Jordyn Faiczak

Jordyn Faiczak
Personal information
Born (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 25)
Waterloo, Ontario
Height 157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfield
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2016–2021 Canada U–21 14 (0)
2017– Canada 29 (7)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's field hockey
Pan American Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Santiago Team
Pan American Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2021 Santiago Team

Jordyn Faiczak (born 2 April 1999)[1] is a field hockey player from Canada.[2]

Personal life

Jordyn Faiczak was born and raised in Waterloo, Ontario.[3][2][4] She has a younger sister named Taylor.[5] Faiczak attended the Bluevale Collegiate Institute.[6] She later attended the University of British Columbia.[7]

Career

Faiczak began playing field hockey in grade seven[8] and joined her first provincial field hockey team when she was in grade nine.[9] As a forward for her high school team, the Bluevale Knights, Faiczak was an all-Ontario (OFSAA) champion.[6] It was the school's first OFSAA gold-medal.[10] The team, with Faiczak, had placed second and third in the two years prior.[5] She also played for the Guelph Gators[5] and was on Ontario's under-18 team when they won the U18 field hockey championship in 2017.[11]

During university, Faiczak played for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds.[7] In 2017, Faiczak and the Thunderbirds won a USports championship.[8]

Under–21

Faiczak made her debut for the Canadian U–21 team in 2016, at the Pan American Junior Championship in Tacarigua.[12][5] The team placed fourth overall.[6]

She represented the team three years later in a four–nations tournament in Dublin.[12]

In 2021, she was a member of the gold medal-winning team at her second Pan American Junior Championship.[13][14] She was unable to compete with the team in South Africa at the Junior World Cup later that year due to age restrictions.[6]

National team

Jordyn Faiczak debuted for the national team in 2017 during a test series against Chile and India.[2]

She won her first medal in 2022, taking home bronze at the Pan American Cup in Santiago.[15][16] Later that year, she was named starting midfielder for the squad for the FIH World Cup in Amsterdam and Terrassa.[17] Faiczak represented Canada at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022[8] and was named to the Canadian team for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Team Details – Canada". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Jordyn Faiczak". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ "JORDYN FAICZAK". gothunderbirds.ca. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Canada's World Cup field hockey team has strong Waterloo Region presence". Waterloo Region Record. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d Bryson, Mark (28 September 2016). "Talented Knights won't look to far ahead". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d Bryson, Mark (14 February 2017). "Locals join national team for Australian adventure". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  7. ^ a b Deehnsaw, Cleeve (12 September 2018). "UVic, UBC renew field hockey rivalry". Victoria Times Colonist. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  8. ^ a b c Bryson, Mark (6 July 2022). "World Cup a 'cool experience' for Waterloo field hockey midfielder Jordyn Faiczak". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  9. ^ Fox, Lucy (3 November 2017). "Fate and friendship: Trio of UBC rookies and Canadian team hopefuls flourish at their crossroads". USPORTS. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  10. ^ Jackson, Adam (9 November 2016). "Bluevale wins school's first OFSAA field hockey championship". www.gottarent.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  11. ^ Waterloo Region Record (31 July 2017). "Local Sports: Local athletes help Ontario win pair of national championships". InsideHalton.com. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  12. ^ a b "FAICZAK Jordyn". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Canada". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Duncan's Sara Goodman guides Canada to Pan Am field hockey gold". pqbnews.com. Parksville Qualicum Beach News. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Canadian women down the U.S. to qualify for Field Hockey World Cup". coastreporter.net. Coast Reporter. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Canada Women's Hockey team defeat USA to claim Bronze". thedragflick.com. The Drag Flick. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Canada's World Cup field hockey team has strong Waterloo Region presence". Toronto Star. Toronto Star. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Canada's field hockey teams announced for Santiago 2023". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 27 July 2024.


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