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 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 |
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Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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]
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]
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]
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 |
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 |
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.
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