Jesse Compher

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Jesse Compher
Compher with PWHL Toronto in 2024
Born (1999-07-01) July 1, 1999 (age 26)
Northbrook, Illinois, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHL team Toronto Sceptres
National team File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Playing career 2017–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Finland
Gold medal – first place 2025 Czechia
Silver medal – second place 2021 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2022 Denmark
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2017 Czech Republic

Jesse Compher (born July 1, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She is also a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team, and represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

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College

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Compher began her collegiate career for the Boston University Terriers during the 2017–18 season. She made her debut for the Terriers on September 23, 2017, in a game against Merrimack.[1] She recorded her first two collegiate goals on November 28, 2017, in a 6–4 victory over Brown.[2] She finished the season with nine goals and 17 assists in 37 games for the Terriers, ranking third on the team in points. Her 17 assists ranked second in the league among rookies. Following an outstanding freshman season, she was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team.[3][4]

During the 2018–19 season, she led Hockey East in scoring and ranked third in the NCAA, recording 17 goals and 44 assists in 37 games. Her 44 assists were a program record, and she became the second player in program history to surpass 60 points during a season.[5] On December 8, 2018, she posted a career-high five points, including an NCAA-best four assists, in an 8–0 victory over RIT. She was subsequently named the Hockey East Player of the Week, and NCAA First Star of the Week.[6][7] Compher was named the Hockey East Player of the Month for the month of December after leading the nation in points (11) and assists (8).[8] Following an outstanding season, she was named a Hockey East First Team All-Star, a Second Team CCM/AHCA Hockey All-American and a top ten finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award.[9][10][11] On April 13, 2020, Compher was named team captain for the Terriers.[12] During the 2020–21 season, she led the team in scoring, with seven goals and 11 points in eight games. Following the season, she was named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star.[13]

On April 14, 2022, Compher announced she was transferring to Wisconsin for her final year of NCAA eligibility.[14]

Professional

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Compher was drafted in the fifth round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by PWHL Toronto.[15] During the 2023–24 season, she recorded one goal and four assists in 24 regular season games, and one goal in five playoff games. During the 2024–25 season, she recorded nine goals and nine assists in 30 regular season games. During the 2025 PWHL playoffs, she recorded three assists in four games. On June 17, 2025, she signed a two-year contract extension with the Sceptres.[16]

International play

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Compher represented the United States at the 2016 and 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, where she won gold.[17] On March 1, 2019, Compher was named to the roster for the United States women's national ice hockey team at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she recorded one assist in six games and won a gold medal.[18] On February 25, 2020, Compher was again named to the roster for the United States at the 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship, however, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] On March 30, 2021, Compher was again named to the roster for the United States at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.[20] On January 1, 2022, Compher was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[21]

On December 11, 2025, Computer scored a goal in a 10-4 victory versus Canada. Held in Edmonton, Alberta, this was the third game of the 2025 Rivalry Series, marking the first time that the Canadian women's national ice hockey team allowed 10 goals in a loss to the United States. [22]

Personal life

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Compher's brother, J. T. Compher, is a professional ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL).[23]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2017–18 Boston University HE 37 9 17 26 20 — — — — —
2018–19 Boston University HE 37 17 44 61 12 — — — — —
2019–20 Boston University HE 26 13 16 29 21 — — — — —
2020–21 Boston University HE 9 7 4 11 2 — — — — —
2022–23 University of Wisconsin WCHA 41 16 24 40 39 — — — — —
2023–24 PWHL Toronto PWHL 24 1 4 5 23 5 1 0 1 2
2024–25 Toronto Sceptres PWHL 30 9 9 18 10 4 0 3 3 0
PWHL totals 54 10 13 23 33 9 1 3 4 2

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 United States U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 1 1 4
2017 United States U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 0 1 1 6
2019 United States WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 2
2021 United States WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 1 2 3 4
2022 United States OG 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3 1 4 4
2022 United States WC 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1 1 2 2
2025 United States WC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 10 0 2 2 10
Senior totals 32 5 5 10 12

Awards and honors

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Honors Year
College
Hockey East All-Rookie Team 2018 [4]
WHEA scoring champion 2019 [24]
Hockey East First Team All-Star 2019 [9]
CCM/AHCA Hockey Second Team All-American 2019 [10]
Hockey East First Team All-Star 2020 [25]
Hockey East Second Team All-Star 2021 [13]
NCAA All-Tournament Team 2023 [26]

References

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