Jennifer “Jenn” Gardiner is a Canadian forward from Surrey, British Columbia, who developed through the Surrey Falcons and Greater Vancouver Comets before joining Ohio State University. During her five-year collegiate career with the Buckeyes, Gardiner established a program record with 176 games played and finished with 171 points on 71 goals and 100 assists. She won two NCAA national championships with Ohio State, in 2022 and 2024, and served as team captain during her graduate season. 

Gardiner began making her mark internationally with Canada at the 2019 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship, where she won a gold medal. She made her senior national-team debut at the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship and immediately enjoyed a standout tournament, leading the championship in goals with six and finishing second overall in scoring with 10 points as Canada won silver. Gardiner then made her Olympic debut at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games, scoring once in seven games as Canada captured the silver medal. 

Gardiner was selected 11th overall by the Montréal Victoire in the 2024 PWHL Draft and enjoyed an impressive rookie season, recording five goals and 13 assists for 18 points in 30 games. She finished second among all PWHL rookies in scoring and was named a finalist for Rookie of the Year before earning a place on the PWHL All-Rookie Team. In June 2025, she signed with her hometown Vancouver Goldeneyes. During Vancouver’s inaugural 2025–26 season, Gardiner scored nine goals and 19 points in 30 games, including a PWHL-record four-goal performance against Seattle. In June 2026, Vancouver re-signed her to a three-year contract through the 2028–29 season.