Emily Pfalzer

American ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Emily Pfalzer

Emily Pfalzer playing for Team USA in 2017

Born

(1993-06-14) June 14, 1993 (age 30)
Getzville, New York, U.S.

Height

5 ft 2 in (157 cm)

Weight

126 lb (57 kg; 9 st 0 lb)

Position

Defense

Shoots

Right

PHF team
Former teams

Buffalo Beauts
Mississauga Chiefs
Boston College

National team

United States

Playing career

2015–present

Medal record

Olympic Games

	2018 Pyeongchang	Team
World Championships
	2015 Sweden
	2016 Canada
	2017 United States
	2019 Finland
World U18 Championships
	2011 Sweden

Emily Pfalzer Matheson (born June 14, 1993) is an American women's ice hockey player who was the first captain the Buffalo Beauts of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) from 2015–2017.

Internationally, Pfalzer plays for United States women's national ice hockey team and has won a gold medal at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship, 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship, 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship and the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

NCAA

Pfalzer played for Boston College for her entire NCAA career, 2011–2015, and was the first defender in the program to reach 100 career points.^[1]

PHF

Pfalzer made her professional debut in the PHF on October 11, 2015, with the Buffalo Beauts playing against the Boston Pride.^[2]

During the 2015–16 season, Pfalzer was named the captain of the Buffalo Beauts on November 11, 2015.^[3] On November 22, in a match against the Connecticut Whale, Pfalzer would record five assists, setting a Beauts franchise record for most points in one game.^{[citation needed]}. In January 2016, Pfalzer captained the 1st NWHL All-Star Game, opposing Team Knight captained by Hilary Knight.^[4]

International play

USA Hockey

Having been part of the United States Hockey National Camp since the age of 14, she served as an assistant captain on the US team that captured the gold medal at the 2011 IIHF Under-18 Women's World Championships.

Following the conclusion of her collegiate career, Pfalzer was named to the United States women's national ice hockey team to compete at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship. The following year she was named to the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship.^[5]

Pfalzer was selected to participate at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she helped Team USA beat Canada for a gold medal.^[6]

Career stats

NCAA

Season	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	37	5	13	18	8
2012–13	37	4	13	17	18
2013–14	37	6	19	25	14
2014–15	30	7	31	38	10
Total	141	22	76	98	50

^[7]

USA Hockey

Event	'GP	G	A	Pts'
2010 IIHF U18 Worlds	5	0	6	6
2011 IIHF U18 Worlds	5	2	2	4
2014 Four Nations Cup	4	2	1	3
Total	14	4	9	13

Awards and honors

Hockey East All-Rookie Team, Unanimous Selection (2011–12)
2011–12 Boston College Freshman Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2012–13 Second Team Hockey East All-Star
2013–14 Hockey East Defenseman of the Year
2012–13 All New England Division 1 Women's All-Star Team
2013–14 First Team Hockey East All-Star
Top 10 Finalist, 2015 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
2014–15 Hockey East First Team All-Star^[8]
2015 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-Americans, First Team^[9]

Personal life

During the summer of 2018, Pfalzer became engaged to Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson and married on July 20, 2019.^[10] The two met each other while attending Boston College, where Pfalzer played for the women's and Matheson played for the men's team.

References

^ "EMILY PFALZER". bceagles.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
^ Scifo, Dan (October 13, 2015). "Pfalzer Finds Success Playing Professionally in Hometown". usahockey.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
^ "Local Hero Pfalzer Named Beauts Captain". thehockeywriters.com. November 11, 2015. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
^ Borzi, Pat (January 24, 2016). "First NWHL All-Star Game Reaches Primary Goal: Fun". ESPN. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
^ Steele, Annabel (February 24, 2016). "Four Eagles Named to Women's National Team for IIHF World Championships". The Heights. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
^ Rexrode, Joe (February 22, 2018). "Buffalo-native Pfalzer, at 5-foot-2, stands tall as USA women win gold in hockey". Democrat and Chronicle. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
^ "Player Stats – Year by Year – Emily Pfalzer :: Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
^ "HockeyEastOnline.com – Hockey East Honors All-Star Selections at 2015 Championship Banquet". Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
^ "GOPHERSPORTS.COM Four Gophers Earn All-American Status :: University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site :: Women's Ice Hockey". Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
^ Cowan, Stu (September 19, 2018). "Stu Cowan: Road to NHL started with ringette for Panthers' Mike Matheson". The Gazette. Montreal. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.