Jorian Donovan

Jorian Donovan (born April 5, 2004) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 136th overall by the Senators in the 2022 NHL entry draft.

Early life Donovan was born in Calgary, Alberta while his father, Shean Donovan, was a member of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Calgary Flames.

Career Amateur Donovan was selected by the Hamilton Bulldogs of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in the first round, sixth overall, in the 2020 OHL Priority Draft. He made his OHL debut in the 2021–21 season and scored three goals and 19 assists for 22 points in 64 games. The Bulldogs set a league record with 51 wins in the season and in the playoffs, advanced to the league final where they beat the Windsor Spitfires to win the J. Ross Robertson Cup as league champions. Donovan added one goal and three points in 13 playoff games.

In his second season in 2022–23, Donovan recorded 12 goals and 45 points in 55 games. In six playoff games, he added one goal and three points. He played the rest of the season with Saginaw, posting four goals and 18 points in 32 games. In 17 playoffs games, Donovan added three goals and nine points.

Professional Donovan was selected in the fifth round, 136th overall, by the NHL's Ottawa Senators in the 2022 NHL entry draft, and signed a three-year entry level contract with Ottawa in September 2022. Donovan joined Ottawa's American Hockey League affiliate, the Belleville Senators at the end of the 2022–23 season for a brief two-game stint in which he went scoreless. He rejoined Belleville for his first full professional season in 2024–25 in which scored three goals and 12 points in 64 games. He was returned to Belleville for the 2025–26 season after Ottawa's training camp. He was recalled on March 24, 2026 after injuries to Thomas Chabot and Lassi Thomson. He made his NHL debut that night against the Detroit Red Wings. This made Jorian and his father, Shean, the first father-son duo to suit up for the Senators in an NHL game. He was recalled again on April 4 due an injury to Tyler Kleven, but did not play and was returned to Belleville. He finished the season with Belleville, recording four goals and 21 points in 61 games. He appeared in five games, going scoreless, as Canada was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the tournament by Czechia.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2021–22 Hamilton Bulldogs OHL 64 3 19 22 29 13 1 2 3 4 2022–23 Hamilton Bulldogs OHL 55 12 33 45 41 6 1 3 4 4 2022–23 Belleville Senators AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2023–24 Brantford Bulldogs OHL 34 9 19 28 34 — — — — — 2023–24 Saginaw Spirit OHL 32 4 14 18 39 17 3 6 9 8 2024–25 Belleville Senators AHL 64 3 9 12 83 — — — — — 2025–26 Belleville Senators AHL 61 4 17 21 89 — — — — — 2025–26 Ottawa Senators NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —AHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —