Renata Fast

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Renata Fast

| image = RenataFast.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Renata Fast playing for Team Canada in 2017

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|6}}

| birth_place = Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 6

| weight_lb = 143

| position = Defence

| shoots = Right

| league = PWHL

| team = Toronto Sceptres

| former_teams = {{Plainlist|

| sex = f

| ntl_team = CAN

| career_start = 2010

| career_end =

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's ice hockey}}

{{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}}

}}

Renata Fast (born October 6, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of Canada women's national ice hockey team. She played college ice hockey at Clarkson and won the 2014 National Collegiate women's ice hockey championship title. She made her debut with team Canada at the 2015 4 Nations Cup, held from November 4–8 in Sundsvall, Sweden.{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2015-NWT-4-Nations-Cup-Roster-Named |title=Canada's National Women's Team roster named for 2015 4 Nations Cup |website=hockeycanada.ca |access-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-date=April 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420014018/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2015-nwt-4-nations-cup-roster-named |url-status=live }} She went on to represent the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2016 4 Nations Cup in Vierumäki, Finland, November 1–5.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2016-17-NWT-4-Nations-Cup-Roster |title=Canada's National Women's Team unveils 4 Nations Cup Roster |website=hockeycanada.ca |access-date=March 29, 2017 |archive-date=April 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421001723/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2016-17-nwt-4-nations-cup-roster |url-status=live }} She competed in the 2017 Women's World Championships in Plymouth, Michigan, losing in overtime to the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/national/2016-17/world-championship/stats/game-summary|title=Game Summary|website=www.hockeycanada.ca|access-date=February 21, 2018|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421003023/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/national/2016-17/world-championship/stats/game-summary|url-status=live}} She competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2017-18-nwt-28-players-to-centralize-ahead-of-olympics |title=Canada's National Women's Team unveils Olympic centralization roster |website=hockeycanada.ca |access-date=June 15, 2017 |archive-date=September 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929045342/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2017-18-nwt-28-players-to-centralize-ahead-of-olympics |url-status=live }}

On September 6, 2023, Fast signed a three-year deal with the PWHL Toronto of the newly formed new Professional Women's Hockey League.{{Cite news |date=September 6, 2023 |title=Sarah Nurse leads free-agent signings by Toronto's PWHL franchise |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/pwhl-free-agent-signings-toronto-1.6957873 |access-date=September 8, 2023}}

Playing career

=NCAA=

In her second year (2013–2014), the Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey team made history by winning their school's first NCAA Championship. In the process, the team also became the first team from outside the WCHA to win the women's National Collegiate national championship. In her senior year, she lived up to her surname by scoring the quickest goal in NCAA Tournament history, just 10 seconds in for the game-winner against Quinnipiac in the NCAA quarterfinal game.

Renata Fast served as an assistant captain in her Junior and Senior years.{{cite web |url=http://www.clarksonathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4752 |title=Clarkson University Athletics |website=clarksonathletics.com |access-date=March 29, 2017 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204015946/https://clarksonathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4752 |url-status=live }}

=Hockey Canada=

Selected for Hockey Canada's National Women's Development Team 2014 and 2015 for the three-game series vs. the United States Women's Under-22 National Team, played during August in Calgary (2014) and Lake Placid (2015){{cite web |url=http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2016-17-NWT-Meet-the-WWC-rookies-Renata-Fast |title=Meet the rookies: Renata Fast |website=hockeycanada.ca |access-date=March 29, 2017 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204015947/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2016-17-nwt-meet-the-wwc-rookies-renata-fast |url-status=live }}

She was a member of Canada's National Women's Development Team that won a gold medal at the 2015 Nations Cup (formerly known as the Meco Cup).{{Cite web|url=https://stats.hockeycanada.ca/game/show/9573877?subseason=198368|title=Canada at Sweden - 1:00pm EST, January 6th, 2015|website=Hockey Canada|access-date=February 4, 2023|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204015946/https://stats.hockeycanada.ca/game/show/9573877?subseason=198368|url-status=live}}

She was a member of Canada's National Women's Development Team, which won a silver medal at the 2017 Nations Cup in Germany.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/under-22/2016-17/nations-cup/stats/game-summary |title=Game Summary |access-date=February 21, 2018 |archive-date=February 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204015947/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/under-22/2016-17/nations-cup/stats/game-summary |url-status=live }}

She made her debut with the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the 2015 4 Nations Cup, held from November 4–8 in Sundsvall, Sweden. Where they placed silver. She represented the Canada women's national ice hockey team at the same tournament in 2016, the 4 Nations Cup in Vierumäki, Finland, Nov. 1–5.

