Brianne Alexandra Jenner (born May 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and a member of PWHL Hamilton and Canada women's national ice hockey team. Previously, she was captain for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
Jenner is a four-time Olympic medallist, having won gold medals at Sochi 2014 and Beijing 2022, and silver medals at PyeongChang 2018 and Milano Cortina 2026. At the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, she was named tournament MVP after tying the Olympic record with nine goals in a single tournament, adding five assists for 14 points. She has won 11 medals at the IIHF Women's World Championship since her debut in 2012, including four gold medals (2012, 2021, 2022, 2024), six silver medals (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2025), and one bronze medal (2019). Jenner scored both goals in Canada's 2-1 gold medal victory over the United States at the 2022 IIHF Women's World Championship.
Before joining the PWHL, Jenner was a founding board member of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) and helped launch the organization following the collapse of the Canadian Women's Hockey League in 2019. She was one of three initial free agent signings made by PWHL Ottawa when the league launched in 2023, and was named the team's captain in December 2023. Jenner previously won two Clarkson Cup championships with the Calgary Inferno in 2016 and 2019, serving as team captain and scoring twice in the 2016 championship game.
During her collegiate career at Cornell University from 2010 to 2015, Jenner was a two-time ECAC Hockey Player of the Year (2013, 2015), two-time Ivy League Player of the Year (2013, 2015), and two-time finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, given to the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey.
Born and raised in Oakville, Ontario to parents Dave and Brenda Jenner, Brianne learned to skate at age two on an outdoor rink that her father built in their front yard. She began playing organized hockey at age three with the help of her father and uncle, who ran their own youth league. Jenner played minor hockey in St. Catharines, Ontario. Before focusing exclusively on hockey, she also played basketball and soccer.
Jenner attended Appleby College for high school, where she served as captain of the hockey team. During her high school years, she played junior hockey in the Provincial Women's Hockey League with the Stoney Creek Sabres.
Jenner played with the Mississauga Chiefs during the 2008–09 Canadian Women's Hockey League season, followed by a season with the Burlington Barracudas. She was named captain of Team Ontario Red at the 2008 National Women's Under-18 Championship, scoring the game-winning goal in double overtime of the gold medal game. In December 2007, she was recognized as the Toronto Star High School Athlete of the Week.
Jenner played for the Cornell Big Red from 2010 to 2015. In her freshman season (2010–11), she made an immediate impact, finishing tied for the team lead in scoring with 50 points. She was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year after finishing second in NCAA freshman scoring, and earned First Team All-ECAC Hockey and First Team All-Ivy League honors. She was also nominated for the Patty Kazmaier Award, given to the top player in women's college hockey. 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 Quinnipiac. The following day, she scored a pair of goals and added an assist at Princeton. Jenner helped Cornell reach the NCAA Frozen Four in both her freshman and sophomore seasons.
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 Brown Bears (on February 10), Jenner garnered two assists from two goals. On February 11, Jenner scored the game-winning goal versus the Yale Bulldogs that clinched the ECAC Hockey regular-season championship. She also added another goal and recorded her 30th assist of the season in that game.
In her junior season (2012–13), Jenner had a breakout year, recording 35 goals and 35 assists for 70 points in 32 games. Her 70 points set a Cornell single-season record that still stands. She led the nation in goals per game and was second in points per game, earning ECAC Hockey Player of the Year, Ivy League Player of the Year, First Team All-American, and Cornell MVP honors. She also tied the Cornell single-season record with seven game-winning goals and was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team. Jenner was again nominated for the Patty Kazmaier Award and named to the top ten finalists.
Following her junior season, Jenner took a year away from Cornell to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she won a gold medal with Team Canada. She returned to Cornell for her senior season (2014–15), leading the ECAC in points with 51 (15 goals and 36 assists). She was named ECAC Forward of the Year as well as ECAC Player of the Year, Ivy League Player of the Year, and Patty Kazmaier Award top ten finalist — all for the second time.
Jenner concluded her Cornell career as the program's all-time leader in assists (136) and second all-time in points (229). She was a four-time Patty Kazmaier Award nominee, four-time First Team All-ECAC Hockey selection, and a four-time First Team All-Ivy League selection. Off the ice, she was a four-time Academic All-Ivy League selection and was named to the Quill and Dagger senior honor society. She was later nominated by the Ivy League for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
On June 6, 2015, Jenner announced her entry into the 2015 CWHL Draft with the intention of being selected by the Calgary Inferno, as she would also be studying for a master's degree in public policy at the University of Calgary and would be able to play alongside three or more Cornell Big Red graduates. Jenner captained the Inferno and helped the team 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 Montréal. She helped the team win a second Clarkson Cup title in 2019. After the 2018–19 season, the CWHL abruptly ceased operations.
Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA), 2019–2023
After the collapse of the CWHL in 2019, Jenner helped launch the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA), which led a boycott of the remaining North American professional league, the National Women's Hockey League, in a bid to gather support for the establishment of a unified, financially sustainable professional league. Jenner skated for Team Sonnet (Toronto) in the 2021 Secret Cup, the Canadian leg of the 2020–21 PWHPA Dream Gap Tour. She recorded one goal in a 4-2 championship game loss versus Team Bauer (Montreal).
In May 2022, the PWHPA signed a letter of intent with Billie Jean King Enterprises and the Mark Walter Group to explore a new professional league. She served on the PWHPA's bargaining committee alongside Kendall Coyne Schofield, Sarah Nurse, Hilary Knight, and Liz Knox, helping negotiate the collective bargaining agreement ratified in July 2023 that paved the way for the PWHL.
In 2023, Jenner was one of three initial free agent signings made by Ottawa in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She and fellow Team Canada members Emily Clark and Emerance Maschmeyer were the first players announced by any team in the league. On December 29, 2023, Jenner was named Ottawa's captain. She scored her first PWHL goal on January 23, 2024, in a 3–1 win over Toronto. After a slow start to the season, Jenner found chemistry with linemates Daryl Watts and Kateřina Mrázová. She finished the inaugural PWHL season as Ottawa's leading scorer with 20 points (9 goals, 11 assists) in 24 games, ranking sixth overall in the league. She also led the team in power-play points (7) and power-play assists (5). Despite Jenner's production, Ottawa finished in fifth place and missed the playoffs. She was named to the PWHL Second All-Star Team for the 2023-24 season.