Jincy Dunne

Jincy Rose Dunne (born May 15, 1997) is a women's ice hockey player for Ohio State and a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She represented the USA at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Jincy Dunne
Born (1997-05-15) May 15, 1997
O’Fallon, MO, USA
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NCAA team Ohio State Buckeyes
National team  United States
Playing career 2015–present
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BeijingTeam
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Canada
Silver medal – second place2022 Denmark
Four Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place2012 United States
U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 United States
Silver medal – second place2013 Finland
Silver medal – second place2014 Hungary

Playing career

US U18 Women's National Team

Jincy Dunne was a member of the United States U-18 Women's Team and has played in three international IIHF U-18 Women's World Championships. At the 2013 edition of the IIHF U18 Women's Worlds, Jincy led the team with a plus 11 rating and was named one of Team USA'S three best players selected by team coaches.[1] She collected the silver medal after losing to Team Canada in the final. She was also the youngest player on Team USA. As a member of the United States Under-18 National Women's Team, she was the only player from the state of Missouri to be on the roster for the 2014 IIHF U18 Women's World Championships.[2] She was named team captain and best defensemen by the Directorate at the 2014 edition of the tournament. Dunne was also named one of Team USA's best players.[1] Before the 2015 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship, she was once again named team captain. Of note, she would score twice in the gold medal game on January 12 at the 2015 IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in Buffalo, New York, earning Top Defender honors.[3] She would also log the game-winning tally in the shootout against Canada on January 5. On January 15, 2015, Dunne dropped the puck at the ceremonial faceoff between the St. Louis Blues and the Detroit Red Wings.[4]

US Women's National Team

She made her debut with the United States National Women's Team at the 2012 4 Nations Cup. Her first game occurred on November 6, 2012, against Sweden. Of note, she would participate in three games as the United States claimed the gold medal. Dunne was also a member of the 2013 4 Nations Cup team but did not play in the tournament. She almost made the United States Olympic team for the 2014 Sochi Games. Jincy was a member of the 25-player roster but was cut after the roster had to be trimmed down to 21.[1] Dunne would have been the youngest female hockey player to skate in the Winter Games for Team USA.

On January 2, 2022, Dunne was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[5]

NCAA

Dunne plays for the Ohio State Buckeyes women's ice hockey program. Dunne was regarded as the top recruit in the women's hockey world.

Awards and honors
  • Directorate Award, Best Defenseman, 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Source:
  • Directorate Award, Best Defenseman, 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Source: IIHF.com
  • Media All Star-Team, 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 ChampionshipSource: IIHF.com
  • WCHA Rookie of the Month, January 2017[6]
  • 2019–2020 Ohio State female athlete of the year[7]
  • 2019-20 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-American: First Team[8]

Personal

Jincy Dunne is the daughter of Tom and Tammy Dunne. She has five siblings who each play hockey.[9] Her older sister, Jessica, also played for the Ohio State hockey team.[10] Her brother Josh plays for the Cleveland Monsters in the AHL.[11] Her sister Josey plays for the University of Minnesota,[12] brother James plays for Oklahoma State University,[13] and sister Joy played for the United States women's national U-18 team and has committed to Ohio State as well.[14] On June 10, 2023, Jincy married Isaac Roese in a private ceremony in Ohio. [15]

References
  1. "Home". USA Hockey National. Archived from the original on 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  2. Pinchevsky, Tal (February 13, 2013). "Hockey prodigy Dunne blazing a trail". NHL.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2013.
  3. "Jincy Dunne lifts U.S. Over Canada in overtime for under-18 women's gold". Archived from the original on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  4. "Wings-Blues 1/15". Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  5. "U.S. women with 13 returnees". International Ice Hockey Federation. January 2, 2022. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  6. "UMD's Stalder, UW's Desbiens And OSU's Dunne Named WCHA Women's Players of the Month". WCHA ice hockey. 2017-02-03. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  7. Baird, Nathan (29 May 2020). "Ohio State football's Chase Young, women's hockey's Jincy Dunne named OSU Athletes of the Year". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  8. "2019-20 CCM/AHCA Women's University Division All-Americans Announced". ahcahockey.com. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. Yates, Hanna (June 7, 2021). "The Dunnes create hockey family dynasty in O'Fallon, MO". ksdk.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  10. "Ohio State Buckeyes | Ohio State University Athletics". Ohio State Buckeyes. Archived from the original on 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  11. "Josh Dunne at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  12. "Josey Dunne at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  13. "James Dunne at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  14. "Joy Dunne". teamusa.usahockey.com. Archived from the original on 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  15. "Joy Dunne". registryfinder.com. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
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