RENATA FAST


WOMEN'S HOCKEY - CANADA

HEIGHT & WEIGHT:  5'6 / 144

DATE OF BIRTH: October 6, 1994

HOMETOWN & RESIDENCE: Burlington, ON

POSITION and #: Defender, #14

# OF YEARS ON THE CANADIAN NATIONAL TEAM: 2015 to present; as of February 21, 2023, Renata has played 85 games recording 5 Goals, 38 Assists & 43 Points

FAMILY:  

Mom/Dad -Sharon & Douglas

Brothers - Christopher & Gregory

Sister - Lindsey

Fiancee - Paul

OLYMPIC MEDALS:

  • Beijing 2022 (GOLD)

  • PyeongChang 2018 (SILVER)


IIHF WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE:

  • SILVER (2023) - Brampton

  • GOLD (2022) - Denmark

  • GOLD (2021) - Calgary

  • Selected to the 2020 World Championship team, but event was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  • BRONZE (2019) - Finland

  • SILVER (2017) - United States


    FOUR NATIONS CUP MEDALS:

  • 4 SILVER (2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)

Note: Four Nations Cup in 2019 was cancelled due to the Swedish Women’s National Team strike


PRO EXPERIENCE:

  • PWHPA member (2019-present)

  • 2016 CWHL Draft First Round, 2nd Overall (Toronto Furies)

  • Toronto Furies (defunct Canadian Women’s Hockey League 2016-17 & 2018-19)

  • 2018-19 CWHL All Star Game participant (Toronto - Scotiabank Arena)

  • 2016-17 CWHL All Star Game participant (Toronto - Air Canada Centre)

  • 2016-17 CWHL nominee, Rookie of the Year

  • During her CWHL career, Renata played in 48 games with 6 goals, 11 assists and 86 penalty minutes. In the playoffs, she played in 6 games with 1 assist and 1o penalty minutes.


Renata Fast at Closing Ceremony at Beijing 2022 with her Olympic Gold Medal

Renata Fast at Closing Ceremony at Beijing 2022 with her Olympic Gold Medal

Renata Fast - Defender; Team Adidas for the PWHPA Dream Gap Tour in 2022-23.

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S HOCKEY PLAYERS ASSOCIATION:

  • One of 200 founding members in May of 2019 to create an association to serve as a vehicle dedicated to promoting and supporting the creations of a single, viable women’s professional league in North America. The players will join their voices and work together to build a sustainable league that will showcase their talent as well as having financial and infrastructure resources. The founding members hail from Canada, Europe and the United States.

  • 2021 PWHPA Secret Dream Gap Tour - Canadian Showcase (Calgary) - Team Sonnet

  • 2022-23 PWHPA - Team Adidas


CHARITABLE GIVING:

  • As a result of her participation in the 2019 NHL All Star Weekend, the National Hockey League provided Renata with a $25,000 USD donation to the charity or hockey programs of her choice. Renata gave the money to her local hockey association in Burlington, ON.

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BROADCAST EXPERIENCE:

  • TSN “Free Agent Frenzy” - Contributor (Summer 2023)

  • TSN “U-18 IIHF Women’s World Championship” - Studio Analyst (Winter 2023)

  • TSN “U-18 Women’s World Championship” - Studio Analyst (Summer 2022)

  • TSN “FAST and Furious”monthly segment with James Duthie (November 2021 - February 2022)

  • TSN “TradeCentre” - Contributor (Spring 2021)

  • TSN “The Quiz” - Panelist (Spring 2021)

NOTES:

  • Hockey Canada High Performance Leadership Team - Renata led the CANWNT contract negotiations with their legal counsel during the 2022-23 season and is in the midst of working on the new multi-year agreement between 2023-26.

  • Participated in the 2020 NHL All Star Weekend in St Louis playing in the Inaugural Elite Women’s 3-on-3 (assist) for the Canadian All-Stars who defeated the American All-Stars 2-1

  • Featured participant in Hockey Canada’s 2020 IIHF Women’s World Championship promotional campaign hosted in Halifax, N.S.

  • Featured Speaker for Cashmere Canada at the Rogers Cup ‘Ladies Day’ 2019

  • Hosts her annual Renata Fast Girls Hockey Camp in her hometown of Burlington, ON over 2 weeks for Girls ages 10-13 and 13-16 year olds each summer which is powered by Adidas

  • Participated in the 2019 Hockey Canada sponsorship partner summit as a featured speaker

  • Participated in the 2019 NHL All Star Weekend in San Jose and demonstrated the Accuracy Shooting in the NHL All Star Skills Competition

  • Personal Motto “If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough…”

  • Enjoys yoga, reading, baking and being outdoors / hiking

  • Scored the fastest game-opening goal in the history of the NCAA Tournament :10 vs Quinnipiac - March 12, 2016

  • A huge fan of the Olympic Games, no matter what sport she is in awe of other Canadian Olympians

  • COC - https://olympic.ca/team-canada/renata-fast/


EDUCATION:

  • Clarkson University ‘16, B.A. Financial Information & Analysis


NCAA Hockey:

2015-16 NCAA Frozen Four participant

2015-16 ECAC Third All-Star Team

2015-16 ECAC All-Academic Team

2015-16 Alternate, Team Captain

2015-16 Clarkson Unsung Hero Award

2014-15 NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinalist

2014-15 ECAC First All-Star Team, Defense

2014-15 ECAC All-Academic Team

2013-14 NCAA National Championship

2013-14 NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team, Defense

2012-13 NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinalist

2012-13 ECAC All-Academic Team

During her NCAA career she played in 144 games, scoring 13 goals and 44 assists for 57 points while being +80

PARTNERSHIPS:

  • adidas

  • Bauer Hockey

  • EA Sports - NHL 23

SOCIAL MEDIA:

  • @RenataFast - Twitter & Instagram