Meet the Prospects: Julia Jackson

Rebecca Labaj

After leading the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks to a historic run, Captain Julia Jackson has declared for the 2026 PWHL Draft.

In the Ridgebacks historic playoff run, Jackson found two goals in their opening series against Queen's to take a series lead. Later in the series, Jackson also found the assist on the equalizer, which led to the Ridgebacks' first series win, punching their ticket to the Semi-Finals against the Guelph Gryphons.

The Uxbridge native has been a major part of the Ridgebacks' rise as part of the leadership group. Being honored with back-to-back team MVP honors in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.

In her time with the Ridgebacks, Jackson played 106 career games, finishing with 29 goals and 25 assists.