{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1999)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Jesse Compher | image = Jesse Compher 2024.jpg | alt = | caption = Compher with PWHL Toronto in 2024 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|7|1}} | birth_place = Northbrook, Illinois, U.S. | position = Forward | shoots = Right | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 8 | weight_lb = 161 | league = PWHL | team = Toronto Sceptres | former_teams = | sex = f | ntl_team = United States | career_start = 2017 | medaltemplates = {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Beijing|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2019 Finland|}} {{MedalGold|2025 Czechia|}} {{MedalSilver|2021 Canada|}} {{MedalSilver|2022 Denmark|}} {{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championships}} {{MedalGold|2016 Canada|}} {{MedalGold|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) and member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She played college ice hockey at Boston University, where she was the Hockey East scoring champion in 2019. She helped Wisconsin win the 2023 NCAA National Championship.
Compher won a silver medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics and is a two-time world champion, winning gold at the 2019 and 2025 World Championships.
==Early life== Born in Northbrook, Illinois, to parents Bob and Valerie Compher,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://goterriers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/jesse-compher/17931 |title=Jesse Compher - Women's Ice Hockey |website=Boston University Athletics |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> Jesse was raised with her two older siblings: Morgan and brother J. T. Compher, who plays in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/jesse-compher-1044366 |title=Jesse Compher |website=Team USA |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> She attended Hickory Point Elementary School, Shabonee School, and Wood Oaks Junior High School in Northbrook, before graduating from Glenbrook North High School in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glenview/ct-nbs-northbrook-olympian-compher-tl-0310-20220307-iyickbbr6rfwloi34i4xmvvti4-story.html |title='Let's grow the game' Olympian Jesse Compher's Silver Medal 'There is a future for girls' hockey and women's hockey' |website=Chicago Tribune |date=March 7, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref>
Compher began playing hockey at the local sports center and was inspired by watching her older brother play, "I was always at this rink watching him (J.T.), so I thought I might as well try, and then I fell in love with it."<ref name="ChicagoTribune2022">{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/glenview/ct-nbs-northbrook-olympian-compher-tl-0310-20220307-iyickbbr6rfwloi34i4xmvvti4-story.html |title='Let's grow the game' Olympian Jesse Compher's Silver Medal 'There is a future for girls' hockey and women's hockey' |website=Chicago Tribune |date=March 7, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> Compher played youth hockey for the Chicago Mission U19 team for three seasons, serving as team captain during her final two years.<ref name="BostonU">{{cite web |url=https://goterriers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/jesse-compher/17931 |title=Jesse Compher - Women's Ice Hockey |website=Boston University Athletics |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> With the Mission, she won a national championship in 2014–15, finished as runner-up at the national championships in 2016–17, and helped her team to a third-place finish in 2015–16.<ref name="BostonU"/> She also won four consecutive state championships with the Mission.<ref name="BostonU"/>
==Playing career== ===College=== 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://goterriers.com/news/2017/9/23/womens-ice-hockey-terriers-edged-by-merrimack-2-1.aspx | title = Terriers Edged by Merrimack, 2–1 | website = goterriers.com | date = September 23, 2017 | accessdate = March 24, 2019 | archive-date = March 24, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190324092218/https://goterriers.com/news/2017/9/23/womens-ice-hockey-terriers-edged-by-merrimack-2-1.aspx | url-status = live }}</ref> She recorded her first two collegiate goals on November 28, 2017, in a 6–4 victory over Brown.