Emerance Maschmeyer

Emerance Maschmeyer grew up in Bruderheim, Alberta — a small town northeast of Edmonton — and by the time she arrived at Harvard University in 2012, she was already a gold medalist. At the 2012 IIHF U18 Women's World Championships, she posted a shutout in the gold medal game while representing Canada.

Her four years at Harvard produced a record of individual milestones. As a freshman in 2012–13, she became the first goaltender to win Ivy League Rookie of the Year in over 15 years, going 12-6-2 with a 1.44 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage. Her sophomore season brought a Second Team All-American selection, a Co-Ivy League Player of the Year award, and a finish among the top ten finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Award, with a 16-6-4 record, a 1.75 GAA, and a .943 save percentage. In her junior year she was a Patty Kazmaier Award nominee, earned All-Ivy League First Team and ECAC All-Academic Team honors, and went 18-5-3 with a 1.48 GAA and a .943 save percentage. By her senior season in 2015–16, she had become Harvard's all-time career saves leader with 2,538 saves.

After leaving Harvard, Maschmeyer spent three seasons in the CWHL from 2016 to 2019, appearing in eight games with the Calgary Inferno and 43 games with the Montréal Canadiennes. She then played with the PWHPA from 2019 to 2023 before joining the professional ranks when the PWHL launched.

On the international stage, Maschmeyer has represented Canada at the IIHF Women's World Championship seven times — in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 — collecting three gold medals, three silver medals, and one bronze. At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, she appeared in two games and won gold with Team Canada.

Maschmeyer currently wears number 38 for the Vancouver Goldeneyes of the PWHL. Kevin Woodley has spoken with her twice on InGoal Radio — first in Episode 246 InGoal Radio Episode 246 with Emerance Maschmeyer and again in Episode 345 Episode 345: Canadian Olympian and Vancouver Goldeneyes goalie Emerance Maschmeyer. InGoal Magazine has covered Emerance Maschmeyer in two podcast appearances.