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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.

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Emily Pfalzer
Emily Pfalzer playing for Team USA in 2017
Born	(1993-06-14) June 14, 1993 (age 29) 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

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

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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 Pittsburgh Penguins 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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
• Emily Pfalzer at PHF
• Emily Pfalzer at the International Olympic Committee

На других языках

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[de] Emily Matheson

Emily Matheson, geb. Pfalzer, (* 14. Juni 1993 in Getzville, New York) ist eine US-amerikanische Eishockeyspielerin, die seit 2019 bei Promotion-Spielen für die Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) spielt. Pfalzer war zwischen 2014 und 2019 Mitglied der Frauen-Eishockeynationalmannschaft der Vereinigten Staaten und wurde mehrfach Weltmeisterin sowie Olympiasiegerin. Sie ist mit Mike Matheson verheiratet, der ebenfalls Eishockeyspieler ist.

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