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://goterriers.com/news/2017/11/28/womens-ice-hockey-terriers-defeat-brown-6-4.aspx | title = Terriers Defeat Brown, 6–4 | website = goterriers.com | date = November 28, 2017 | accessdate = March 24, 2019 | archive-date = March 24, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190324092307/https://goterriers.com/news/2017/11/28/womens-ice-hockey-terriers-defeat-brown-6-4.aspx | url-status = live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web | url = https://goterriers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=12379 | title = Jesse Compher Bio | website = goterriers.com | date = March 24, 2019 | accessdate = March 24, 2019 | archive-date = April 1, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190401133557/https://goterriers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=12379 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="RookieTeam">{{cite web |url=https://goterriers.com/news/2018/2/28/womens-ice-hockey-compher-schroeder-named-to-hockey-east-all-rookie-team.aspx |title=Compher, Schroeder Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team |website=goterriers.com |date=February 28, 2018 |accessdate=March 24, 2019 |archive-date=March 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324092300/https://goterriers.com/news/2018/2/28/womens-ice-hockey-compher-schroeder-named-to-hockey-east-all-rookie-team.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goterriers.com/news/2019/3/21/womens-ice-hockey-compher-named-second-team-all-american.aspx?path=whockey |title=Compher Named Second Team All-American |website=goterriers.com |date=March 21, 2019 |accessdate=March 24, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://goterriers.com/news/2018/12/10/womens-ice-hockey-compher-named-hockey-east-player-of-the-week.aspx | title = Compher Named Hockey East Player of the Week | website = goterriers.com | date = December 10, 2018 | accessdate = March 24, 2019 | archive-date = March 24, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190324092216/https://goterriers.com/news/2018/12/10/womens-ice-hockey-compher-named-hockey-east-player-of-the-week.aspx | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/article/2018-12-11/ncaa-womens-hockey-boston-universitys-compher-top-star-week | title = NCAA women's hockey: Boston University's Compher is top star of the week | website = ncaa.com | date = December 11, 2018 | accessdate = March 24, 2019 | archive-date = March 24, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190324092220/https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/article/2018-12-11/ncaa-womens-hockey-boston-universitys-compher-top-star-week | url-status = live }}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/articles/2019/01/jesse-compher-named-hockey-east-player-of-the-month.php | title = Jesse Compher Named Hockey East Player of the Month | website = hockeyeastonline.com | date = January 3, 2019 | accessdate = March 24, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref name="All-Star">{{cite web |url=http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/articles/2019/03/womens-hockey-east-names-2018-19-all-star-teams.php |title=Women's Hockey East Names 2018–19 All-Star Teams |website=hockeyeastonline.com |date=March 8, 2019 |accessdate=March 24, 2019 |archive-date=March 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324051614/http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/articles/2019/03/womens-hockey-east-names-2018-19-all-star-teams.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="All-American">{{cite web |url=http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/articles/2019/03/four-womens-hockey-east-players-honored-as-ccm-hockey-all-americans.php |title=Four Women's Hockey East Players Honored As CCM Hockey All-Americans |website=hockeyeastonline.com |date=March 21, 2019 |accessdate=March 24, 2019 |archive-date=March 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324051617/http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/articles/2019/03/four-womens-hockey-east-players-honored-as-ccm-hockey-all-americans.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pattykaz.com/news_article/show/997046 |title=Top-10 Finalists Named for 2019 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award |website=pattykaz.com |date=February 21, 2019 |accessdate=March 24, 2019 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108003109/https://www.pattykaz.com/news_article/show/997046 |url-status=live }}</ref> On April 13, 2020, Compher was named team captain for the Terriers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://goterriers.com/news/2020/4/13/womens-ice-hockey-announces-2020-21-captains.aspx |title=Women's Ice Hockey Announces 2020-21 Captains |website=goterriers.com |date=April 13, 2020 |access-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414133137/https://goterriers.com/news/2020/4/13/womens-ice-hockey-announces-2020-21-captains.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref name="2021 All-Star">{{cite news|url=https://goterriers.com/news/2021/2/27/womens-ice-hockey-compher-chosen-as-hockey-east-second-team-all-star.aspx|title=Compher Chosen as Hockey East Second Team All-Star|website=goterriers.com|date=February 27, 2021|access-date=April 13, 2021|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413172415/https://goterriers.com/news/2021/2/27/womens-ice-hockey-compher-chosen-as-hockey-east-second-team-all-star.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
