Jesse Scanzano is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 forward

Forward (ice hockey)

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 for the Mercyhurst College

Mercyhurst College

Mercyhurst College is a Catholic liberal arts college in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.-History:On September 20, 1926, Mercyhurst College opened its doors just a few blocks away from the city's southern boundary. It was founded by the Sisters of Mercy of the Erie Diocese, who were led by Mother M. Borgia...

 Lakers

Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey

The Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey team is the hockey team that represents the Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania. The program started in 1999 and Michael Sisti has been the only coach in the history of the program. From 2000 to 2002, the Lakers were part of the Great Lakes Women's...

. She grew up in Montreal, Quebec and played for the Montreal Axion

Montreal Axion

The Montreal Axion were a National Women's Hockey League team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Axion represented Quebec at the 2005 Esso Women's Nationals...

 women's ice hockey team and participated in the 2005 Esso Women’s Nationals She was selected fifth overall in the 2011 CWHL Draft

2011 CWHL Draft

The 2011 CWHL Draft was held on July 21, 2011 in Mississauga. The Montreal Stars had the first pick overall and selected Meghan Agosta from Mercyhurst College. -Top 50 picks:-Draft picks by team:-Alberta:-Boston:-Brampton:-Burlington:-Montreal:...

. Scanzano played for the 2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team

2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team

The 2011–12 women's national hockey team will represent Canada in various tournaments during the season. The team will attempt to win the gold medal at the Women's World Championships...

 and appeared in the 2011 4 Nations Cup

2011 4 Nations Cup

The 2011 Four Nations Cup is a women's ice hockey tournament that was held in Nyköping, Sweden. All matches were held at the Stora Hallen arena. The November 10 match between Canada and the US marked the 100th time since 1990 that the two countries have played each other.-Schedule:-Bronze medal...

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Mercyhurst College

• In her rookie season, Scanzano appeared in 37 games with 13 goals and 29 assists. Scanzano was the third Quebecer in the history of the Lakers women's hockey program. She was second on the team in assists and third in points. She had nine multiple-point games and ended the season with a seven-game scoring streak. Nationally, she was fifth in points per game by a rookie (1.08), and fourteenth in assists per game (0.73). For her efforts, she was named to the CHA All-Rookie Team and was a six-time CHA Rookie of the Week.
• As a sophomore, Scanzano led the team with a .191 shooting percentage while ranking second on team in goals, assists, points, and power-play goals (11). For her efforts, she was named to the All-CHA Second Team. Scanzano’s numbers were the fifth-best single-season offensive numbers in program history. She averaged 2.25 points per game during 16 conference games and was second in conference scoring behind teammate Meghan Agosta. Overall, she ranked sixth in the nation in points scored, and eighth in NCAA Division I in goals and assists
• As a junior, Scanzano was named to the 2009-10 Preseason All-CHA team and was also tabbed as the 2009-10 Preseason CHA Player of the Year. During the 2009-10 season, Jesse Scanzano led the NCAA in most shorthanded goals with 4. In addition, she led the NCAA in points per game with an average of 1.97.

Montreal Axion

• Scanzano joined the Montreal Axion
  Montreal Axion
  The Montreal Axion were a National Women's Hockey League team located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Axion represented Quebec at the 2005 Esso Women's Nationals...
  
   as a 15 year old. Prior to playing for the Axion, she played bantam boys’ hockey in the Lac St. Louis Hockey Association with the West Island Royals. She won the NWHL championship with the Axion in 2005-06. The following season, she was the leading scorer for the Axion as she had 46 points (24 goals, 22 assists) in 35 games.

• On February 11, 2007, Scanzano was involved in a controversial game for the franchise. In a game against the Brampton Thunder
  Brampton Thunder
  The Brampton Canadettes-Thunder is an ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The Canadettes-Thunder play its home games at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario.-Team history:...
  
  , Scanzano scored two goals but the game ended in controversy due to the result of the shootout. A player for the Axion left the penalty box prior to the shootout commencing and took the first shot for the Axion. This was a violation of NWHL rules.

CWHL

Scanzano was the fifth overall selection in the 2011 CWHL Draft

2011 CWHL Draft

The 2011 CWHL Draft was held on July 21, 2011 in Mississauga. The Montreal Stars had the first pick overall and selected Meghan Agosta from Mercyhurst College. -Top 50 picks:-Draft picks by team:-Alberta:-Boston:-Brampton:-Burlington:-Montreal:...