She competed in the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship in Plymouth, Michigan, losing in overtime to the United States. She was selected for the 2017/2018 centralization roster in preparation for the 2018 Olympic Games to take place from February 9 to 25, 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Korea. She was named to the 2018 Olympic Games Canada women's national ice hockey team competing in Pyeongchang County, South Korea where she wore {{Numero|14}}.{{Cite news |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/renata-fast/ |title=Renata Fast |date=December 22, 2017 |work=Team Canada – Official 2018 Olympic Team Website |access-date=February 12, 2018 |archive-date=February 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213022149/https://olympic.ca/team-canada/renata-fast/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |url=https://olympic.ca/sports/hockey/ |title=Ice Hockey |date=August 10, 2011 |work=Team Canada – Official 2018 Olympic Team Website |access-date=February 12, 2018 |archive-date=February 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211173414/https://olympic.ca/sports/hockey/ |url-status=live }} The Canada women's national ice hockey team earned a silver medal at the 2018 Olympic Games in a shootout.

On January 11, 2022, Fast was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.{{cite web|last=Awad|first=Brandi|title=Team Canada's women's hockey roster revealed for Beijing 2022|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/11/team-canadas-womens-hockey-roster-revealed-for-beijing-2022/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=11 January 2022|access-date=11 January 2022|archive-date=January 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122080734/https://olympic.ca/2022/01/11/team-canadas-womens-hockey-roster-revealed-for-beijing-2022/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=11 January 2022|title=Canada's 2022 Olympic women's hockey team roster|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2022/01/11/canadas-2022-olympic-womens-hockey-team-roster.html|work=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=11 January 2022|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112023402/https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2022/01/11/canadas-2022-olympic-womens-hockey-team-roster.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/olympics/2022/stats/team-rosters?teamid=362|title=2022 Olympic Winter Games (Women)|date=11 January 2022|website=www.hockeycanada.ca/|publisher=Hockey Canada|access-date=11 January 2022|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115133851/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/olympics/2022/stats/team-rosters?teamid=362|url-status=live}}

=CWHL=

She was selected second overall by the Toronto Furies in the 2016 CWHL Draft.

{{cite web |url=https://theleafsnation.com/2016/08/22/toronto-furies-bolster-blueline-in-2016-cwhl-draft/ |title=Toronto Furies Bolster Blueline in 2016 CWHL Draft |date=August 22, 2016 |access-date=March 29, 2017 |archive-date=March 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330090327/https://theleafsnation.com/2016/08/22/toronto-furies-bolster-blueline-in-2016-cwhl-draft/ |url-status=live }} Fast's first season of play saw her appear in 22 of the Furies 24 games. She would put forth four goals and five assists in those games and finished the regular season as a plus five for plus/minus. Fast was a finalist for the CWHL's Rookie of the Year and was named a 2016–17 all star.{{cite web |url=http://thehockeywriters.com/toronto-furies-renata-fast-teamwork/ |title=Renata Fast: The True Colors Of Teamwork |date=June 20, 2017 |access-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-date=June 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625021911/http://thehockeywriters.com/toronto-furies-renata-fast-teamwork/ |url-status=live }}

File:Renata Fast 2024.jpg

= PWHL =

Following the launch of the new Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), Fast was one of three players (alongside fellow Canadian Olympians Blayre Turnbull and Sarah Nurse) signed within a pre-draft period to PWHL Toronto.

Personal life

She was born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in Burlington, Ontario. Renata is the youngest of four siblings.{{Cite web|date=2019-06-20|title=Celebrating Our Homegrown Olympian – Renata Fast|url=https://homesandlifestyle.ca/wellness/renata-fast/|access-date=2022-02-23|website=Homes and Lifestyle Toronto|language=en-US|archive-date=February 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223174500/https://homesandlifestyle.ca/wellness/renata-fast/|url-status=live}} Her sister is Lindsey Fast, and her brothers are Christopher and Gregory Fast.{{Cite web|title=Renata Fast - Women's Hockey|url=https://clarksonathletics.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/renata-fast/4752|access-date=2022-02-23|website=Clarkson University Athletics|language=en|archive-date=February 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223174501/https://clarksonathletics.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/renata-fast/4752|url-status=live}} Her parents are Sharon and Douglas Fast.