On April 14, 2022, Compher announced she was transferring to Wisconsin for her final year of NCAA eligibility.<ref>{{cite news |last=Milewski |first=Todd D. |title=Why transfer Jesse Compher saw Wisconsin as the 'perfect fit to win a national championship' |url=https://madison.com/sports/college/hockey/why-transfer-jesse-compher-saw-wisconsin-as-the-perfect-fit-to-win-a-national-championship/article_05037300-e71e-5345-a5fc-f1ad6595afad.html |work=Wisconsin Journal Sentinel |date=April 14, 2022 |access-date=May 6, 2022 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=May 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506214202/https://madison.com/sports/college/hockey/why-transfer-jesse-compher-saw-wisconsin-as-the-perfect-fit-to-win-a-national-championship/article_05037300-e71e-5345-a5fc-f1ad6595afad.html |url-status=live }}</ref> During the 2022–23 season, in her graduate year with Wisconsin, Compher served as an assistant captain and recorded 16 goals and 24 assists for 40 points.<ref name="uw-bio">{{cite web |url=https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/jesse-compher/11198 |title=Jesse Compher Bio |website=uwbadgers.com |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> She played a key role in Wisconsin's championship run, recording four points (two goals, two assists) in the regional semifinal against LIU and providing two assists, including one on the game-winning goal, in the Frozen Four semifinal victory over Minnesota.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://badgerextra.com/sports/hockey/women/jesse-compher-can-see-dream-that-led-her-to-wisconsin-womens-hockey/article_4948fb20-c5d9-11ed-9cc4-db0c2393200a.html |title=Jesse Compher can see dream that led her to Wisconsin women's hockey |website=badgerextra.com |date=March 18, 2023 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> The Badgers defeated Ohio State 1-0 in the championship game to claim Wisconsin's seventh NCAA title, fulfilling Compher's goal of winning a national championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uwbadgers.com/news/2023/3/19/womens-hockey-lucky-seven-badgers-claim-seventh-national-title.aspx |title=Lucky Seven: Badgers claim seventh National Title |website=uwbadgers.com |date=March 19, 2023 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/35898744/wisconsin-upsets-ohio-state-win-ncaa-women-hockey-title |title=Wisconsin upsets Ohio State to win NCAA women's hockey title |website=ESPN.com |date=March 19, 2023 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> Following the season, she was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uwbadgers.com/news/2023/3/19/womens-hockey-lucky-seven-badgers-claim-seventh-national-title.aspx |title=Lucky Seven: Badgers claim seventh National Title |website=uwbadgers.com |date=March 19, 2023 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320051948/https://uwbadgers.com/news/2023/3/19/womens-hockey-lucky-seven-badgers-claim-seventh-national-title.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Professional=== [[File:240515 MN Toronto playoff4 JohnMc029 (53725766737).jpg|240px|thumb|right|alt=Compher (in white) surrounded by Minnesota Frost players in front of their goal|Compher (#18 in white) during Game 4 of the 2024 PWHL Playoffs, May 15, 2024 ]]
During her first professional season in 2023-24, Compher recording one goal and four assists for five points in 24 regular season games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/jesse-compher-poised-for-breakout-season-in-toronto |title=Jesse Compher Poised for Breakout Season in Toronto |website=The Hockey News |date=September 12, 2025 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> Toronto finished first in the regular season standings with 47 points, earning the top playoff seed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/pwhl/toronto-clinches-top-spot-in-pwhl-with-win-over-minnesota-1.2114278 |title=Toronto clinches top spot in PWHL with win over Minnesota |website=TSN |date=May 1, 2024 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> In Game 2 of the PWHL Playoffs, with the score tied 0–0 late in the third period, she scored the go-ahead goal with 1:25 remaining in regulation, tipping in a point shot from Renata Fast to give Toronto a 1–0 lead; Hannah Miller added an empty-net goal to secure a 2–0 victory and a 2–0 series lead.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/pwhl/pwhl-toronto-minnesota-recap-may-10-1.7200942 |title=Compher's late go-ahead goal lifts PWHL Toronto past Minnesota for series stranglehold |website=CBC Sports |date=May 10, 2024 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> Despite winning the first two games, Toronto lost the next three games and was eliminated from the playoffs. Compher finished the playoffs with one goal in five games.
