Joy Virginia Dunne (born June 13, 2005) is an American college ice hockey player who is a forward for Ohio State University and the United States national team.
With the United States, she was part of the 2026 U.S. Olympic women's hockey team that won the gold medal. She has also won gold (2025) and silver (2024) at the World Championships. In 2024, she was named the National Rookie of the Year.
Early life Born in O'Fallon, Missouri, Joy is the daughter of Tammy and Tom Dunne and is the youngest of six siblings. All six Dunne children—Jessica, Jincy, Josh, Josey, James, and Joy—play hockey at elite levels.
Dunne played both boys' and girls' youth hockey for the St. Louis 'AAA' Blues and the St. Louis Lady Blues for 13 years. She attended The Fulton School and Fort Zumwalt South High School.
Playing career As her sisters Jincy and Jessica did before her, Joy attended and played for Ohio State University. Her first collegiate goal came on November 3, 2023, recording a hat-trick against Bemidji State University. Dunne finished her rookie season with 42 points in 39 games and led the Buckeyes with 24 goals, including the game-winning goal in the finals of the national championship that propelled Ohio State to their second national title in three years. She was named WCHA Rookie of the Year and National Rookie of the Year, as well as to the NCAA All-Tournament team.
International play
Junior Captaining Team USA at the 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Dunne scored six points in five games en route to a bronze medal.
Senior Dunne made her senior level international debut for the United States at the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship where she scored one goal and one assist in seven games and won a silver medal. She returned for the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship, where the Americans defeated Canada 4–3 in overtime to win the gold medal, their first world championship since 2023.
On January 2, 2026, Dunne was named to Team USA's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics. She was Team USA's youngest player. Making her Olympic debut in a 5–1 win versus Czechia, Dunne logged 11:06 of ice time and scored her first Olympic goal, with the assist credited to Tessa Janecke.
Personal life Joy is the youngest of six siblings, all ice hockey players. Her sister Jincy plays for the Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), and her brother Josh plays in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2023–24 Ohio State University WCHA 39 24 18 42 22 — — — — — 2024–25 Ohio State University WCHA 40 29 33 62 55 — — — — — 2025–26 Ohio State University WCHA 31 27 24 51 31 — — — — — NCAA totals 110 80 75 155 108 — — — — —
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2023 United States U18 5 3 3 6 6 2024 United States WC 7 1 1 2 2 2025 United States WC 6 0 1 1 2 2026 United States OG 7 2 3 5 2Junior totals 5 3 3 6 6Senior totals 20 3 5 8 6
Awards and honors Honors Year RefCollege Third Team All-WCHA 2024 WCHA All-Rookie Team 2024 National Rookie of the Year 2024 WCHA Rookie of the Year 2024 NCAA All-Tournament Team 2024
References
External links
Joy Dunne at Milano Cortina 2026