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In four seasons at Cornell, Jenner racked up 93 goals and 136 assists for 229 points in 129 games with the Big Red while majoring in government and earning her Bachelor of Arts degree.

“I had a great time at Cornell,” said the 24-year-old native of Oakville, Ont., whom the Inferno selected fourth overall in the 2015 Canadian Women’s Hockey League Draft in Toronto on Aug. 23. “First of all, just academically it was a wonderful school to go to, so to have that opportunity though hockey was pretty amazing.

“We had some great teams there, competed for a lot of Ivy League championships and ECAC championships. I have a lot of fond memories of my years there.”

Now, she’ll switch her attention to helping the Inferno have a successful regular season while working towards getting her Masters degree in public policy at the University of Calgary.

“Obviously there’s a great coaching staff here with the Inferno and a great program that I’m doing at U of C,” said Jenner, who previously lived in Calgary while training with Team Canada prior to the past two Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver and Sochi. “I’ve just really enjoyed living in the city. It’s a pretty easy city to transition to living in.”

Jenner is looking forward to the possibility of playing centre on a line with right winger Brittany Esposito and left winger Rebecca Johnston, the latter of whom led the CWHL in scoring last season with 17 goals and 20 assists in 24 games.

“I think we have a lot of different line combinations that we can go with,” said Jenner, who anticipates that Inferno coach Scott Reid will tinker with the lineup to find the right chemistry early in the season. “I trust Scott. He’ll come up with something that’s going to work for the team.”