Introduction
Jesse Compher (born July 1, 1999) is an American women's ice hockey player for Boston University Terriers. She represented the United States women's national ice hockey team at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Playing career
NCAA
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. She recorded her first two collegiate goals on November 28, 2017, in a 6–4 victory over Brown. 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.
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 just the second player in program history to surpass 60 points during a season. 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. 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). 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.
International play
Compher represented the United States at the 2016 and 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, where she won gold. 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.
Personal life
Compher is the sister of National Hockey League (NHL) player J. T. Compher.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Boston University | Hockey East | 37 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Boston University | Hockey East | 37 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 74 | 26 | 61 | 87 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | United States | U18 | 
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2017 | United States | U18 |
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2019 | United States | WC |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| Senior totals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Honors | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| Hockey East All-Rookie Team | 2018 | |
| WHEA scoring champion | 2019 | |
| Hockey East First Team All-Star | 2019 | |
| CCM/AHCA Hockey Second Team All-American | 2019 | |