Boone Jenner

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Lore & Background

As a teenager, Jenner played four seasons of major junior hockey with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, where he scored 111 goals and 135 assists for 246 points, while earning 265 penalty minutes, in 227 games played. His play with the Generals resulted in Jenner being selected by Columbus in the second round, 37th overall, of the 2011 NHL entry draft. Jenner has represented Canada on the international stage at both the junior and senior levels. He first represented Team Canada at the 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he won a silver medal. In his next tournament, Jenner helped clinch a bronze medal for Canada at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. After failing to medal at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Jenner won a gold medal while representing Team Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Championship.

In Their Own Story

The 2011–12 season tested Jenner's resilience. After being named team captain, he faced an early slump and a suspension for elbowing that kept him out of Canada's bronze medal game at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Upon returning to the Generals, he suffered a concussion on January 28 against the Brampton Battalion from a hit, missing 12 games. Once healthy, he signed his first three-year entry-level contract with Columbus on March 28, 2012. In the playoffs, Jenner delivered a five-point performance in Game 3 against the Niagara Ice Dogs, scoring a hat-trick and adding two assists to cut their series lead. Later that spring, he joined the Springfield Falcons for the Calder Cup playoffs, placing him on the fourth line between Ryan Garlock and Tom Spencer, where he scored an overtime game-winning goal in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal against Syracuse.

Reader's Guide

Jenner was born on June 15, 1993, in Dorchester, Ontario, to parents Matt and Terri Jenner and was the youngest of three boys. While his first name came after his father heard it on the radio, his middle name Robbie is from his paternal grandfather. Jenner grew up playing hockey and lacrosse in Mossley, Ontario. The first organized hockey team he played with was his local Dorchester Tyke Firefighters. He played minor hockey with the Elgin Middlesex Chiefs AAA squad before being drafted into the OHL. In his final season with the Chiefs, Jenner was named captain and competed at the 2009 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament. While the Chiefs failed to win the tournament, Jenner ranked second amongst all players in scoring with six goals and five assists in seven games. Upon concluding the 2008–09 season with the Chiefs, Jenner was drafted fourth overall by the Oshawa Generals in the 2009 OHL Entry Draft. As a 16-year-old rookie, he made his OHL debut on September 18, 2009, where he scored a goal and an assist against the Sarnia Sting. In December 2009, Jenner was named the OHL's Rookie of the Month. He was also named captain of Team Ontario and led them to a silver medal at the 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. Jenner finished his rookie season with 19 goals and 30 assists for 49 points. He was a runner-up for the Emms Family Award and earned a selection on the OHL’s first All-Rookie team. Over the summer, he helped lead Team Canada to a gold medal at the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. Jenner returned to the Generals for his sophomore season, setting career-highs in goals, assists, and points. He finished the regular season with 25 goals and 41 assists through 63 games. His efforts helped the Generals qualify for the 2011 OHL playoffs, where he tallied seven goals and five assists through 10 games. Jenner was drafted in the second round, 37th overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Following the draft, Jenner participated in Team Canada’s National Junior Development Camp and the Blue Jackets training camp before returning to the Generals for the 2011–12 season, where he was appointed team captain. Through 27 games, he led the team with 15 goals and 18 assists and was named to Team Canada's national junior team to compete at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. While Jenner did not play in Canada's bronze medal game due to a suspension for elbowing, his

Did You Know?

• Jenner was drafted fourth overall by the Oshawa Generals in the 2009 OHL Entry Draft.
• He was named captain of Team Ontario and led them to a silver medal at the 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.
• Jenner helped Canada win a bronze medal at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, though he did not play in the bronze medal game due to a suspension.
• He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Championship.