Emily Pfalzer
{{short description|American ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{update|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Emily Pfalzer
| image = EmilyPfalzer v2.jpg
| caption = Emily Pfalzer playing for Team USA in 2017
| image_size =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|6|14}}
| birth_place = Getzville, New York, U.S.
| position = Defense
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 126
| league = PHF
| played_for = Buffalo Beauts
Mississauga Chiefs
Boston College
| sex = f
| ntl_team = United States
| career_start = 2015
| career_end = 2021
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Pyeongchang|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Sweden|}}
{{MedalGold|2016 Canada|}}
{{MedalGold|2017 United States|}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Finland|}}
{{MedalCompetition|World U18 Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2011 Sweden|}}
}}
Emily Pfalzer Matheson (born June 14, 1993) is an American former women's ice hockey player who last played for 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.{{cite web |title=EMILY PFALZER |url=https://bceagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4727 |website=bceagles.com |accessdate=October 16, 2018 |archive-date=September 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910164640/https://bceagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4727 |url-status=live }}
=PHF=
Pfalzer made her professional debut in the PHF on October 11, 2015, with the Buffalo Beauts playing against the Boston Pride.{{cite web |last1=Scifo |first1=Dan |title=Pfalzer Finds Success Playing Professionally in Hometown |url=https://www.usahockey.com/news_article/show/563906 |website=usahockey.com |accessdate=October 16, 2018 |date=October 13, 2015 |archive-date=August 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820093833/https://www.usahockey.com/news_article/show/563906 |url-status=live }}
During the 2015–16 season, Pfalzer was named the captain of the Buffalo Beauts on November 11, 2015.{{cite web |title=Local Hero Pfalzer Named Beauts Captain |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/local-hero-pfalzer-named-beauts-captain/ |website=thehockeywriters.com |accessdate=October 16, 2018 |date=November 11, 2015 |archive-date=October 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017043000/https://thehockeywriters.com/local-hero-pfalzer-named-beauts-captain/ |url-status=live }} 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|date=October 2018}}. In January 2016, Pfalzer captained the 1st NWHL All-Star Game, opposing Team Knight captained by Hilary Knight.{{cite web |last1=Borzi |first1=Pat |title=First NWHL All-Star Game Reaches Primary Goal: Fun |url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/14638142/fun |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=October 16, 2018 |date=January 24, 2016 |archive-date=October 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017002121/http://www.espn.com/espnw/news-commentary/article/14638142/fun |url-status=live }}
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.{{cite news |last1=Steele |first1=Annabel |title=Four Eagles Named to Women's National Team for IIHF World Championships |url=http://bcheights.com/2016/02/24/four-eagles-named-to-womens-national-team-for-iihf-world-championships/ |accessdate=October 16, 2018 |publisher=The Heights |date=February 24, 2016 |archive-date=October 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017001848/http://bcheights.com/2016/02/24/four-eagles-named-to-womens-national-team-for-iihf-world-championships/ |url-status=live }}
Pfalzer was selected to participate at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she helped Team USA beat Canada for a gold medal.{{cite news |last1=Rexrode |first1=Joe |title=Buffalo-native Pfalzer, at 5-foot-2, stands tall as USA women win gold in hockey |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/olympics/2018/02/22/buffalo-native-pfalzer-usa-women-hockey-win-gold/365147002/ |accessdate=October 16, 2018 |newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle |date=February 22, 2018 |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128193237/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/olympics/2018/02/22/buffalo-native-pfalzer-usa-women-hockey-win-gold/365147002/ |url-status=live }}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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| style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||
| style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
| 2011–12
| HEA | 37 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8
| – | – | – | – | – |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2012–13 | Boston College | HEA | 37 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 18
| – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013–14
| Boston College | HEA | 37 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 14
| – | – | – | – | – |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2014–15 | Boston College | HEA | 36 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 10
| – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015–16
| NWHL | 17 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2016–17 | Buffalo Beauts | NWHL | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19
| Buffalo Beauts | NWHL | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan=3 | NCAA totals ! 147 !! 23 !! 79 !! 102 !! 50 ! – !! – !! – !! – !! – | ||||||||
| style="text-align:center; background:#e0e0e0;"
! colspan=3 | NWHL totals ! 48 !! 5 !! 20 !! 25 !! 31 ! 9 !! 3 !! 5 !! 8 !! 8 |
= International =
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| style="background:#e0e0e0;"
! Year !! Team !! Event !! Result ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||
| 2010
| U18 | {{silver2}} | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2011 | United States | U18 | {{gold1}} | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015
| United States | WC | {{gold1}} | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2016 | United States | WC | {{gold1}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017
| United States | WC | {{gold1}} | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"
| 2018 | OG | {{gold1}} | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019
| United States | WC | {{gold1}} | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=4 | Junior totals ! 10 !! 2 !! 8 !! 10 !! 0 | ||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan=4 | Senior totals ! 26 !! 3 !! 7 !! 10 !! 0 |
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{{cite web |url=http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1415/201503/mar6as.php |title=HockeyEastOnline.com – Hockey East Honors All-Star Selections at 2015 Championship Banquet |accessdate=July 9, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626152330/http://hockeyeastonline.com/women/pres1415/201503/mar6as.php |archivedate=June 26, 2015 }}
- 2015 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-Americans, First Team{{cite web|url=http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/031915aab.html|title=GOPHERSPORTS.COM Four Gophers Earn All-American Status :: University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site :: Women's Ice Hockey|access-date=March 31, 2015|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133737/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/031915aab.html|url-status=dead}}
Personal life
During the summer of 2018, Pfalzer became engaged to Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson and married on July 20, 2019.{{cite news |last1=Cowan |first1=Stu |title=Stu Cowan: Road to NHL started with ringette for Panthers' Mike Matheson |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/stu-cowan-road-to-nhl-started-with-ringette-for-panthers-mike-matheson |accessdate=October 16, 2018 |work=The Gazette |location=Montreal |date=September 19, 2018 |archive-date=September 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926175332/https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/stu-cowan-road-to-nhl-started-with-ringette-for-panthers-mike-matheson |url-status=live }} 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
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
- {{Olympics.com profile}}
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