Emma Maltais Explained

Emma Maltais
Birth Date:4 November 1999
Birth Place:Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Height Cm:163
Position:Forward
Shoots:Left
League:PWHL
Team:PWHL Toronto
Sex:f
Ntl Team:CAN
Career Start:2023

Emma Maltais (born November 4, 1999) 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.

Playing career

Youth and junior

Growing up in southern Ontario, Maltais began skating at the age of two and began playing hockey at the age of four.[1] During high school, she played for the Oakville Jr. Hornets in the Provincial Women's Hockey League (Prov. WHL), where she served as team captain in the 2016–17 season,[2] a season in which she was the league's leading scorer and the Hornets won a 'triple crown' of first place finishes in the regular season, league playoffs, and provincial championship.[3] Her career totals of 55 goals and 92 assists are among the most in Prov. WHL history, and her 147 points are the most in Hornets history.

College

Having committed to Ohio State University as a high school freshman, she played her first season with the Buckeyes in the 2017–18 season. She scored 40 points in 37 games during her rookie NCAA season, leading the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) in points-per-game and breaking the record for most WCHA Rookie of the Month awards, winning four times.[4]

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.[5]

In the 2019–20 season, she set an Ohio State record for points with 59 points in 38 games, picking up her 100th collegiate point against Bemidji State University on November 2, 2019.[6] [7] 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.[8] [9]

In her senior year, the 2020–21 season, Maltais recorded five goals and 16 points in 20 games, leading the Buckeyes with 11 assists. She recorded her 100th career assist against the University of Minnesota on January 29, 2021. She set a Buckeyes record for career playoff points with 14, and for the second consecutive season she was a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award.

For the 2021–22 season, Maltais was centralized with the Canadian national team.

Returning to Ohio State in the 2022–23 season, Maltais recorded 48 points in 39 games, becoming the first Ohio State player to reach 200 career points.[10]

Professional

One of the youngest players entering the inaugural draft of the newly-created Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), Maltais was selected in the second round, 11th overall by Toronto.[11] On January 5, 2024, she scored her first PWHL goal, a shorthanded game-winning goal in a 3–2 victory over New York to secure the first win in franchise history. With the goal, she became the first player to invoke the league's 'jailbreak' rule, where a minor penalty ends after a shorthanded goal is scored.[12] [13] Totaling four goals and nineteen points and playing on Toronto's power play and penalty kill, Maltais was recognized one of the league's top first-year professionals, earning All-Rookie team honors and a nomination for Rookie of the Year.[14]

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.[15] [16]

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.[17] 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.[18]

On January 11, 2022, Maltais was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[19] [20] [21]

Personal life

Maltais studied health sciences at Ohio State University and has interned at the Ohio State Neurological Institute.[22]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2012–13Oakville Jr. HornetsProv. WHL8 1 2 3 02 0 1 1 0
2013–14Oakville Jr. HornetsProv. WHL5 1 4 5 4— — — — —
2014–15Oakville Jr. HornetsProv. WHL37 21 33 54 2312 2 4 6 6
2015–16Oakville Jr. HornetsProv. WHL21 11 21 32 47 3 4 7 0
2016–17Oakville Jr. HornetsProv. WHL34 22 34 56 1212 4 11 15 10
2017–18Ohio State UniversityWCHA37 16 24 40 14— — — — —
2018–19Ohio State UniversityWCHA35 15 28 43 6— — — — —
2019–20Ohio State UniversityWCHA38 19 40 59 8— — — — —
2020–21Ohio State UniversityWCHA20 5 11 16 8— — — — —
2022–23Ohio State UniversityWCHA39 11 37 48 16— — — — —
2023–24TorontoPWHL24 4 15 19 165 1 1 2 2
PWHL totals24 4 15 19 165 1 1 2 2

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2016CanadaU185 1 5 6 2
2017CanadaU185 0 3 3 4
2021CanadaWC5 0 0 0 0
2022CanadaOG7 1 1 2 4
2022CanadaWC7 1 2 3 2
2023CanadaWC 7 0 1 1 0
2024CanadaWC7 2 1 3 2
Junior totals10 1 8 9 6
Senior totals33 4 5 9 8

