Jordan Brickner Explained

Birth Date:3 October 1990
Birth Place:Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Position:Defense
Shoots:Left
Sex:f
Career Start:2009
Career End:2020

Jordan Brickner Gragnano (born October 3, 1990) is an American former ice hockey player. She most recently played with the Connecticut Whale in the 2019–20 season of the Premier Hockey Federation (formerly the NWHL). In 2020, she was honored with the NWHL Foundation Award.

Career

Growing up, Brickner played on both boys' and girls' teams until she reached high school. She then attended the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, where she played for the school's varsity girls' hockey team, serving as the team's co-captain in her senior year. During high school, she also played for the Connecticut Stars of the Connecticut Hockey Conference.[1]

In 2009, she began studying at Colgate University, where she played for the Raiders women's ice hockey programme. In 2011, she transferred to the University of Wisconsin and played her final two years of college eligibility with the Badgers women's ice hockey program. Brickner finished her collegiate career with a total of 43 points in 140 NCAA Division I games. She was named to the All-WCHA Academic Team in 2013.[2]

After graduating, she moved to Austria to play for DEC Salzburg Eagles in the European Women's Hockey League. After one year in Austria, she moved to Switzerland to play for HC Lugano of the Swiss Women's Hockey League A (SWHL A).

When Dani Rylan founded the National Women's Hockey League in 2015, Brickner returned to North America to sign with the NWHL's Connecticut Whale. She scored 12 points in 18 games in the NWHL's debut season, being named to the 1st NWHL All-Star Game.[3]

After scoring seven points in the first ten games of the 2019–20 season, she was sidelined due to injury and missed the rest of the season. Hanna Beattie was named as her replacement for the 2020 NWHL All-Star Game.[4] She was named a recipient of the 2020 NWHL Foundation Award for her contributions to growing and improving hockey culture.[5]

In August 2020, she re-signed with the Whale for the 2020–21 NWHL season.[6] She was the 100th player to sign for the season; however, she would not end up playing.[7] A consistent top-pairing defenceman for the Whale, she was ninth on the league's all-time games played list at the time of her last game.[8] [9]

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeam League GP GP G A Pts PIM
NCAA34 6 9 15 2- - - - -
Colgate Raiders NCAA31 1 7 8 10- - - - -
NCAA40 2 9 11 0- - - - -
Wisconsin Badgers NCAA35 3 6 9 0- - - - -
DEC Salzburg Eagles EWHL18 22 17 39 6- - - - -
2013-14 DEBL0 0 0 0 04 4 0 4 0
SWHL A18 6 9 15 128 2 4 6 2
NWHL18 0 12 12 23 0 0 0 0
Connecticut Whale NWHL14 1 3 4 21 0 1 1 0
Connecticut Whale NWHL15 1 1 2 21 0 0 0 0
Connecticut Whale NWHL13 0 1 1 21 0 1 1 0
Connecticut Whale NWHL10 1 6 7 6- - - - -
NCAA totals14012314312-----
EWHL totals182217396-----
SWHL A totals1869151282462
NWHL totals70323261460220

Honours and achievements

SWHL-A

NWHL

2015-2016 : All-Star Game2019-2020 : Foudation Award

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jordan Brickner – Experienced NWHL Defender NCAA Athlete Wisconsin University. 2021-01-01. 44 Vision Hockey. en-US.
  2. Web site: 2012-13 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: #26 Jordan Brickner. 2021-01-01. Wisconsin Badgers. en.
  3. Web site: Staffieri. Mark. 2016-02-21. Jordan Brickner Part of Spotlight at NWHL All-Star Showcase. 2021-01-01. Women's Hockey Life. en-US.
  4. Web site: Strollo. Leighann. 2020-02-07. 2020 NWHL All-Star Weekend Preview. 2021-01-01. The Ice Garden. en.
  5. Web site: Kennedy. Syd. 2020-03-03. These are the 2020 NWHL Foundation Award winners. 2021-01-01. The Ice Garden. en.
  6. Web site: Murphy. Mike. 2020-08-11. Whale re-sign original NWHLer Jordan Brickner. 2021-01-01. The Ice Garden. en.
  7. Web site: Rice . Dan . Brickner Becomes 100th Player to Sign For Upcoming NWHL Season . The Hockey Writers . 16 April 2021 . August 12, 2020.
  8. Web site: Bryant. Casey. 2020-09-21. All-Time Starting Lineup: Connecticut Whale. 2021-01-01. The Ice Garden. en.
  9. Web site: Ayala. Erica L.. 2020-04-16. The Original Eight: Mutual Respect feat. Jordan Brickner Gragnano. 2021-01-01. Founding 4 Podcast. Audio interview.