Molly Jordan and the Skillset That Separate Her
42 points at Boston College, 16 more in her first season at Minnesota. The Gophers defender produces because she thinks faster than the play moves.
Molly Jordan sees the game differently than most defenders her age. She processes quickly, slows things down when the play speeds up around her, and has the confidence to make the right decision at the right time rather than the safe one. That quality does not always show up cleanly in a box score, but it shows up in how she has produced at every level she has played.
My full conversation with University of Minnesota defender Molly Jordan is available now on YouTube.
That foundation was built with the Bishop Kearney Selects, one of the more respected programs in the American development pipeline, before Jordan went on to Boston College, where she spent the first two seasons of her collegiate career, and put up 42 points in 72 games, including a career-high 24 points in 2024-25. The step up to one of the most defensively structured programs in NCAA women’s hockey has not slowed her down. She is a skilled defender with good foot speed and great hockey sense who can contribute at both ends of the ice, and her 16 points in 39 games this season show just how well she’s adjusted to a new program.
Molly has also represented the United States twice at the IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship, earning silver in 2022 and bronze in 2023, and was named to the All-Star team in the latter tournament while serving as alternate captain. She also suited up for the U-18 Series against Canada and, most recently, the 2025 Collegiate Series.
On this week’s episode of Rinkside Rundown, Molly talks about her development path, what drove her decision to transfer to Minnesota, and what her game looks like as she continues to chase the biggest stage in hockey.