Jenna Buglioni

Jenna Buglioni (born March 13, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward acquired by the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). Her first season of PWHL hockey was spent with the Seattle Torrent in their expansion season.

Buglioni played five seasons of college ice hockey at Ohio State from 2020 to 2025, serving as team captain in her final year. She helped the Buckeyes win two NCAA national championships (2022, 2024). She finished her collegiate career with 166 points in 170 games and set Ohio State program records for career game-winning goals (16) and single-season game-winning goals (7), while tying the program record for career short-handed goals (6).

Early life Buglioni was Born in Port Moody, British Columbia to Janine and John Buglioni, and has two siblings, Brennan and Rayna. She began her hockey career playing minor hockey in Port Moody, where she played alongside future NHL player Kent Johnson in the Port Moody Amateur Hockey Association at the atom level. After playing five years in a boys' league, she returned to girls' hockey with the Tri-City Predators.

Buglioni attended Gleneagle Secondary School, where she also excelled in field hockey and helped the Talons win district championships in 2016 and 2017. At age 16, she decided to give up field hockey to focus exclusively on ice hockey.

Buglioni played three seasons for the Greater Vancouver Comets of the BC Elite Hockey League (Female Midget AAA).

Playing career College Buglioni began her college ice hockey career at Ohio State during the 2020–21 season. On New Year's Day 2021, she recorded two goals and two assists in Ohio State's 4–1 victory over Bemidji State, then followed up with a goal and an assist in a 7–1 win the next day. She finished her freshman season with eight goals and seven assists for 15 points in 20 games.

During the 2021–22 season, in her sophomore year, she recorded 18 goals and 26 assists for 44 points in 38 games, ranking fifth on the team in scoring. Following the season, she was named to the All-WCHA Third Team.

During the 2022–23 season, in her junior year, she recorded 12 goals and 15 assists for 27 points in 39 games. She was named WCHA Forward of the Month for November 2022. Ohio State won the 2024 NCAA National Championship, defeating Wisconsin 1–0 on March 24, 2024, in Durham, New Hampshire, to capture the program's second national title. The championship avenged Ohio State's 1–0 overtime loss to Wisconsin in the 2023 championship game.

On June 17, 2024, Buglioni was named captain of the Buckeyes for the 2024–25 season, with Riley Brengman, Makenna Webster, and Amanda Thiele serving as assistant captains. On January 4, 2025, she scored the shootout-winning goal in the seventh round against Wisconsin in the Frozen Confines outdoor game at Wrigley Field in Chicago. One week later, on January 11, 2025, she scored a power play goal in a 4–0 victory over Bemidji State, becoming the sixth player in program history to reach 150 career points. The goal was also her 15th career game-winner, one shy of tying the program record. In her final regular season series, she sang the national anthem before the games against St. Cloud State. The Buckeyes held a 3–2 lead with 18.9 seconds remaining in regulation, but Wisconsin was awarded a penalty shot after a video review showed Ohio State covered the puck with a hand in the crease. They were ultimately defeated after Wisconsin's Kirsten Simms converted the penalty shot to tie the game and then scored again 2:49 into overtime to give the Badgers a 4–3 victory. On July 15, 2025, she signed a two-year contract with Seattle through the 2026–27 season, becoming the first member of the Torrent's inaugural draft class to sign. Seattle general manager Meghan Turner praised Buglioni's game, stating: "Jenna is a cerebral player who excels in every zone and simplifies the game. She's solid on the faceoff dot, demonstrates patient puck support, and shows up in big moments. Her work ethic, positivity, and competitive attitude will have a big impact on our bench and in the locker room." Turner later described her as "a gritty player" who "plays big" despite her smaller stature, noting that "her playing style will fit perfectly with what we're building."

Buglioni made her PWHL debut on November 21, 2025, in Seattle's inaugural game against the Vancouver Goldeneyes at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, becoming the first player from nearby Port Moody, British Columbia, to play for the Torrent. The Torrent lost 3–4 in overtime before a sold-out crowd of 14,958. On November 28, 2025, she played in Seattle's inaugural home game at Climate Pledge Arena against the two-time defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost. The game drew a record crowd of 16,014 fans, setting multiple attendance benchmarks: it established a new U.S. arena record for a women's hockey game, surpassing the previous record for a professional women's hockey game of 14,288, topped the previous Climate Pledge Arena record for a women's hockey game of 14,551 fans, and became the highest-attended primary home venue game in PWHL history. The Torrent lost 0–3 to Minnesota, with Seattle being shut out for over 118 minutes across their first two home games.

On December 3, 2025, the Torrent earned their first victory in franchise history with a 2–1 win over the New York Sirens at Climate Pledge Arena in front of 8,622 fans. Seattle became the first team to win a game in regulation during the 2025–26 season when trailing after two periods. Ottawa Charge (2026–present) On June 19, 2026, Buglioni was traded to the Ottawa Charge in exchange for Neena Brick , the fifty-ninth overall selection in the 2026 PWHL Draft.

International play

On December 19, 2019, Buglioni was selected to represent Canada at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia. During the tournament, she recorded one goal and three assists for four points in five games. In the gold medal game on January 2, 2020, Canada faced the United States in a hard-fought 77-minute battle. In August 2022, she was invited to Hockey Canada's national women's development camp for the second consecutive year. She was also invited to attend Hockey Canada's national program selection camp along with four other Ohio State players in July 2022.

She participated in the 2023 Collegiate Series representing Canada against the United States,

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2020–21 Ohio State University WCHA 20 8 7 15 14 — — — — — 2021–22 Ohio State University WCHA 38 18 26 44 14 — — — — — 2022–23 Ohio State University WCHA 39 12 15 27 14 — — — — — 2023–24 Ohio State University WCHA 35 15 23 38 22 — — — — — 2024–25 Ohio State University WCHA 38 17 25 42 27 — — — — — 2025–26 Seattle Torrent PWHL 18 0 0 0 2 — — — — —PWHL totals 18 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2020 Canada U18 5 1 3 4 4Junior totals 5 1 3 4 4

Awards and honours Honors Year RefCollege WCHA All-Rookie Team 2012 All-WCHA Third Team 2022 AHCA Scholar All-American 2024 International IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Media All-Star Team 2020