Carly Jackson

When the Toronto Six won the 2022–23 Isobel Cup, Carly Jackson was in net for six of those games, posting a .926 save percentage across them. It was a championship moment built on a winding road from Amherst, Nova Scotia — through four seasons at the University of Maine, three seasons in the NWHL/PHF, and eventually into the Professional Women's Hockey League.

Jackson, who uses they/them pronouns and wears number 70, was born June 23, 1997. At the University of Maine, they made 25 starts as a freshman and earned a spot on the Hockey East All-Academic Team. The sophomore season brought a program record for single-season wins with 17. By their junior year, Jackson had set Black Bears records in wins, saves, save percentage, shutouts, and goals-against average — finishing that season with a .923 save percentage, 3,029 saves, 12 shutouts, and a 1.90 GAA. Their senior season produced a .934 save percentage across 32 appearances, the best of their four collegiate campaigns. Jackson graduated as the program's all-time leader in wins, save percentage, shutouts, and goals-against average.

Selected third overall by the Buffalo Beauts in the 2020 NWHL Draft, Jackson's first professional season was condensed and cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic — but they led all goaltenders in saves while facing the most shots in the league. In their second season with Buffalo, Jackson served as an alternate captain and appeared in 17 regular season games with a .903 save percentage. They were named the Beauts' recipient of the NWHL Foundation Award in 2020–21, and the fans voted them to the Fans Three Stars of the Season that same year, a recognition they earned again in 2022–23 with the Toronto Six. Jackson's advocacy, personality, and fashion became part of their public identity throughout those years in the PHF.

After the Isobel Cup win in Toronto, Jackson joined the newly formed PWHL and spent two seasons with PWHL Toronto. On July 9, 2025, they signed with the expansion Seattle Torrent.

Before their professional career began, Jackson represented Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, winning a silver medal.

On InGoal Radio Episode 286 ^[1], Jackson spoke about what the PWHL's professional infrastructure means to players day to day — from full-time goalie coaching to access to athletic trainers, physiotherapists, and registered massage therapists. Jackson noted the contrast directly: "We all have the support and we're able to pour ourselves back into the game." The episode also goes deep into the technical adjustments Jackson has made with goalie coaches Brad Kirkwood and Brad Fogal, including a significant reworking of their stance and movement patterns that Jackson described — in their own words — as "like goalie puberty." ^[1]

Jackson also appeared on InGoal Radio Episode 211 ^[2] following the Toronto Six's Isobel Cup championship, alongside Elaine Chuli.

InGoal Magazine has covered Carly Jackson in two podcast appearances.