Brianne Jenner

Brianne Alexandra Jenner (born May 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and a member of PWHL Hamilton and Canada women's national ice hockey team. Previously, she was captain for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

Jenner is a four-time Olympic medallist, having won gold medals at Sochi 2014 and Beijing 2022, and silver medals at PyeongChang 2018 and Milano Cortina 2026. At the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, she was named tournament MVP after tying the Olympic record with nine goals in a single tournament, adding five assists for 14 points. She has won 11 medals at the IIHF Women's World Championship since her debut in 2012, including four gold medals (2012, 2021, 2022, 2024), six silver medals (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2025), and one bronze medal (2019). Jenner scored both goals in Canada's 2-1 gold medal victory over the United States at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship.

Before joining the PWHL, Jenner was a founding board member of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) and helped launch the organization following the collapse of the Canadian Women's Hockey League in 2019. She was one of three initial free agent signings made by PWHL Ottawa when the league launched in 2023, and was named the team's captain in December 2023. Jenner previously won two Clarkson Cup championships with the Calgary Inferno in 2016 and 2019, serving as team captain and scoring twice in the 2016 championship game.

During her collegiate career at Cornell University from 2010 to 2015, Jenner was a two-time ECAC Hockey Player of the Year (2013, 2015), two-time Ivy League Player of the Year (2013, 2015), and two-time finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given to the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey.

Early life Born and raised in Oakville, Ontario to parents Dave and Brenda Jenner, Brianne learned to skate at age two on an outdoor rink that her father built in their front yard. She began playing organized hockey at age three with the help of her father and uncle, who ran their own youth league. Jenner played minor hockey in St. Catharines, Ontario. Before focusing exclusively on hockey, she also played basketball and soccer. During her high school years, she played junior hockey in the Provincial Women's Hockey League with the Stoney Creek Sabres.

Jenner played with the Mississauga Chiefs during the 2008–09 Canadian Women's Hockey League season, followed by a season with the Burlington Barracudas. Jenner helped Cornell reach the NCAA Frozen Four in both her freshman and sophomore seasons. Her 70 points set a Cornell single-season record that still stands. She was named ECAC Forward of the Year as well as ECAC Player of the Year, Ivy League Player of the Year, and Patty Kazmaier Award top ten finalist — all for the second time. Jenner captained the Inferno and helped the team capture their first Clarkson Cup championship in 2016. Contested at Ottawa's Canadian Tire Centre, she scored twice in an 8–3 victory over Les Canadiennes de Montréal. She helped the team win a second Clarkson Cup title in 2019. After the 2018–19 season, the CWHL abruptly ceased operations.

Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA), 2019–2023

After the collapse of the CWHL in 2019, Jenner helped launch the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA), which led a boycott of the remaining North American professional league, the National Women's Hockey League, in a bid to gather support for the establishment of a unified, financially sustainable professional league.

Jenner playing for PWHPA Dream Gap Tour in Toronto, 2019In May 2022, the PWHPA signed a letter of intent with Billie Jean King Enterprises and the Mark Walter Group to explore a new professional league. She served on the PWHPA's bargaining committee alongside Kendall Coyne Schofield, Sarah Nurse, Hilary Knight, and Liz Knox, helping negotiate the collective bargaining agreement ratified in July 2023 that paved the way for the PWHL.

Ottawa Charge, 2023-2026

In 2023, Jenner was one of three initial free agent signings made by Ottawa in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She and fellow Team Canada members Emily Clark and Emerance Maschmeyer were the first players announced by any team in the league. On December 29, 2023, Jenner was named Ottawa's captain. She scored her first PWHL goal on January 23, 2024, in a 3–1 win over Toronto. After a slow start to the season, Jenner found chemistry with linemates Daryl Watts and Kateřina Mrázová. She finished the inaugural PWHL season as Ottawa's leading scorer with 20 points (9 goals, 11 assists) in 24 games, ranking sixth overall in the league. The Charge clinched their first playoff berth on the final day of the regular season. Ottawa finished third in the standings with a 12-2-4-12 record. In Game 2, she scored late in regulation to force overtime in what became the longest game in PWHL history, a 3-2 Montreal victory in quadruple overtime. Jenner added 3 points (2 goals, 1 assist) in 8 playoff games as the Charge fell to Minnesota 3-1 in the series. Following the season, Jenner reflected on the team's playoff run, stating: "We went through a lot this season. We showed a lot of resiliency, and I think these last couple weeks, we did something really special." She became the sixth player in league history and the first member of the Charge to record a four-point performance.

PHWL Hamilton, 2026–present On June 5, 2026, as the first signing with a 2026 expansion team, Jenner signed a three-year standard player agreement with PWHL Hamilton.

International play

Junior In a January 9, 2008, contest versus Germany at the inaugural World Women's Under-18 hockey championship, Jenner scored twice and earned an assist in a 10–1 win. As an 18-year-old in 2009, she was centralized with the Canadian National Women's Team in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, though she was among the final players released from the roster. She was named assistant captain of the national team for the first time in 2015. At the 2015 tournament, she recorded one goal and three points in five games and was named one of Canada's top-3 players.

Olympics Jenner was named to the 2014 Olympic roster for Canada. At the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Jenner scored Canada's first goal in the gold medal game against the United States, a crucial goal with 3:26 remaining in the third period that cut the American lead to 2-1 and sparked Canada's comeback. Her shot ricocheted off the knee of an American defender and into the net. Canada went on to win 3-2 in overtime, with Marie-Philip Poulin scoring both the tying goal with 55 seconds left in regulation and the overtime winner, securing Canada's fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal.

