Emily Pfalzer Matheson (born June 14, 1993) is an American women's

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player who was the first captain the

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of the

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(PHF) from 2015-2017. Internationally, Pfalzer plays for

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and has won a gold medal at the

2015 IIHF Women's World Championship The 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 16th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2016 competition. Venues included the Malmö Isstadion, and Rosengårds I ...

2016 IIHF Women's World Championship The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 17th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Kamloops, Canada from 28 March to 4 April 2016. Venues included the Sandman Centre, and the McArthur Island S ...

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and the

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Playing career

NCAA

Pfalzer played for

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for her entire NCAA career, 2011–2015, and was the first defender in the program to reach 100 career points.

PHF

Pfalzer made her professional debut in the PHF on October 11, 2015, with the

playing against the Boston Pride. During the 2015–16 season, Pfalzer was named the captain of the

on November 11, 2015. 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.. In January 2016, Pfalzer captained the

1st NWHL All-Star Game The 1st NWHL All-Star Game took place on January 24, 2016 at HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York. The event featured two 20-minute periods in a 4-on-4 format and a Skills Competition. Team Pfalzer entered the game with a 4-0 lead having won all even ...

, opposing Team Knight captained by Hilary Knight.

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

to compete at the

. The following year she was named to the

. Pfalzer was selected to participate at the

, where she helped Team USA beat Canada for a gold medal.

Career stats

NCAA

USA Hockey

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 The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is given to the top female college ice hockey player in the United States. The award is presented during the women's annual ice hockey championship, the Frozen Four. The award was first presented in 1998. The aw ...

*2014–15 Hockey East First Team All-Star *2015 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-Americans, First Team

Personal life

During the summer of 2018, Pfalzer became engaged to

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defenceman

Mike Matheson Michael Matheson (born February 27, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). Matheson was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the first round, 23rd overall, of the 2 ...

and married on July 20, 2019. The two met each other while attending

, where Pfalzer played for the

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and Matheson played for the men's team.

References

External links

* * * 1993 births Living people American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada American women's ice hockey defensemen Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey players Buffalo Beauts players Ice hockey players from New York (state) Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Mississauga Chiefs players Olympic gold medalists for the United States in ice hockey Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players {{US-icehockey-defenseman-stub