During the 2024–25 season, Compher significantly improved her production, finishing fourth on the team in scoring with nine goals and nine assists for 18 points in 30 regular season games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/toronto-sceptres-re-sign-jesse-compher-contract-free-agent |title=Sceptres re-sign Jesse Compher to two-year contract extension |website=Daily Faceoff |date=June 16, 2025 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> Her nine goals ranked third on the Sceptres behind Daryl Watts and Hannah Miller.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/torontos-unsung-heroes-pwhl-hockey-jesse-compher-daryl-watts-kali-flanagan/ |title=Toronto's Unsung Heroes |website=The Ice Garden |date=February 7, 2025 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> Toronto finished second in the regular season with a 15-9-6 record and 48 points.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2025-26-pwhl-season-preview-toronto-sceptres/ |title=2025-26 PWHL Season Preview: Toronto Sceptres |website=The Ice Garden |date=November 19, 2025 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> In the 2025 PWHL playoffs, Toronto again faced Minnesota in the semifinals. In Game 3, a historic 7–5 Minnesota victory that became the highest-scoring game in PWHL playoff history, Compher recorded two assists—the first multi-point playoff game of her career—bringing her series total to three assists.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/may/11/minnesota-takes-2-1-series-lead-in-historic-high-scoring-game |title=MINNESOTA TAKES 2-1 SERIES LEAD IN HISTORIC HIGH-SCORING GAME |website=thepwhl.com |date=May 11, 2025 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> Toronto was eliminated in four games after a 4–3 overtime loss in Game 4.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/pwhl/defending-champion-minnesota-frost-eliminate-toronto-sceptres-to-return-to-pwhl-final-1.2306077 |title=Defending champion Minnesota Frost eliminate Toronto Sceptres to return to PWHL Final |website=TSN |date=May 14, 2025 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> Compher finished the playoffs with three assists in four games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/toronto-sceptres-re-sign-jesse-compher-contract-free-agent |title=Sceptres re-sign Jesse Compher to two-year contract extension |website=Daily Faceoff |date=June 16, 2025 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref>
==International play==
===Junior=== Compher represented the United States at the 2016 and 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, where she won gold.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/sports/ct-nbs-jesse-compher-usa-womens-hockey-tl-0128-20160128-story.html | title = Gold-medal winning hockey player Jesse Compher a model of modesty | newspaper = Chicago Tribune | first = Matt | last = Harness | date = January 28, 2016 | accessdate = March 24, 2019 | archive-date = March 24, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190324092218/https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/sports/ct-nbs-jesse-compher-usa-womens-hockey-tl-0128-20160128-story.html | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="usahockey-bio">{{cite web |url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/202324rivalryseriesroster-jessecompher |title=Jesse Compher |website=teamusa.usahockey.com |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref>
===Senior=== Compher has been a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team since 2019, representing the United States at multiple World Championships and the Olympics.
