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Compher Invited to U.S. Women's National Team Residency Program
July 9, 2021 | Women's Ice Hockey
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Boston University women's ice hockey standout Jesse Compher has been invited to the 2021-22 U.S. Women's National Team Residency Program that will commence in October at the Super Rink in Blaine, Minn., in preparation for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
One of 27 athletes invited to the residency program, Compher is looking to become the first Terrier women's ice hockey player to represent the United States at the Olympics. In addition, 25 of these 27 players will be chosen to represent the U.S. at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship, scheduled for August 20-31 in Canada. The final 23-player roster for the 2022 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team is expected to be revealed in very late December or early January.
Compher, who was named to USA Hockey's roster that was slated to compete at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship in May prior to it being rescheduled, has been a fixture on the senior national team for the last three years. She won gold at the 2019 world championship and was selected to the roster for the 2020 event that was ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She also appeared for the senior national team in the first two games of the 2019-20 Rivalry Series against Canada in December 2019, centering her country's top line in the second of those two contests. The Northbrook, Illinois, native has participated in three major international tournaments with the U.S., having also skated in the 2016 and 2017 Under-18 Women's World Championships, and has won gold all three times.
One of 27 athletes invited to the residency program, Compher is looking to become the first Terrier women's ice hockey player to represent the United States at the Olympics. In addition, 25 of these 27 players will be chosen to represent the U.S. at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship, scheduled for August 20-31 in Canada. The final 23-player roster for the 2022 U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team is expected to be revealed in very late December or early January.
Compher, who was named to USA Hockey's roster that was slated to compete at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship in May prior to it being rescheduled, has been a fixture on the senior national team for the last three years. She won gold at the 2019 world championship and was selected to the roster for the 2020 event that was ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She also appeared for the senior national team in the first two games of the 2019-20 Rivalry Series against Canada in December 2019, centering her country's top line in the second of those two contests. The Northbrook, Illinois, native has participated in three major international tournaments with the U.S., having also skated in the 2016 and 2017 Under-18 Women's World Championships, and has won gold all three times.
Named a Hockey East All-Star for a third consecutive year, Compher was terrific for the Terriers in their short 2020-21 season. She led the team in goals (7) and points (11) in just nine games, and her average of 1.38 points per game in the regular season ranked fifth among Division I skaters and second in Hockey East. Compher was held off the score sheet just twice this season and notched a goal in five of her nine appearances.
The 2019 Second Team All-American has recorded 127 career points thanks to 46 goals and 81 assists. Compher ranks fifth all-time in assists and ninth all-time in points among Terrier skaters.
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