Brianne Jenner began her hockey career with the National Women’s team in 2009, when she was centralized at 18-years-old for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Her achievements are extensive and include two Olympic gold medals (2014, 2022), a silver medal (2018), Olympic MVP (2022) and tying the record for most goals scored at an Olympic tournament. Brianne has represented Canada at 10 World Championships and was named MVP for Canada in both the 2022 and 2023 gold medal games. She is currently an assistant captain on the National/Olympic team.
Both a scholar and an athlete, Brianne’s career at Cornell University included being a four-time All-Academic Ivy League winner, being named by Business Insider as one of Cornell’s “19 Most Impressive Students,” claiming two ECAC Player of the Year and two First Team All-American honours, and being the Ivy League nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
Brianne obtained her Master of Public Policy degree at the University of Calgary, and in her debut 2016 season with the Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, she was named captain, helping the team win its first ever Clarkson Cup. In her four years with the Calgary Inferno, Brianne’s team won two Clarkson Cups (2016 and 2019) and made three Clarkson Cup Final appearances.
Since 2019, Brianne has served as a founding board member of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association as well as the newly formed PWHLPA. Brianne was a member of the five-player bargaining committee that negotiated the historic PWHL CBA. She was one of the first signings in league history and was named the first captain of the PWHL Ottawa franchise, The Ottawa Charge. Brianne currently resides in Ottawa with her wife and three children.
