Emily Pfalzer

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.

Emily Pfalzer
Emily Pfalzer playing for Team USA in 2017
Born	(1993-06-14) June 14, 1993 (age 32) Getzville, New York, U.S.
Height	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight	126 lb (57 kg; 9 st 0 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Right
Played for	Buffalo Beauts Mississauga Chiefs Boston College
National team	United States
Playing career	2015–2021
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 statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	Boston College	HEA		37	5	13	18	8		–	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Boston College	HEA		37	4	13	17	18		–	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Boston College	HEA		37	6	19	25	14		–	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Boston College	HEA		36	8	34	42	10		–	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Buffalo Beauts	NWHL		17	2	10	12	6		5	1	4	5	2
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
NCAA totals				147	23	79	102	50		–	–	–	–	–
NWHL totals				48	5	20	25	31		9	3	5	8	8

Source: ^[7]

International

Year	Team	Event	Result	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2010	United States	U18		5	0	6	6	0
2011	United States	U18		5	2	2	4	0
2015	United States	WC		4	1	1	2	0
2016	United States	WC		5	0	0	0	0
2017	United States	WC		5	1	1	2	0
2018	United States	OG		5	0	0	0	0
2019	United States	WC		7	1	5	6	0
Junior totals				10	2	8	10	0
Senior totals				26	3	7	10	0

Source: ^[7]

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 Montreal Canadiens 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.