| Emma Woods | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | December 18, 1995, Burford, Ontario, Canada |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Right |
| PHF team F. teams |
Toronto Six |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
Emma Woods (born December 18, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently playing in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) with the Toronto Six. [1]
Playing career[]
Growing up in Burford, Ontario, Woods played with the boys' Burford Coyotes until the bantam level, often the only girl on the team.[2] In 2011, Woods was recognised with the Phyllis Gretzky Memorial Award for Female Youth Leadership from the Brantford Sports Council.
Woods played four seasons of NCAA Division I ice hockey with the Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey program of Quinnipiac University in the ECAC Hockey conference. As a sophomore, she was named to the ECAC All-Academic team and, as a junior, she served as an alternate captain and was named to the All-ECAC Third Team. She served as team captain during her senior season.[3]
Professional[]
In 2016, she was drafted in the fourth round, 14th overall by the Buffalo Beauts of the NWHL.[4] In the 2017 CWHL Draft, she was selected in the seventh round, 49th overall by the Vanke Rays, one of two new Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL) expansion teams in China. Woods opted to sign with the Vanke Rays for the 2017–18 CWHL season.[5] She remained with the franchise as it merged with the other CWHL team in China, Kunlun Red Star, to become the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays for the 2018–19 CWHL season.
In the 2019–20 season, Woods played with Leksands IF of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL).[6] She tallied 29 points in 35 games – tied with fellow-Canadian Brooke Boquist for second-most on the team.[7]
In June 2020, it was announced that Woods had joined the NWHL expansion team, the Toronto Six, making her the seventh player to sign with the organization. The Toronto Six roster included four teammates from Woods' time with the Qunnipiac Bobcats – Kelly Babstock, Sarah-Ève Coutu-Godbout, Shiann Darkangelo, and Emma Greco – in addition to Vanke Rays teammate Elaine Chuli and Leksands IF teammate Brooke Boquist.[8]
The leadership for the inaugural season included Woods, who served as one of the alternate captains with Emma Greco, while Shiann Darkangelo appointed as the first team captain in franchise history.[9] Collobrating with Shiann Darkangelo, they would assist on the first goal scored in Toronto Six franchise history.[10] Scored by Lindsay Eastwood, the goal took place in the second game of the 2020–21 NWHL season, scored against Minnesota Whitecaps goaltender Amanda Leveille .[11]
Personal life[]
Woods was born December 18, 1995, in London, Ontario. She grew up in Burford, Ontario, with her older sister, Rebecca, twin brother Calvin, and younger brother, Hayden.
She attended Paris District High School for her secondary education, where she participated in varsity ice hockey, volleyball, junior basketball, soccer, tennis, track and field, badminton, and baseball. During her high school career, she won county-level championships in badminton, tennis, and baseball. Woods was three-time MVP of the ice hockey team and twice served as team captain. She was named the Paris District Senior Female Athlete of the Year in 2013.[12]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Kitchner-Waterloo Lady Rangers | PWHL | 34 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Cambridge Rivulettes | PWHL | 35 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Quinnipiac Bobcats | NCAA | 37 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2014–15 | Quinnipiac Bobcats | NCAA | 38 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2015–16 | Quinnipiac Bobcats | NCAA | 38 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2016–17 | Quinnipiac Bobcats | NCAA | 36 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2017–18 | Vanke Rays | CWHL | 28 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2018–19 | Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays | CWHL | 28 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2019–20 | Leksands IF | SDHL | 35 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NCAA totals | 149 | 47 | 59 | 106 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| CWHL totals | 56 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Awards and honors[]
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| NCAA | |
| ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week | October 8, 2013 |
| October 22, 2013 | |
| February 4, 2014 | |
| ECAC Hockey Player of the Week | December 2, 2014 |
| Nutmeg Classic Most Outstanding Player | 2014 |
| ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team | 2014–15 |
| All-ECAC Hockey Third Team | 2015–16 |
| Quinnipiac University | |
| Quinnipiac Scholar-Athlete | 2015–16 |
| Other | |
| Phyllis Gretzky Memorial Award | 2011 |
| Paris District Senior Female Athlete of the Year | 2013 |
Sources:[12]
References[]
- ↑ Levine, Justin (2020-06-29). Toronto Six Round Out Forward Group, Sign Emma Woods For Inaugural Season (en-CA).
- ↑ From Leksands IF to the Six: Emma Woods Relishes Opportunity in Toronto.
- ↑ Staffieri, Mark (2017-03-24). Emma Woods Adds to Growing Legacy of Strong Leadership at Quinnipiac (en-US).
- ↑ Beidelschies, Jon (2017-01-27). Emma Woods has Quinnipiac in the hunt for an ECAC title (en).
- ↑ Staffieri, Mark (2018-04-26). Emma Woods Wonderful in Epic Season for Valiant Vanke Rays (en-US).
- ↑ Björnbom, Jonna. "Leksands Samantha Hanson och Emma Woods inför säsongen", SVT Nyheter, 2019-09-12. (sv)
- ↑ Smiley, Brian (2020-06-02). Professional hockey suiting Woods well (en-US).
- ↑ Rice, Dan (2020-06-30). Beauts Bolster Lineup with Trio of Signings, Six Add Emma Woods (en-US).
- ↑ "TORONTO SIX ANNOUNCE TEAM LEADERSHIP FOR 2021 SEASON", 2021-01-14. (en)
- ↑ "Away Whitecaps vs Home Toronto Jan 24, 2021 at 1:00pm EST at: Herb Brooks Arena - 6 – 5 FINAL SO", 2021-03-03. (en)
- ↑ Morrison, Holly (2021-01-24). The Six weekend in review: first games and first goals, but still no wins for Toronto (en).
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 2016-17 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: Emma Woods (en).
- ↑ Emma Woods: Career Statistics (en-us).
- ↑ Player Profile: Emma Woods (en).
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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