====IIHF World Championships==== On March 1, 2019, Compher was named to the roster for the United States women's national ice hockey team ahead of the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she made her national team debut. At the tournament in Espoo, Finland, where she recorded one assist in six games and won a gold medal.<ref name="usahockey-bio"/><ref>{{cite web | url = https://goterriers.com/news/2019/3/1/womens-ice-hockey-compher-named-to-us-national-team-for-2019-world-championship.aspx | title = Compher Named to U.S. National Team for 2019 World Championship | website = goterriers.com | date = March 1, 2019 | accessdate = March 24, 2019 | archive-date = March 24, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190324092218/https://goterriers.com/news/2019/3/1/womens-ice-hockey-compher-named-to-us-national-team-for-2019-world-championship.aspx | url-status = live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://goterriers.com/news/2020/2/25/womens-ice-hockey-compher-named-to-us-national-team-for-2020-world-championship.aspx | title = Compher Named to U.S. National Team for 2020 World Championship | website = goterriers.com | date = February 25, 2020 | accessdate = February 25, 2020 | archive-date = March 3, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200303224350/https://goterriers.com/news/2020/2/25/womens-ice-hockey-compher-named-to-us-national-team-for-2020-world-championship.aspx | url-status = live }}</ref>
On March 30, 2021, Compher was again named to the roster for the United States at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://goterriers.com/news/2021/3/30/womens-ice-hockey-compher-named-to-us-national-team-for-2021-world-championship.aspx|title=Compher Named to U.S. National Team for 2021 World Championship|website=goterriers.com|date=March 30, 2021|access-date=April 13, 2021|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413171949/https://goterriers.com/news/2021/3/30/womens-ice-hockey-compher-named-to-us-national-team-for-2021-world-championship.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> She recorded her first senior national team goal against Russia during the tournament,<ref name="usahockey-bio"/> as the United States won a silver medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/2021womensworlds |title=2021 IIHF Women's World Championship |website=teamusa.usahockey.com |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref>
Compher was also named to the roster for the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she scored a goal in the semifinals against Czechia as the United States won a silver medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/2022womensworlds |title=2022 IIHF Women's World Championship |website=teamusa.usahockey.com |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://goterriers.com/news/2022/8/14/womens-ice-hockey-compher-shanahan-named-to-us-rosters.aspx |title=Compher, Shanahan Named to U.S. Rosters |website=goterriers.com |date=August 14, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> After being left off the 2023 and 2024 rosters, Compher returned to the team for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship, where the United States won gold.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1333155 |title=2025 U.S. Women's National Team Roster Unveiled |website=teamusa.usahockey.com |date=March 5, 2025 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1337083 |title=GOLDEN: U.S. Beats Canada To Win Women's Worlds |website=teamusa.usahockey.com |date=April 20, 2025 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/jesse-compher-poised-for-breakout-season-in-toronto |title=Jesse Compher Poised for Breakout Season in Toronto |website=thehockeynews.com |date=September 12, 2025 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref>
====Olympics==== {{External media|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7bi4Mb4aXg Jesse Compher: 2022 Olympic Introduction, USA Hockey]}}
On January 1, 2022, Compher was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://goterriers.com/news/2022/1/1/womens-ice-hockey-compher-named-to-2022-us-olympic-team.aspx |title=Compher Named to 2022 U.S. Olympic Team |website=goterriers.com |date=January 1, 2022 |access-date=January 1, 2022 |archive-date=January 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102152844/https://goterriers.com/news/2022/1/1/womens-ice-hockey-compher-named-to-2022-us-olympic-team.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Compher recorded three goals and one assist in seven games as the United States won a silver medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/in-toronto-s-jesse-compher-rising-star-18620147.php |title=All In: Toronto's Jesse Compher a rising star in professional women's hockey |website=timesunion.com |date=January 21, 2024 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref><ref name="usahockey-bio"/> In the preliminary round, she recorded an assist in her Olympic debut against Finland<ref>{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/illinois/northbrook/northbrooks-compher-notches-assist-olympics-debut |title=Northbrook's Compher Notches Assist In Olympics Debut |website=patch.com |date=February 3, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref> and scored two goals against Switzerland, including two goals nine seconds apart in the first period to help secure an 8-0 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/usa-women-rout-swiss-canada-next-hockey-beijing-2022 |title=U.S. women's ice hockey team dominate Swiss ahead of Canada clash at Beijing 2022 |website=olympics.com |date=February 6, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2022/02/09/compher-siblings-hockey-avalanche/ |title=Compher siblings: Avalanche hosts Lightning as U.S. Olympic women's hockey team prepares for quarterfinals in China |website=denverpost.com |date=February 9, 2022 |access-date=January 15, 2026}}</ref>
