Emily Pfalzer

Emily Pfalzer Matheson (born June 14, 1993) is an American women's ice hockey player that currently captains the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).
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.
===NWHL===
Pfalzer made her professional debut in the NWHL on October 11, 2015, with the Buffalo Beauts playing against the Boston Pride.
During the 2015–16 season, Pfalzer was named the captain of the Buffalo Beauts on November 11, 2015. 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. In January 2016, Pfalzer captained the 1st NWHL All-Star Game, opposing Team Knight captained by Hilary Knight.
==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.
Pfalzer was selected to participate at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she helped Team USA beat Canada for a gold medal.
==Career stats==
===NCAA===
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
===USA Hockey===
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
==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
*2015 CCM Hockey Women's Division I All-Americans, First Team
==Personal life==
During the summer of 2018, Pfalzer became engaged to Florida Panthers defenceman Mike Matheson. They married on July 20, 2019.
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1993 births
Category:American women's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey players
Category:Buffalo Beauts players
Category:Ice hockey people from New York (state)
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Mississauga Chiefs players
Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in ice hockey
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
Category:Professional Women's Hockey Players Association players