Emma Maltais
Maltais with PWHL Toronto in 2024
Born (1999-11-04) November 4, 1999 (age 24)
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHL team
Former teams		 PWHL Toronto
Ohio State Buckeyes
National team  Canada
Playing career 2017–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2022 Denmark
Silver medal – second place 2023 Canada
World U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Canada
Silver medal – second place 2017 Czech Republic

Emma Maltais is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for PWHL Toronto of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of Canada women's national ice hockey team.

Career

Growing up in southern Ontario, Maltais began skating at the age of 2 and began playing hockey at the age of 4.[1] During high school, she played for the Oakville Hornets in the Provincial Women's Hockey League, where she served as team captain in the 2016–17 season and set a team record for career points with 147.[2]

In 2017, she began attending Ohio State University, playing for the university's women's ice hockey programme. She scored 40 points in 37 games during her rookie NCAA season, leading the WCHA in points-per-game and breaking the record for most WCHA Rookie of the Month awards, winning three times. Her production increased to 43 points in 35 games the following season, again leading Ohio State in scoring and being named to the All-WCHA First Team.[3] In the 2019–20 season, she set an Ohio State record for points, with 59 points in 38 games, and picking up her 100th collegiate point against Bemidji State University on November 2, 2019.[4][5] That year, she was a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award and was named to the All-WCHA First Team for the third consecutive season.[6][7]

Following her college career, Maltais was drafted in the second round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by Toronto.[8]

International career

Maltais represented Canada at the 2016 and 2017 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, scoring a total of nine points in ten games and winning silver twice.[9][10]

She was named to the senior national team roster for the first time in 2019, suiting up for the 2019-20 Rivalry Series against the United States.[11] In May 2021, she was one of 28 players invited to Hockey Canada's Centralization Camp, which represents the selection process for the Canadian women's team that shall compete in Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[12]

On January 11, 2022, Maltais was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[13][14][15]

Personal life

Maltais studies health sciences at Ohio State University and has interned at the Ohio State Neurological Institute.[16]

Awards and honours

References

  1. ^ Smith, Hannah (February 21, 2018). "Women's Hockey: Freshmen Emma Maltais and Tatum Skaggs pave the way for new standard of Ohio State women's hockey". The Lantern. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Murphy, Mike (November 19, 2016). "U18 Update: Canadian standout Maltais commits to Ohio State". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Radley, Scott (November 2, 2018). "Opinion: Burlington's Emma Maltais is scoring big in hockey, and life, at Ohio State University". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Dempsey, Joe. "Ohio State's Jincy Dunne, Emma Maltais Named AHCA All-Americans". Buckeye Sports Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  5. ^ Radley, Scott (January 20, 2020). "Local women the story of Hometown Hockey". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  6. ^ Scifo, Dan (February 24, 2020). "Kaz Watch: Ohio State's Emma Maltais Joins Elite Company In Being Named Kaz Finalist". Patty Kazmaier Award. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "6 Canadians up for award as top female hockey player in NCAA". CBC. February 20, 2020. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  8. ^ Kennedy, Ian (18 September 2023). "Emma Maltais Goes To Toronto, Selected 11th Overall". The Hockey News. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  9. ^ Miller, Randall (November 6, 2019). "Women's Hockey: Emma Maltais to play for Canadian National Women's Team". The Lantern. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  10. ^ Milton, Steve (January 11, 2016). "Maltais and Team Canada play U.S. tonight". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "Rosters released for USA vs. Canada series". The Ice Garden. October 17, 2019. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  12. ^ "Canada's National Women's Team Unveils Olympic Centralization Roster: 28 players to centralize in Calgary ahead of 2022 Olympic Winter Games". hockeycanada.ca. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  13. ^ Awad, Brandi (11 January 2022). "Team Canada's women's hockey roster revealed for Beijing 2022". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Canada's 2022 Olympic women's hockey team roster". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  15. ^ "2022 Olympic Winter Games (Women)". www.hockeycanada.ca/. Hockey Canada. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Emma Maltais". Ohio State Buckeyes. May 21, 2018. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  17. ^ "2019-20 CCM/AHCA Women's University Division All-Americans Announced". ahcahockey.com. March 24, 2020. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

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