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Jana Harrigan was an ice hockey player for the Ohio State Buckeyes. At the end of her Buckeyes career, she was the program’s all-time leading scorer with 160 points. Currently, she competes for the Burlington Barracudas.

Ohio State
During the 2004-05 season, she set the Buckeyes record for most points in one season by accumulating 54 points.

The 2005-06 season was the best of Harrigan’s career. Of note, she led the NCAA in short handed goals and recorded the second highest total in NCAA history. She was recognized as a Second Team All-American and was a Top 10 Finalist for the 2006 Patty Kazmaier Award.

Hockey Canada
At the 2007 Esso Women’s Nationals, the province of Ontario had a second team participate. The team was known as Team Ontario 2 and Jana Harrigan participated on the team.

Awards and honors

 * Buckeyes Most Valuable Freshman (2003)


 * Buckeyes Most Valuable Player (2004)


 * Buckeyes Most Valuable Player (2005)


 * Buckeyes Most Valuable Player (2006)


 * First Team All-WCHA (2006)


 * Second Team All-American (2006)


 * All-USCHO Second Team (2006)


 * Placed second in hardest shot at the NCAA skills competition 2006


 * Led NCAA in short handed goals in 2005/06


 * Top 10 Finalist, 2006 Patty Kazmaier Award