Jordan Smelker
{{short description|American ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Jordan Smelker
| image = JordanSmelker.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Jordan Smelker playing for the Boston Pride in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|6|19}}
| birth_place = Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 165
| position = Forward
| shoots = Left
| league = NWHL
| team = Boston Pride
| former_teams = {{plainlist|
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| sex = f
| ntl_team =
| career_start = 2014
| career_end =
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Jordan Smelker (born June 19, 1992) is an American ice hockey forward who played for the Boston Pride in the National Women's Hockey League during the 2015–16 NWHL season. Before joining the Pride, she was a member of the Boston Blades, contributing to their 2015 Clarkson Cup victory and becoming the first player from Alaska to earn the title.{{Cite web |url=http://cwhlboston.stats.pointstreak.com/teamroster.html?teamid=277085 |title=Boston Team Roster |access-date=October 18, 2014 |archive-date=August 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827164437/http://cwhlboston.stats.pointstreak.com/teamroster.html?teamid=277085 |url-status=live }} The following year, she added an Isobel Cup championship to her résumé with the Pride.
Career
=NCAA=
During her NCAA career, Smelker competed for the RPI Engineers women's ice hockey team at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.{{cite news |last1=Crowley |first1=Cathleen |title=Three local hockey players go pro in new women's league |url=http://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/History-made-by-two-former-Union-hockey-players-6721133.php |access-date=October 5, 2017 |publisher=Times Union |date=January 6, 2016 |archive-date=January 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104234307/http://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/History-made-by-two-former-Union-hockey-players-6721133.php |url-status=live }} She emerged as the team's top scorer in her sophomore year and, following her senior season, earned a nomination for ECAC Hockey’s Best Defensive Forward Award.{{cite news |last1=ECAC Hockey |title=Finalists Named for League's Best Defensive Forward Award |url=http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2013-14/News/20142802_Best_Def_Forward_Finalists |access-date=October 5, 2017 |publisher=ECAC Hockey |date=February 28, 2014 |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919171930/https://www.ecachockey.com/women/2013-14/News/20142802_Best_Def_Forward_Finalists |url-status=dead }}
=CWHL=
Smelker joined the Boston Blades of the CWHL for the 2014/15 season.{{cite news |last1=Springer |first1=Shira |title=Female pro athletes dream on without the dollars |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/02/22/female-pro-athletes-dream-without-dollars/kXK3NgUJYGBQMEPync45tK/story.html |access-date=October 5, 2017 |publisher=Boston Globe |date=February 22, 2015 |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005151828/https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/02/22/female-pro-athletes-dream-without-dollars/kXK3NgUJYGBQMEPync45tK/story.html |url-status=live }} In her rookie year, she finished tied for 18th in league scoring alongside Natalie Spooner and Laura Fortino. That season, she also helped the Blades capture the 2015 Clarkson Cup championship.
=NWHL=
In 2015, Smelker joined the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League as a free agent, where she played alongside Hilary Knight and Brianna Decker.{{cite news |last1=Pendak |first1=Jared |title=Knight Moves: Ex-Hanover Resident Skates Her Path in Pro Hockey |url=http://www.vnews.com/Hilary-Knight-Charges-On-8132050 |access-date=October 5, 2017 |publisher=Valley News |date=February 26, 2017 |archive-date=March 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305090653/http://www.vnews.com/Hilary-Knight-Charges-On-8132050 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Former Collegiate Captains Field and Smelker Sign With Boston Pride |url=http://nwhl.co/former-collegiate-captains-field-and-smelker-sign-with-boston-pride/ |publisher=NWHL.Co |date=2015 |access-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005201733/http://nwhl.co/former-collegiate-captains-field-and-smelker-sign-with-boston-pride/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |last1=Furlong |first1=Rich |title=Second Period Burst Enough to Push Pride Over Whale |url=http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/762032-second-period-burst-enough-to-push-pride-over-whale |access-date=October 5, 2017 |date=February 25, 2017 |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005151534/http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/762032-second-period-burst-enough-to-push-pride-over-whale |url-status=live }} She helped the team capture the first-ever Isobel Cup championship in 2016.{{cite news |last1=ESPN |title=NWHL's Boston Pride Sweep Buffalo, Bring Home Inaugural Isobel Cup |url=http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/14960812/nwhl-boston-pride-sweep-buffalo-bring-home-inaugural-isobel-cup |access-date=October 5, 2017 |publisher=ESPN |date=May 12, 2016 |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005201705/http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/article/14960812/nwhl-boston-pride-sweep-buffalo-bring-home-inaugural-isobel-cup |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Clinton |first1=Jared |title=BOSTON PRIDE WIN INAUGURAL NWHL ISOBEL CUP WITH SWEEP OF BUFFALO BEAUTS |url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/boston-pride-win-inaugural-nwhl-isobel-cup-with-sweep-of-buffalo-beauts |access-date=October 5, 2017 |publisher=The Hockey News |date=March 12, 2016 |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005201613/http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/boston-pride-win-inaugural-nwhl-isobel-cup-with-sweep-of-buffalo-beauts |url-status=live }}
In 2016, reports indicated that Smelker agreed to a one-year deal worth $14,000 to remain with the Boston Pride for the 2016–17 NWHL season.{{cite news |last1=Hemming |first1=Kate |title=Jordan Smelker re-signs with Boston Pride |url=https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2016/4/20/11474030/jordan-smelker-re-signs-with-boston-pride |access-date=October 5, 2017 |date=April 20, 2016 |archive-date=October 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005152007/https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2016/4/20/11474030/jordan-smelker-re-signs-with-boston-pride |url-status=live }} She renewed her contract with the team in May 2017 for the 2017–18 season.{{cite news |last1=Jackson-Gibson |first1=Adele |title=Boston Pride re-sign forward Jordan Smelker for third season in the NWHL |url=http://www.excellesports.com/news/boston-pride-forward-jordan-smelker/ |access-date=October 5, 2017 |publisher=Excelle Sports |date=May 30, 2017 |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919171652/http://www.excellesports.com/news/boston-pride-forward-jordan-smelker/ |url-status=dead }}
Smelker tallied both a goal and an assist during the 3rd NWHL All-Star Game.{{cite web |url=http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/885871?referrer_id=2739439 |title=Koelzer Scores Four, Scamurra Three, as Team Ott Defeats Team Lev, 8-6, Before Sellout Crowd By Jane Norton |publisher=NWHL.zone |access-date=February 15, 2018 |archive-date=February 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216084441/http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/885871?referrer_id=2739439 |url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
- [https://rpiathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6298 Jordan Smelker (RPI Engineers 2013-14)] at RPI Athletics
- {{Twitter}}
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Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:American women's ice hockey forwards
Category:Boston Blades players
Category:Clarkson Cup champions