====Rivalry Series====
On December 11, 2025, Compher 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.<ref name="US drubs Canada">{{cite web |last1=Press |first1=Canadian |title=US drubs Canada 10-4 in Rivalry Hockey Series Game in Edmonton|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/canada-us-women-s-hockey-rivalry-series-9.7011416#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20defeats%20Canada,high%20was%20nine%20in%202012. |website=CBC.ca |access-date=11 December 2025 |date=2025-12-13}}</ref>
==Personal life== Compher's brother, J. T. Compher, is a professional ice hockey player for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.denverpost.com/2019/03/16/jt-compher-family-hockey-avalanche/ | title = Hockey was a buried treasure for J.T. Compher family | newspaper = The Denver Post | first = Mike | last = Chambers | date = March 16, 2019 | accessdate = March 24, 2019 | archive-date = March 24, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190324092219/https://www.denverpost.com/2019/03/16/jt-compher-family-hockey-avalanche/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2017–18 | Boston University | HE | 37 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2018–19 | Boston University | HE | 37 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2019–20 | Boston University | HE | 26 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020–21 | Boston University | HE | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2022–23 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 41 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 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 |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2025–26 | Toronto Sceptres | PWHL | 30 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|PWHL totals ! 84 ! 16 ! 19 ! 35 ! 47 ! 9 ! 1 ! 3 ! 4 ! 2 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2016 | United States | U18 | {{gold1}} | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2017 | United States | U18 | {{gold1}} | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |- | 2019 | United States | WC | {{gold1}} | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2021 | United States | WC | {{silver2}} | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |- | 2022 | United States | OG | {{silver2}} | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2022 | United States | WC | {{silver2}} | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |- | 2025 | United States | WC | {{gold1}} | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Junior totals !10 !0 !2 !2 !10 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Senior totals ! 32 ! 5 ! 5 ! 10 ! 12 |}
==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Honors ! Year ! Ref |- |- ! colspan="3"|College |- | Hockey East All-Rookie Team | 2018 |<ref name=RookieTeam/> |- | WHEA scoring champion | 2019 |<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/articles/2019/03/womens-hockey-east-names-pro-ambitions-all-rookie-team.php | title = Women's Hockey East Names Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team | website = hockeyeastonline.com | date = March 6, 2019 | accessdate = March 24, 2019 | archive-date = March 24, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190324051613/http://www.hockeyeastonline.com/women/articles/2019/03/womens-hockey-east-names-pro-ambitions-all-rookie-team.php | url-status = live }}</ref> |- | Hockey East First Team All-Star | 2019 |<ref name=All-Star/> |- | CCM/AHCA Hockey Second Team All-American | 2019 |<ref name=All-American/> |- | Hockey East First Team All-Star | 2020 |<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/articles/2020/03/hockey-east-names-2019-20-womens-all-star-teams.php|title=Hockey East Names 2019-20 All-Stars|website=hockeyeastonline.com|date=March 5, 2020|access-date=April 13, 2021|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420064442/http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/articles/2020/03/hockey-east-names-2019-20-womens-all-star-teams.php|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Hockey East Second Team All-Star | 2021 |<ref name="2021 All-Star"/> |- | NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2023 |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uwbadgers.com/news/2023/3/19/womens-hockey-lucky-seven-badgers-claim-seventh-national-title.aspx |title=Lucky Seven: Badgers claim seventh National Title |website=ahcahockey.com |date=March 19, 2023 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320051948/https://uwbadgers.com/news/2023/3/19/womens-hockey-lucky-seven-badgers-claim-seventh-national-title.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |}
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