Jincy Roese

Jincy Rose Roese (; born May 15, 1997) is an American professional ice hockey defender for the Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played for the Ottawa Charge and New York Sirens of the PWHL. She represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics and won a silver medal.

Playing career Following four seasons as a member of the Ohio State University women's hockey program, Roese was drafted in the third round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by PWHL Ottawa.

In the 2024–25 season, Roese recorded three goals and 14 points in 27 games, finishing fifth in scoring by a defender.

On June 18, 2025, Roese signed a one-year contract with the New York Sirens. During the 2025–26 season, she recorded six assists in 22 games with the Sirens.

On March 30, 2026, she was traded to the Minnesota Frost in exchange for Denisa Křížová.

International play Roese made her international debut with the United States women's national ice hockey team at the 2012 4 Nations Cup, making her first appearance on November 6, 2012, against Sweden. She would play in three games as the United States claimed the gold medal. Roese was also a member of the American team at the 2013 4 Nations Cup, but did not play.

Roese was a member of the United States women's national under-18 ice hockey team and has played in three IIHF World Women's U18 Championships. At the 2013 event, she led the team with a plus 11 rating and was selected as one of Team USA's three best players by team coaches. The youngest player on Team USA, she collected the silver medal after losing to Team Canada in the final.

Preceding the 2014 Winter Olympics, Roese was a member of the 25-player preliminary roster but was cut when it had to be trimmed to 21. She would have been the youngest female hockey player to skate in the Winter Games for Team USA.

She was the only player from the state of Missouri to be on the roster for the 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, where she captained the American team. She won the directorate award for best defensemen of the tournament, and was named one of Team USA's best players.

For the 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Roese was once again named team captain. She would score twice in the gold medal game, and earned top defender honors for the second straight year. Following the championship, on January 15, 2015, she dropped the puck in a ceremonial faceoff before a National Hockey League game between the St. Louis Blues and the Detroit Red Wings.

On January 2, 2022, Roese was named to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Personal life Roese is the daughter of Tom and Tammy Dunne. She has five siblings who each play hockey. Her older sister Jessica played for Ohio State. Her younger sister Joy plays for Ohio State as well as the US national team. Her younger brother Josh plays for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Her sister Josey plays for Lindenwood University, and her brother James plays for Oklahoma State University.

On June 10, 2023, she married Isaac Roese in a private ceremony in Ohio.

Ahead of PWHL Ottawa's inaugural season, Roese was selected as the team's player representative with the PWHL Players Association, the league's labour union.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2016–17 Ohio State University WCHA 37 4 10 14 30 — — — — — 2017–18 Ohio State University WCHA 39 2 24 26 8 — — — — — 2018–19 Ohio State University WCHA 33 4 24 28 14 — — — — — 2019–20 Ohio State University WCHA 38 7 24 31 19 — — — — — 2020–21 Team WSF PWHPA 6 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2022–23 Team Adidas PWHPA 20 1 2 3 6 — — — — — 2023–24 PWHL Ottawa PWHL 24 0 5 5 14 — — — — — 2024–25 Ottawa Charge PWHL 27 3 11 14 14 1 0 0 0 0 2025–26 New York Sirens PWHL 22 0 6 6 4 — — — — — 2025–26 Minnesota Frost PWHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — — PWHL totals 77 3 23 26 32 1 0 0 0 0

International

Awards and honors Directorate Award, Best Defenseman, 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Source: Directorate Award, Best Defenseman, 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Source: IIHF.com Media All Star-Team, 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 ChampionshipSource: IIHF.com 2019–2020 Ohio State female athlete of the year 2019-20 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-American: First Team