 CanadaWCGold medal icon.svg70444
2023 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg71454
2024 CanadaWCGold medal icon.svg73366
Senior totals527243134

Awards and honours

NCAA

CWHL

PWHL

Burlington Sport Alliance

IIHF

Olympics

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