Emerance Maschmeyer

Emerance Maschmeyer grew up on a farm about an hour outside of Edmonton, in Bruderheim, Alberta, the middle child in a hockey family of five siblings. Her father built an outdoor rink on the property, and the kids were on it year-round — after team practices and in between. She started skating as a forward at age three, but at seven, during a novice game where players rotated through net, she made a few saves and told her parents she'd had fun doing it. That Christmas she received goalie gear. By nine or ten she had made the position her own, and her first coach, Eric Robertson from just outside of Edmonton, remained a figure she returned to on the ice even into her professional years.

At ten years old she played in the Brick Tournament in Edmonton, becoming the second female goalie to do so. Shannon Szabados — then playing junior A hockey in Saskatchewan — came into the locker room, spoke to the young Maschmeyer, and signed a puck for her. They would later share a Team Canada dressing room. Maschmeyer also played a full junior A season for the Lloydminster Bobcats, where she served as a third goalie and came to value what she described as learning to perform on command without regular playing time.

She enrolled at Harvard University in 2012, where she spent four seasons. As a freshman she became the first goalie to win Ivy League Rookie of the Year in over fifteen years. Her sophomore season brought Second Team All-American honours, a Patty Kazmaier Award top-ten finish, and Co-Ivy League Player of the Year recognition. As a junior she earned a Patty Kazmaier nomination, All-Ivy League First Team, and an ECAC All-Academic Team nod. By her senior season she had set Harvard's all-time career saves record with 2,538 saves.

Her international career began before college, when she posted a shutout in the gold medal game at the 2012 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship. She went on to represent Canada at seven senior Women's World Championships (2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024), earning three gold, three silver, and one bronze medal across those appearances. At the 2022 Winter Olympics she won gold, appearing in both games Canada played and winning each. She was part of the PWHPA from 2019 to 2023 before the formation of the PWHL brought her into professional league play.

In the PWHL's inaugural season she played for the Ottawa Charge, leading the league in minutes played and recording the first goaltender assist in PWHL history ^[1]. A trade later brought her to the Vancouver Goldeneyes, where she currently plays wearing number 38. On the episode 345 of InGoal Radio, Maschmeyer described the mix of emotions around the trade — "I kind of felt sad and happy at the same time and, you know, hopeful and excited" — and talked about what she found when she arrived: "It's so incredible to look around and it's Vancouver Goldeneyes is plastered all over the rink." ^[2]

She returned to Olympic competition at the 2026 Games, winning gold again with Canada — her first Olympics played in front of family and friends after the pandemic-era 2022 Games. Her son attended in Milan-Cortina. On episode 345, she reflected on what that meant: "I want him to see me, you know, following my dreams and see the passion that I had for the game." ^[2]

Maschmeyer's approach to the mental side of the position has been a recurring thread across her InGoal appearances. On episode 246 of InGoal Radio, she described her foundation in terms of skating speed, glove work, rebound control, and playing positionally at the top of her crease rather than aggressively out, explaining why the math of net coverage works in a smaller goalie's favour ^[1]. On episode 345, she walked through her game-day planning process — writing out the full day's schedule the night before to eliminate decisions — and shared that she keeps four words on her blocker: "battle, big, calm" and "never give up," cues she said began around the period leading up to the 2022 Olympic roster selection after being cut from the 2018 team ^[2]. InGoal Magazine has covered Emerance Maschmeyer in two podcast appearances and one InGoal article.

She is currently signed with Vancouver and appears on the Goldeneyes' 2026-27 training camp roster alongside Kristen Campbell, 2026 draft pick Katie DeSa, and Kim Newell ^[3].