Carly Jackson

Carly Jackson graduated from the University of Maine as the Black Bears' all-time leader in wins, save percentage, shutouts, and goals-against average — a record built across four seasons that began with 25 starts as a freshman and a spot on the Hockey East All-Academic Team. The sophomore campaign brought a single-season wins record (17), and by junior year Jackson had rewritten the program record book again, setting marks for wins, saves, save percentage (.923), shutouts (12), and goals-against average (1.90). Before college, Jackson represented Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning a silver medal.

Selected third overall by the Buffalo Beauts in the 2020 NWHL Draft, Jackson's first professional season was condensed and cut short by COVID-19, but Jackson led all goaltenders in saves and faced the most shots in the league. A second season in Buffalo saw Jackson play 17 regular-season games with a .903 save percentage while serving as alternate captain, and they received the Beauts' NWHL Foundation Award in 2020–21. Across two PHF seasons, Jackson was voted to the Fans' Three Stars of the Season twice (2020–21 and 2022–23). After moving to the Toronto Six, Jackson appeared in six games with a .926 save percentage as the Six claimed the 2022–23 Isobel Cup. Following two seasons with PWHL Toronto, Jackson signed with the expansion Seattle Torrent ahead of the 2025–26 season.

Jackson, who grew up in Amherst, Nova Scotia, also holds certification as an athletic trainer in the United States — a background that surfaced in conversation on InGoal Radio when Jackson discussed applying anatomical knowledge to goaltending development ^[1].

InGoal Radio first featured Jackson in April 2023, after the Isobel Cup championship with the Toronto Six ^[2]. In January 2025, Jackson returned to the podcast alongside Seattle Torrent teammate Sandra Abstreiter to discuss life in the PWHL's second season ^[1]. In that conversation, Jackson described the shift to full professional infrastructure — from daily meals and medical staff to full-time goalie coaching — as something that "bleeds into everything in terms of culture." Jackson also detailed a technical adjustment made with goalie coach Brad Kirkwood around narrowing their stance and introducing what they called a rhythmic approach to crease movement, telling host Kevin Woodley: "I'm tall, tall, tall. As soon as I see that trigger, boom, set, fraction of a second before they shoot." The full episode, which also covers Jackson's work with performance specialist James Wendland and the value Jackson places on learning from goalie partners, is available at ^[1].

InGoal Magazine has covered Carly Jackson in two podcast appearances.