Brianne Alexandra Jenner (born May 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional

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player and a member of Canada's national women's hockey team, currently affiliated with the Toronto chapter of the

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(PWHPA). She made her debut for Canada at the 2010 Four Nations Cup and won a gold medal. She was also a member of the

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program.

Playing career

In high school, Jenner was the Appleby College hockey team captain. Jenner played

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in the

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(PWHL) with the Stoney Creek Sabres. She was also the captain of Team Ontario Red at the 2008 National Women's Under-18 Championship. She scored the game-winning goal in double overtime of the gold medal game.

Cornell

On October 29 and 30, 2010, Jenner played a role in both victories for the Cornell Big Red ice hockey team. On October 29, she had three assists at

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. The following day, she scored a pair of goals and added an assist at

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. During three games from February 7 to February 11, 2012, Jenner led her team with eight points. Versus nationally ranked Mercyhurst, Jenner had a goal and an assist in a February 7 victory over Mercyhurst. In a 5–0 shutout win over the

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(on February 10), Jenner garnered two assists from two goals. On February 11, Jenner scored the game-winning goal versus the

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that clinched the ECAC Hockey regular-season championship. In addition, she scored another goal, earning her 30th assist of the season.

CWHL

Before she went to college, she played with the

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during the 2008–09

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season. The following season, she joined the

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and then left for Cornell in 2010. On June 6, 2015, Jenner announced her entry into the 2015 CWHL Draft with the hopes of being selected by the

Calgary Inferno The Calgary Inferno (previously known as Team Alberta, nickname "Honeybadgers", during the 2011–12 season) was a women's ice hockey team that joined the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) for the 2011–12 season. The team played its home g ...

as she would also be studying for a master's degree in public policy at the

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and would play alongside three or more Cornell Big Red graduates. Jenner helped the Inferno 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 Montreal. She remained with the Inferno until the league ceased operations following the

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PWHPA

Skating for Team Sonnet (Toronto), Jenner participated in the 2021 Secret Cup, which was the Canadian leg of the 2020–21 PWHPA Dream Gap Tour. In a 4-2 championship game loss versus Team Bauer (Montreal), she recorded a goal versus Ann-Renee Desbiens.

International play

Jenner was named to the 2014 Olympic roster for Canada. 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. On November 27, 2009, Jenner and defender

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were released from Hockey Canada's centralized roster to determine the final roster for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. In March 2011, she was invited to the

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selection camp to determine the final roster for the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championships. On January 11, 2022, Jenner was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. Brianne Jenner's 9 goals in the tournament tied the Olympic record for most goals in a single women's tournament (9), capping off a tournament MVP nod and her 2nd Olympic gold medal.

Personal life

In July 2019, Jenner married her longtime partner Hayleigh Cudmore, a former teammate with the Cornell Big Red and the Calgary Inferno.

Career Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

*Toronto Star High School Athlete of the Week (Week of December 5, 2007) *Province of Ontario ribbon dancing quarterfinalist 2002–2003 *

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Senior Honor Society,

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NCAA

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MLX Skates Rookie of the Week (Week of November 2, 2010) *2011

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Nominee *2010–11 Ivy League Rookie of the Year *2010–11 First Team All-Ivy *

Player of the Week (Week of October 31, 2011) *ECAC Player of the Week (Week of February 13, 2012) *2015 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-Americans, Second Team

IIHF and Olympics

* IIHF Women's World Hockey Championship gold medalist (2012, 2021, 2022), silver medallist (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) and bronze medalist (2019) * Olympic gold medalist (2014, 2022) and silver medalist (2018) * Olympic tournament MVP (2022)

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