Hayley Scamurra

Hayley Scamurra
Scamurra in Sept. 2024
Born (1994-12-14) December 14, 1994 (age 30)
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		 Toronto Sceptres
Buffalo Beauts
Ottawa Charge
National team  United States
Playing career 2012–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Finland
Gold medal – first place 2023 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2021 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2022 Denmark
Silver medal – second place 2024 United States

Hayley Scamurra (born December 14, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Sceptres 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, where she played for four seasons.

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

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] On December 30, 2024, she, alongside Savannah Harmon, was traded to the Toronto Sceptres in exchange for Jocelyne Larocque and Victoria Bach.[17]

International hockey

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.[18][19]

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.[20][21] In the Olympics, Scamurra scored a pivotal goal to put Team USA up 3-0 in the semi-final game against Finland.[22]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Burlington Jr. Barracudas Prov. WHL 27 10 12 22 30 5 0 1 1 8
2011–12 Burlington Jr. Barracudas Prov. WHL 30 12 18 30 38 6 1 1 2 10
2012–13 Oakville Jr. Hornets Prov. WHL 28 13 12 25 30 — — — — —
2013–14 Northeastern Huskies Hockey East 29 7 15 22 26 — — — — —
2014–15 Northeastern Huskies Hockey East 19 10 5 15 12 — — — — —
2015–16 Northeastern Huskies Hockey East 38 14 29 43 18 — — — — —
2016–17 Northeastern Huskies Hockey East 37 8 23 31 40 — — — — —
2016–17 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 3 4 0
2017–18 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 14 7 7 14 16 2 0 1 1 2
2018–19 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 16 10 10 20 12 2 0 2 2 0
2020–21 Team WSF PWHPA 6 2 2 4 2 — — — — —
2022–23 Team Harvey's PWHPA 18 6 6 12 10 — — — — —
2023–24 Ottawa PWHL 24 5 5 10 2 — — — — —
PWHL totals 24 5 5 10 2 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2019 United States WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 1 2 4
2021 United States WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 0 2 2 10
2022 United States WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 2 1 3 4
2022 United States OG 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1 2 3 4
2023 United States WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1 1 2 6
2024 United States WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 0 3 3 4
Senior totals 41 5 10 15 32

Awards and honors

  • First goal in PWHL Ottawa Team History[14]
  • (2x) World Champion (2019, 2023)[21]
  • Olympic Silver Medal (2022)
  • NWHL Players' Association Top Player of the Year Award (2018–19)[23]
  • NWHL Leading Scorer Award (2018–19)[24]
  • (2x) NWHL All-Star (2018, 2019)[25][11]
  • Co-MVP, 3rd NWHL All-Star Game[26]
  • NWHL Co-Player of the Week, Awarded February 5, 2018[27]
  • NWHL Rookie of the Year[28][8]
  • WHEA Best Defensive Forward[29]
  • WHEA All-Rookie Team[30]
  • WHEA Rookie of the Month in February 2014[31]

References

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