Emerance Maschmeyer

Emerance Maschmeyer grew up in Bruderheim, Alberta — a small town outside Edmonton — and by 2012 she was already competing on the international stage, posting a shutout in the gold medal game of the IIHF U-18 Women's World Championships. That performance foreshadowed a career defined by high-pressure moments in the net.

Maschmeyer arrived at Harvard University in the fall of 2012 and made an immediate mark. In her freshman season she went 12-6-2 with a 1.44 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage, becoming the first goaltender to win the Ivy League Rookie of the Year award in more than fifteen years. The following year she earned Second Team All-American honours and was named Co-Ivy League Player of the Year after posting a 16-6-4 record with a 1.75 GAA and a .943 save percentage, finishing in the top ten of Patty Kazmaier Award voting. Her junior season brought further recognition — an All-Ivy League First Team selection, another Patty Kazmaier nomination, and an 18-5-3 record with a 1.48 GAA and a .943 save percentage. By her senior year she had set the program record for career saves, finishing with 2,538 — Harvard's all-time mark.

After graduating, Maschmeyer moved into professional women's hockey, spending three seasons in the CWHL between 2016 and 2019. She appeared in eight games with the Calgary Inferno and 43 games with the Montréal Canadiennes before joining the PWHPA, where she competed from 2019 through 2023.

On the international side, Maschmeyer has been a fixture with Canada's national program for more than a decade. She represented Canada at the 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 IIHF Women's World Championships, collecting three gold medals, three silver medals, and one bronze medal across those appearances. At the 2022 Winter Olympics she won gold, appearing in both games she played during the tournament. Her 2026 Olympic appearance with Canada — her second Games — came after she had been cut from the 2018 Olympic roster, an experience she discussed candidly on episode 345 of InGoal Radio ^[1], describing how managing the anxiety of that uncertainty shaped the mental approach she carries into competition today.

Maschmeyer was acquired by the Vancouver Goldeneyes after the Ottawa Charge did not protect her in the PWHL's offseason process — a transition she addressed in detail on InGoal Radio ^[1], speaking about the mix of emotions involved and the support of her family in making the move work. She wears number 38 for Vancouver. In that same conversation, she offered an unusually detailed window into her game-day preparation: writing out a full schedule the night before each game, minimizing decisions on the day itself, and relying on words written on her blocker — "battle," "big," "calm," and "never give up" — as anchors during play. "When I'm feeling like things are chaotic or I'm out of control a little bit, I have a reminder on my blocker," she said. "It grounds me in moments of chaos." ^[1]

She also spoke about how parenthood has shifted her relationship with the game. "He doesn't care if we won or lost or how I played," she said of her son. "He's just so excited to see me, and so it definitely puts everything in perspective." ^[1]

Maschmeyer first appeared on InGoal Radio in episode 246, recorded in March 2024 ^[2], and returned for a longer conversation in episode 345 in March 2026 ^[1]. InGoal Magazine has covered Emerance Maschmeyer in two podcast appearances.