. On November 2, 2011, Scanzano was on loan from the Toronto Furies

Toronto Furies

The Toronto Furies are a professional women's ice hockey team that plays in Toronto, Ontario. Most of the players from the inauguaral season in 2010-11 were players from the former Toronto Aeros franchise. The team adapted the name Furies after the 2011 Clarkson Cup...

, as she appeared in one game for the Brampton Thunder

Brampton Thunder

The Brampton Canadettes-Thunder is an ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. The Canadettes-Thunder play its home games at the Powerade Centre in Brampton, Ontario.-Team history:...

. The game was an exhibition contest versus her alma mater, the Mercyhurst Lakers. In the second period of said contest, Scanzano scored the game winning goal as the Thunder defeated the Lakers by a 3-1 tally.

Team Canada

• In 2005, Scanzano participated for Team Quebec at the Canadian Under-18 Hockey Challenge. Some of her teammates included future Olympic gold medalist Catherine Ward
  Catherine Ward
  Catherine Ward is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team. She was also a member of the 2008–09 McGill Martlets women's hockey season, which won a Canadian Interuniversity Sport title...
  
  , future McGill Martlet Ann-Sophie Bettez, and future NCAA players Emmanuelle Blais and Karel Emard.
• In 2007, she participated in the European Air Canada Cup for Canada's Under-22 Team. In the first game of the tournament against Japan, Scanzano had three assists.
• She represented Team Canada's Under-22 team this week at the 2008 European Air Canada Cup in Ravensburg, Germany.
• Scanzano was one of six Mercyhurst players (along with Vicki Bendus, Bailey Bram, Jess Jones, Hillary Pattenden, and Laura Hosier) invited to try out for the Under-22 Team in August 2009. Scanzano was named to the final roster of the 2009-10 National Women's Under-22 Team.
• Scanzano won the Gold Medal for the Canadian National Women’s Under-22 Team at the 2010 MLP Cup. In the Gold Medal game, Scanzano had a goal and an assist.
• In March 2011, she was invited to the Canadian national women's ice hockey team selection camp to determine the final roster for the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championships.
• She travelled to Bratislava, Slovakia to participate in the 2011 IIHF High Performance Women's Camp from July 4-12.
• Scanzano was named to the roster that will compete in the 2011 IIHF Eight Nations Tournament. In the first game of the 2011 IIHF Eight Nations Tournament, Scanzano scored two goals in a 16-0 victory over Switzerland. In the third game of the tournament, she scored two goals in an 11-0 shotout over Slovakia.
• Scanzano competed in the 2011 4 Nations Cup
  2011 4 Nations Cup
  The 2011 Four Nations Cup is a women's ice hockey tournament that was held in Nyköping, Sweden. All matches were held at the Stora Hallen arena. The November 10 match between Canada and the US marked the 100th time since 1990 that the two countries have played each other.-Schedule:-Bronze medal...
  
   and scored a goal versus Finland on November 9, 2011.

Career stats

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Year	Team	Games Played	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	+/-	PIM
2005	Quebec Under 18 Team	5	1	3	4	N/A	0	10
2005	Esso Women's National (Team Quebec)	6	3	3	6	N/A	0	2
2007	Europe Air Canada Cup	3	0	0	0	N/A	0	2
2007–08	Mercyhurst	37	13	27	40	106
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2008–09	Mercyhurst	37	27	35	62	141
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Personal

• She plans to major in business at Mercyhurst. Her twin brothers, Shawn and Wes, both played in the American Hockey League (AHL) and East Coast Hockey League (ECHL).

Awards and honors

• 2010 nominee for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
• 2010 First Team All-CHA
• 2009-10 Preseason All-CHA team
• 2009-10 Preseason CHA Player of the Year
• 2009 CHA Tournament MVP
• 2009 All-CHA Second Team
• 2008 CHA All-Rookie Team
• Six-time CHA Rookie of the Week (2007–08)
• 2007 European Air Canada Cup champions
• Bronze medal at the Esso Nationals in Sarnia, Ontario (2005)
• 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team
• 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award Nominee
• CHA Player of the Month (Month of February 2011)
• 2010-11 Second Team All-CHA selection