Jincy Rose Roese (née Dunne; born May 15, 1997) is a women's ice hockey player for

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of the

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(PWHL) and a member of the

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. She represented the USA at the

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Playing career

Following four seasons as a member of the Ohio State Buckeyes women's hockey program, Roese was drafted in the third round of the

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by Ottawa.

International play

Roese made her international debut with the

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at the

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, making her first appearance on November 6, 2012, against

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. 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

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, but did not play. Roese was a member of the

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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

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in the final. Preceding the

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, 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

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to be on the roster for the

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, 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

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, 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

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game between the St. Louis Blues and the

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

Personal life

Roese is the daughter of Tom and Tammy Dunne. She has five siblings who each play hockey. Her older sister Jessica and younger sister Joy also played for

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. Her brother

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plays for the Cleveland Monsters of the

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(AHL). Her sister Josey plays for the

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, 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.

Awards and honors

*Directorate Award, Best Defenseman, 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Source

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/small> *WCHA Rookie of the Month, January 2017 *2019–2020 Ohio State female athlete of the year *2019-20 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-American: First Team

References

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