Jordyn Faiczak

Jordyn Faiczak was born and raised in Waterloo, Ontario.{{cite web |url=https://gothunderbirds.ca/sports/field-hockey/roster/jordyn-faiczak/9511 |title=JORDYN FAICZAK |publisher=University of British Columbia |website=gothunderbirds.ca |accessdate=1 July 2022}}{{Cite web |date=2022-06-08 |title=Canada's World Cup field hockey team has strong Waterloo Region presence |url=https://www.therecord.com/sports/waterloo-region/2022/06/08/canadas-world-cup-field-hockey-team-has-strong-waterloo-region-presence.html |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=Waterloo Region Record |language=en}} She has a younger sister named Taylor.{{Cite news |last=Bryson |first=Mark |date=2016-09-28 |title=Talented Knights won't look to far ahead |work=Waterloo Region Record |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/waterloo-region-record/20160928/282243780081188 |access-date=2022-07-04}} Faiczak attended the Bluevale Collegiate Institute.{{Cite web |last=Bryson |first=Mark |date=2017-02-14 |title=Locals join national team for Australian adventure |url=https://www.therecord.com/sports/waterloo-region/2017/02/14/locals-join-national-team-for-australian-adventure.html |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=Waterloo Region Record |language=en}} She later attended the University of British Columbia.{{Cite web |last=Deehnsaw |first=Cleeve |date=2018-09-12 |title=UVic, UBC renew field hockey rivalry |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/sports/uvic-ubc-renew-field-hockey-rivalry-4665779 |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=Victoria Times Colonist |language=en}}

Faiczak began playing field hockey in grade seven{{Cite web |last=Bryson |first=Mark |date=2022-07-06 |title=World Cup a 'cool experience' for Waterloo field hockey midfielder Jordyn Faiczak |url=https://www.therecord.com/sports/waterloo-region/2022/07/06/world-cup-a-cool-experience-for-waterloo-field-hockey-midfielder-jordyn-faiczak.html |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=Waterloo Region Record |language=en}} and joined her first provincial field hockey team when she was in grade nine.{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Lucy |date=2017-11-03 |title=Fate and friendship: Trio of UBC rookies and Canadian team hopefuls flourish at their crossroads |url=https://usports.ca/en/sports/field-hockey/f/news/2017/11/2409886055/fate-and-friendship-trio-of-ubc-rookies-and-canadian-team-hopefuls-flourish-at-their-crossroads |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=USPORTS |language=en}} As a forward for her high school team, the Bluevale Knights, Faiczak was an all-Ontario (OFSAA) champion. It was the school's first OFSAA gold-medal.{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Adam |date=2016-11-09 |title=Bluevale wins school's first OFSAA field hockey championship |url=https://www.gottarent.com/sports-story/6955382-bluevale-wins-school-s-first-ofsaa-field-hockey-championship/ |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=www.gottarent.com |language=en-CA}} The team, with Faiczak, had placed second and third in the two years prior. She also played for the Guelph Gators and was on Ontario's under-18 team when they won the U18 field hockey championship in 2017.{{Cite web |last=Waterloo Region Record |date=2017-07-31 |title=Local Sports: Local athletes help Ontario win pair of national championships |url=https://www.insidehalton.com/sports-story/7480538-local-sports-local-athletes-help-ontario-win-pair-of-national-championships/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=InsideHalton.com |language=en-CA}}

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

Faiczak made her debut for the Canadian U–21 team in 2016, at the Pan American Junior Championship in Tacarigua.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/14573 |title=FAICZAK Jordyn |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=1 July 2022}} The team placed fourth overall.

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

In 2021, she was a member of the gold medal-winning team at her second Pan American Junior Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.panamhockey.org/en/competitions-88-2021-junior-pan-american-championships-women-/team-562-canada-2021-junior-pan-american-championships |title=Canada |publisher=Pan American Hockey Federation |website=panamhockey.org |accessdate=1 July 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pqbnews.com/sports/duncans-sara-goodman-guides-canada-to-pan-am-field-hockey-gold/ |title=Duncan's Sara Goodman guides Canada to Pan Am field hockey gold |publisher=Parksville Qualicum Beach News |website=pqbnews.com |accessdate=1 July 2022}} She was unable to compete with the team in South Africa at the Junior World Cup later that year due to age restrictions.

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

She won her first medal in 2022, taking home bronze at the Pan American Cup in Santiago.{{cite web |url=https://www.coastreporter.net/national-sports/canadian-women-down-the-us-to-qualify-for-field-hockey-world-cup-5007940 |title=Canadian women down the U.S. to qualify for Field Hockey World Cup |publisher=Coast Reporter |website=coastreporter.net |accessdate=1 July 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://thedragflick.com/%F0%9F%8F%86-pan-american-cup-2022-canada-womens-hockey-team-defeat-usa-to-claim-bronze/ |title=Canada Women's Hockey team defeat USA to claim Bronze |publisher=The Drag Flick |website=thedragflick.com |accessdate=1 July 2022 |archive-date=31 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131220046/https://thedragflick.com/%F0%9F%8F%86-pan-american-cup-2022-canada-womens-hockey-team-defeat-usa-to-claim-bronze/ |url-status=dead }} Later that year, she was named starting midfielder for the squad for the FIH World Cup in Amsterdam and Terrassa.{{cite web |title=Canada's World Cup field hockey team has strong Waterloo Region presence |url=https://www.thestar.com/tr/sports/waterloo-region/2022/06/08/canadas-world-cup-field-hockey-team-has-strong-waterloo-region-presence.html |accessdate=1 July 2022 |website=Toronto Star |publisher=Toronto Star}} Faiczak represented Canada at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022 and was named to the Canadian team for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.{{Cite web |title=Canada's field hockey teams announced for Santiago 2023 |url=https://olympic.ca/press/canadas-field-hockey-teams-announced-for-santiago-2023/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website |language=en-US}}

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• [https://fhc.altiusrt.com/people/561 Jordyn Faiczak] at Field Hockey Canada

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Category:Canadian female field hockey players

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