Awards and honours

AwardYearRef
National Women's Under-18 Championship
Top Forward2016[23]
Prov. WHL
Scoring Champion2017[24]
College
WCHA Rookie of the Year2018
USCHO All-Rookie Team2018
First Team All-WCHA2018, 2019, 2020
WCHA All-Rookie Team2018
OSU Scholar Athlete2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
WCHA Scholar Athlete2019, 2020
WCHA All-Academic Team2019, 2020, 2021
Academic All-Big Ten2019, 2020, 2021
USCHO Third Team All-American2020, 2021
AHCA Second Team All-American2020[25]
Second Team All-WCHA2023
PWHL
All-Rookie Team2024[26]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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 . January 9, 2021 . January 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111132702/https://www.thelantern.com/2018/02/womens-hockey-freshmen-emma-maltais-and-tatum-skaggs-pave-the-way-for-new-standard-of-ohio-state-womens-hockey/ . live .
  2. Web site: Murphy . Mike . November 19, 2016 . U18 Update: Canadian standout Maltais commits to Ohio State . The Ice Garden . January 9, 2021 . January 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111120353/https://www.theicegarden.com/2016/11/19/13685420/u18-canadian-standout-emma-maltais-commits-ohio-state . live .
  3. Web site: Garbutt . Herb . Oakville Hornets cap triple crown with OWHA championship . Inside Halton . Oakville Beaver . May 22, 2024 . April 18, 2017.
  4. 969286156662837249 . OhioStateWHKY . For the fourth time this season Emma Maltais has been named the @WCHA_WHockey Rookie of the Month, powered by @GoodWoodHockey #GoBucks . 2018-03-01 . 2024-04-04 . mdy-all.
  5. News: Radley . Scott . November 2, 2018 . Opinion: Burlington's Emma Maltais is scoring big in hockey, and life, at Ohio State University . The Hamilton Spectator . January 9, 2021 . January 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111125128/https://www.thespec.com/opinion/2018/11/02/burlington-s-emma-maltais-is-scoring-big-in-hockey-and-life-at-ohio-state-university.html . live .
  6. Web site: Ohio State's Jincy Dunne, Emma Maltais Named AHCA All-Americans . Buckeye Sports Bulletin . Joe . Dempsey . 2021-01-09 . 2021-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111093119/https://www.buckeyesports.com/ohio-states-jincy-dunne-emma-maltais-named-ahca-all-americans/ . live .
  7. News: Radley . Scott . January 20, 2020 . Local women the story of Hometown Hockey . The Hamilton Spectator . January 9, 2021 . January 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111142319/https://www.thespec.com/sports/hamilton-region/2020/01/20/local-women-the-story-of-hometown-hockey.html . live .
  8. Web site: Kaz Watch: Ohio State's Emma Maltais Joins Elite Company In Being Named Kaz Finalist. Dan. Scifo. February 24, 2020. Patty Kazmaier Award. January 9, 2021. January 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210123070017/https://www.pattykaz.com/news_article/show/1089818-kaz-watch-ohio-state-s-emma-maltais-joins-elite-company-in-being-named-kaz-finalist. live.
  9. Web site: 6 Canadians up for award as top female hockey player in NCAA . CBC . February 20, 2020 . January 9, 2021 . March 6, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200306055425/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/6-canadians-nominated-as-top-female-hockey-player-in-ncaa-1.5470048 . live .
  10. Web site: 2022-23 All-WCHA Teams Announced . wcha.com . . April 4, 2024 . February 23, 2023.
  11. Web site: Kennedy . Ian . Emma Maltais Goes To Toronto, Selected 11th Overall . The Hockey News . 9 December 2023 . en . 18 September 2023.
  12. Web site: Sheridan . Mathieu . From Olympic gold to 'Jailbreak' goal, Maltais brings big-game skill set to PWHL . thehockeynews.com . . May 12, 2024 . January 19, 2024.
  13. Web site: Maltais' short-handed goal lifts Toronto over New York for 1st PWHL win . cbc.ca . . May 12, 2024 . January 5, 2024.
  14. Web site: Wauthy . Alex . Maltais Embracing Long Offseason After "I Told You So" Year . . June 26, 2024 . June 20, 2024.
  15. Web site: Miller . Randall . November 6, 2019 . Women's Hockey: Emma Maltais to play for Canadian National Women's Team . The Lantern . January 9, 2021 . January 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111132028/https://www.thelantern.com/2019/11/ohio-state-womens-hockey-emma-maltais-to-play-for-canadian-national-womens-team/ . live .
  16. News: Milton . Steve . January 11, 2016 . Maltais and Team Canada play U.S. tonight . The Hamilton Spectator . January 9, 2021 . January 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111125114/https://www.thespec.com/sports/hockey/2016/01/11/maltais-and-team-canada-play-u-s-tonight.html . live .
  17. Web site: Rosters released for USA vs. Canada series. October 17, 2019. The Ice Garden. January 9, 2021. January 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210112092817/https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/10/17/20919394/rosters-or-usa-vs-canada-womens-hockey-poulin-spooner-kessel-lamoureux. live.
  18. Web site: 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 . May 17, 2021.
  19. Web site: Awad. Brandi. Team Canada's women's hockey roster revealed for Beijing 2022. Canadian Olympic Committee. 11 January 2022. 11 January 2022. 22 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220122080734/https://olympic.ca/2022/01/11/team-canadas-womens-hockey-roster-revealed-for-beijing-2022/. live.
  20. News: 11 January 2022. Canada's 2022 Olympic women's hockey team roster. Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 11 January 2022. 12 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112023402/https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2022/01/11/canadas-2022-olympic-womens-hockey-team-roster.html. live.
  21. Web site: 2022 Olympic Winter Games (Women). 11 January 2022. www.hockeycanada.ca/. Hockey Canada. 11 January 2022. 15 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220115133851/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/olympics/2022/stats/team-rosters?teamid=362. live.
  22. Web site: Emma Maltais . ohiostatebuckeyes.com . Ohio State Buckeyes . April 4, 2024.
  23. Web site: National Women's Under-18 Championship 2017 Guide and Record Book . hockeycanada.ca . Hockey Canada . May 12, 2024.
  24. Web site: 2016-17 League Awards . . May 22, 2024.
  25. Web site: 2019-20 CCM/AHCA Women's University Division All-Americans Announced. ahcahockey.com. March 24, 2020. April 1, 2021. February 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204010635/https://www.ahcahockey.com/news/1920/0324w1aa.php. live.
  26. Web site: PWHL Hands Out Year End Awards, Spooner Named MVP . . Ian . Kennedy . June 11, 2024 . June 11, 2024.

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