Boone Jenner

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.

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, a small town just outside of London. 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 in the Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario League before being drafted into the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). In his final season with the Elgin Middlesex Chiefs, Jenner was named captain of the team 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 after he led all rookies in scoring during the month with three goals and seven assists over nine games. He was also named captain of Team Ontario and led them to a silver medal at the 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. Although he only scored once in the final 10 games of the season, Jenner finished with 19 goals and 30 assists for 49 points. As a result, Jenner was a runnerup for the Emms Family Award as the OHL's Rookie of the Year and earned a selection on the OHL’s first All-Rookie team. Over the summer, he also helped lead Team Canada to a gold medal at the 2010 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. Jenner returned to the Generals for his sophomore season, during which he set career-highs in goals, assists, and points. After participating in a brawl on opening night, Jenner sat out the General's second and third games of the season against the Ottawa 67’s and Kingston Frontenacs. After coming back to the lineup, he faced difficulties in recapturing his scoring form, and only tallied 12 points through his first 20 games of the season. He also experienced an 11-game scoring drought starting on October 17 which was broken on November 16.

Did You Know?

• Jenner was drafted 37th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2011 NHL entry draft.
• Jenner scored his first NHL goal on October 17, 2013, against the Montreal Canadiens.