Career statistics

= Regular season and playoffs =

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="101" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2010–11 \| Burlington Barracudas \| Prov. WHL \| 36	2	8	10	50 \| 9	1	2	3	18
2011–12 \| Burlington Barracudas \| Prov. WHL \| 33	0	12	12	72 \| 6	1	1	2	12
style="background:#f0f0f0;" \| 2012–13 \| Clarkson University \| ECAC Hockey \| 38	2	8	10	26 \| —	—	—	—	—
2013–14 \| Clarkson University \| ECAC Hockey \| 41	2	10	12	44 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2014–15 \| Clarkson University \| ECAC Hockey \| 29	4	14	18	38 \| —	—	—	—	—
2015–16 \| Clarkson University \| ECAC Hockey \| 36	5	12	17	32 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2016–17 \| Toronto Furies \| CWHL \| 22	4	5	9	38 \| —	—	—	—	—
2017–18 \| Canada \| AMHL \| 15	0	1	1	8 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2017–18 \| Toronto Furies \| CWHL \| 1	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
2018–19 \| Toronto Furies \| CWHL \| 26	2	6	8	48 \| 3	0	0	0	6
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2019–20 \| GTA West \| PWHPA \| —	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—
2020–21 \| Toronto \| PWHPA \| 4	0	1	1	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2023–24 \| PWHL Toronto \| PWHL \| 24	3	10	13	12 \| 5	0	3	3	4
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| CWHL totals ! 49 !! 6 !! 11 !! 17 !! 86 ! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 6
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| PWHL totals ! 24 !! 3 !! 10 !! 13 !! 12 ! 5 !! 0 !! 3 !! 3 !! 4

= International =

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2017

| Canada

| WC

| {{silver2}}

| 5

| 0

style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 2018

| Canada

| OG

| {{silver2}}

| 5

| 0

2019

| Canada

| WC

| {{bronze3}}

| 7

| 0

| 6

| 4

style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 2021

| Canada

| WC

| {{gold1}}

| 7

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 8

2022

| Canada

| OG

| {{gold1}}

| 7

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 8

style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 2022

| Canada

| WC

| {{gold1}}

| 7

| 0

| 4

2023

| Canada

| WC

| {{silver2}}

| 7

| 1

| 4

| 5

| 4

style="background:#f0f0f0;"

| 2024

| Canada

| WC

| {{gold1}}

| 7

| 3

| 6

2025

| Canada

| WC

| {{silver2}}

| 7

| 0

| 8

| 4

style="background:#e0e0e0;"

! colspan=4 | Senior totals

! 59

! 7

! 32

! 39

! 38

Awards and honours

=NCAA=

2012–2016 – ECAC Hockey All-Academic team
2012–13 – Named twice to ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll
2013–14 – Frozen Four All-Tournament team
2014–15 – First-Team ECAC Hockey All-Star
2015–16 – ECAC Hockey Weekly Honor Roll
2015–16 – Clarkson's Booster Club's Unsung Hero Award
2015–16 – Third-Team ECAC Hockey All-Star
2015–16 – Nominee for ECAC Hockey's Student-Athlete of the Year

=CWHL=

2016–17 – Finalist for CWHL Rookie of the Year
2016–17 – CWHL All-Star Game
2018–19 – CWHL All-Star Game

=PWHL=

2023–24 – PWHL Second Team All-Star{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/pwhl-hands-out-year-end-awards-spooner-named-mvp |title=PWHL Hands Out Year End Awards, Spooner Named MVP |work=The Hockey News |first=Ian |last=Kennedy |date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=June 11, 2024}}

=Burlington Sport Alliance=

2017 – Female Athlete of the Year{{cite web |url=https://www.insidehalton.com/sports-story/7373691-burlington-s-athletes-of-the-year-both-chasing-olympic-dream/#.WUK6J-zMEBI.facebook |title=Burlington's athletes of the year both chasing Olympic dream |first=Herb |last=Garbutt |date=June 15, 2017 |access-date=June 15, 2017 |archive-date=February 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213022112/https://www.insidehalton.com/sports-story/7373691-burlington-s-athletes-of-the-year-both-chasing-olympic-dream/#.WUK6J-zMEBI.facebook |url-status=live }}

=IIHF=

2015 – Gold medal at the 2015 Nations Cup in FÜSSEN, Germany
2015 – Silver medal at the 2015 4 Nations Cup in Sundsvall, Sweden
2016 – Silver medal at the 2016 4 Nations Cup in Vierumäki, Finland
2017 – Silver medal at the 2017 Nations Cup in FÜSSEN, Germany
2017 – Silver medal at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championships in Plymouth, Michigan