Boone Jenner

He was eventually drafted in the second round, 37th overall, by the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Boone Jenner (born June 15, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).

As a youth, 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.

Jenner was born on June 15, 1993, in Dorchester, Ontario, to parents Matt and Terri Jenner as 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).

Upon concluding the 2008–09 season with the Chiefs, Jenner was drafted fourth overall by the Oshawa Generals in the 2009 OHL Entry Draft.

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 teams in scoring with six goals and five assists in seven games.

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 first represented Team Canada at the 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he won a silver medal.

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 runner up 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.

Upon returning to the lineup, he struggled to regain his scoring touch 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.

Due to his junior play, Jenner was 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.

Although he struggled at the start of the season, Jenner was still expected to be a top pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and was selected to represent Team Orr at the annual CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game.

He finished the regular season setting career-highs with 25 goals and 41 assists through 63 regular-season games.

His efforts helped the Generals qualify for the 2011 OHL playoffs, where he tallied seven goals and five assists through 10 games.

Following the draft, Jenner participated in Team Canada’s National Junior Development Camp and the Blue Jackets training camp before being returned to the Generals for the 2011–12 season.

Upon returning to the Generals, Jenner was appointed team captain.

The team struggled at the start, maintaining a 13–18–1–3 record through the first 35 games of the season.

Due to their struggles, former Blue Jackets assistant coach Gary Agnew took over as head coach for the Generals in early November.

In his next tournament, Jenner helped clinch a bronze medal for Canada at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Through 27 games, Jenner 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, his overall efforts helped Canada clinch a bronze medal at the tournament.

Following the win, Jenner returned to the Generals for the remainder of the regular season.

On January 28, during a game against the Brampton Battalion, Jenner suffered a concussion due to a hit and missed 12 games to recover.

While he recovered, the team maintained a 6–5–1 record.

Once he rejoined the team, the Blue Jackets signed Jenner to a three-year, entry-level contract on March 28, 2012.

After failing to medal at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Jenner won gold while representing Team Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Championship.

Jenner's final ranking from the NHL Central Scouting Bureau was 18th amongst eligible North American skaters.