At the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Jenner served as an assistant captain and recorded two assists in five games as Canada won the silver medal after losing 3-2 to the United States in a shootout in the gold medal game. During the preliminary round, Jenner set up game-opening goals by Rebecca Johnston against Russia and Meghan Agosta against the United States. At the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Jenner was named tournament MVP after leading all players with nine goals, tying the Olympic record for most goals in a single women's tournament. Jenner scored her record-tying ninth goal in Canada's 10-3 semifinal victory over Switzerland. Canada defeated the United States 3-2 in the gold medal game to win their second Olympic gold medal, avenging their shootout loss from PyeongChang 2018. On February 10, 2026, Jenner served as Canada's captain, in place of an injured Marie-Philip Poulin, in a loss versus the United States. During the team's quarterfinal game against Germany, Jenner scored at 1:40 helping lead Canada to a 5-1 win and advance to the semifinals. She was part of the squad which won the silver medal following a 2-1 loss against the United States on February 19, 2026.

Personal life

In July 2019, Jenner married her longtime partner Hayleigh Cudmore, a former teammate with Cornell and the Calgary Inferno. Jenner served on the board of directors for the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) and, upon the formation of the PWHL in 2023, was named to the labour union's executive committee.

Endorsements Jenner is a designated Nike athlete and participates in Nike community and outreach events. She is also sponsored by Bauer Hockey and has a signature pro stock stick model. Jenner joined the RBC Olympian program in 2017.

In popular culture Jenner appeared on The Strip Live, a celebrity talk show, alongside Marie-Philip Poulin in 2018. Jenner is featured in The Inaugural Season of the PWHL, a documentary produced by Hello Sunshine and Reese Witherspoon as part of The Rise documentary series chronicling the growth of women's sports. The film, directed by Patty Ivins Specht follows the historic inaugural 2024 season of the PWHL and premiered on Peacock in February 2026.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2005–06 Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres Prov. WHL 26 21 11 32 14 5 6 1 7 0 2006–07 Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres Prov. WHL 29 25 12 37 18 5 5 3 8 0 2007–08 Stoney Creek Jr. Sabres Prov. WHL 26 29 16 45 12 7 6 2 8 10 2008–09 Mississauga Chiefs CWHL 11 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 2009–10 Burlington Barracudas CWHL 17 11 12 23 2 — — — — — 2010–11 Cornell University ECAC 33 23 27 50 26 — — — — — 2011–12 Cornell University ECAC 33 20 37 57 34 — — — — — 2012–13 Cornell University ECAC 32 35 35 70 44 — — — — — 2014–15 Cornell University ECAC 31 15 36 51 22 — — — — — 2015–16 Calgary Inferno CWHL 24 10 18 18 6 3 2 4 6 2 2016–17 Calgary Inferno CWHL 20 9 18 27 6 — — — — — 2017–18 Calgary Inferno CWHL 4 1 1 2 4 3 0 2 2 0 2018–19 Calgary Inferno CWHL 27 19 13 32 8 4 2 0 2 2 2019–20 GTA East PWHPA — — — — — — — — — — 2020–21 Toronto PWHPA 4 1 3 4 2 — — — — — 2022–23 Team Sonnet PWHPA 20 5 14 19 2 — — — — — 2023–24 PWHL Ottawa PWHL 24 9 11 20 4 — — — — — 2024–25 Ottawa Charge PWHL 28 7 8 15 8 8 2 1 3 4 2025–26 Ottawa Charge PWHL 30 12 14 26 8 8 0 1 1 8 CWHL totals 103 52 63 104 32 10 4 6 10 4 PWHL totals 82 28 33 61 20 16 2 2 4 12

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2008 Canada U18 5 6 3 9 2 2009 Canada U18 5 5 1 6 2 2012 Canada WC 5 0 1 1 0 2013 Canada WC 5 4 2 6 2 2014 Canada OG 5 1 0 1 0 2015 Canada WC 5 1 2 3 2 2016 Canada WC 5 1 4 5 2 2017 Canada WC 5 2 2 4 0 2018 Canada OG 5 0 2 2 0 2019 Canada WC 7 3 6 9 4 2021 Canada WC 7 3 8 11 4 2022 Canada OG 7 9 5 14 2 2022 Canada WC 7 3 2 5 2 2023 Canada WC 7 3 4 7 2 2024 Canada WC 7 1 2 3 0 2025 Canada WC 7 0 2 2 0 2026 Canada OG 7 1 2 3 0 Junior totals 10 11 4 15 4 Senior totals 91 32 44 76 20

Awards and honours NCAA Patty Kazmaier Award Nominee: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 Patty Kazmaier Award Top-10 Finalist: 2013, 2015 First Team All-ECAC Hockey: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 ECAC women's ice hockey Player of the Week (Week of October 31, 2011) ECAC Player of the Week (Week of February 13, 2012)

CWHL Clarkson Cup champion: 2016, 2019 2025-26 PWHL All-First Team

Team Canada IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship gold medallist (2012, 2021, 2022, 2024), silver medallist (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2025) and bronze medallist (2019) IIHF Women's World Championship Media All-Star Team – Forward (2022) Olympic gold medallist (2014, 2022) and silver medallist (2018) Olympic tournament MVP (2022)