Emma Woods

Emma Woods (born December 18, 1995) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently playing with the Toronto Six of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).[1]

Emma Woods
Woods in 2014
Born (1995-12-18) December 18, 1995
London, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NWHL team Toronto Six
Played for Leksands IF
Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays
Vanke Rays
Quinnipiac Bobcats
Playing career 2013–present

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]

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]

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,[lower-alpha 1] won the regional championship in tennis,[lower-alpha 2] and competed at the provincial-level for ice hockey and tennis.[lower-alpha 3] 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.[9]

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 – – – – –

Sources: [10][11]

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: [9]

References
  1. Levine, Justin (June 29, 2020). "Toronto Six Round Out Forward Group, Sign Emma Woods For Inaugural Season". The Puck Authority. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  2. https://toronto.nwhl.zone/news/from-leksands-if-to-the-six-emma-woods-relishes-op
  3. Staffieri, Mark (March 24, 2017). "Emma Woods Adds to Growing Legacy of Strong Leadership at Quinnipiac". Women's Hockey Life. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  4. Beidelschies, Jon (January 27, 2017). "Emma Woods has Quinnipiac in the hunt for an ECAC title". The Ice Garden. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  5. Staffieri, Mark (April 26, 2018). "Emma Woods Wonderful in Epic Season for Valiant Vanke Rays". Women's Hockey Life. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  6. Björnbom, Jonna (September 12, 2019). "Leksands Samantha Hanson och Emma Woods inför säsongen". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  7. Smiley, Brian (June 2, 2020). "Professional hockey suiting Woods well". Brantford Expositor. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  8. Rice, Dan (June 30, 2020). "Beauts Bolster Lineup with Trio of Signings, Six Add Emma Woods". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  9. "2016-17 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: Emma Woods". Quinnipiac University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  10. "Emma Woods: Career Statistics". US College Hockey Online (USCHO). Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  11. "Player Profile: Emma Woods". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.

Notes

  1. Organized by the Brant County Secondary Schools' Athletic Association (BCSSAA)
  2. Organized by the Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletics (CWOSSA)
  3. Overseen by the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSSA)
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