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 with four siblings. Her father built an outdoor rink every winter. She started skating as a forward at age three; at seven, during a novice practice rotation in net, she made a few saves and told her parents she'd had fun stopping pucks. That Christmas, she got goalie gear. By nine or ten, the position was decided.

From there, Maschmeyer's path ran through Edmonton hockey schools, Midget AAA, a season with Lloydminster in junior A, and eventually Harvard University, where she played from 2012 to 2016. Her freshman year, she became the first goaltender to win Ivy League Rookie of the Year in more than fifteen years, posting a 12-6-2 record with a 1.44 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage. Her sophomore season brought Second Team All-American honours and a top-ten finish among Patty Kazmaier Award finalists, alongside Co-Ivy League Player of the Year recognition, after going 16-6-4 with a 1.75 GAA and a .943 save percentage. In her junior year she earned a Patty Kazmaier nomination, an All-Ivy League First Team selection, and an ECAC All-Academic Team nod while going 18-5-3 with a 1.48 GAA and a .943 save percentage. Her senior season, she became Harvard's all-time career saves leader with 2,538.

On the international stage, Maschmeyer first appeared for Canada at the 2012 IIHF U-18 Women's World Championship, where she posted a shutout in the gold medal game. She went on to represent Canada at seven IIHF Women's World Championships (2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024), collecting three gold, three silver, and one bronze medal across those appearances. At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, she won gold with Canada, appearing in both games in which she played. Her save percentage across her two Olympic tournaments was .957 each time, as noted during her appearance on InGoal Radio ^[1].

After her time in the CWHL — including a stint with the Calgary Inferno — Maschmeyer played with the PWHPA from 2019 to 2023 before the PWHL's inaugural season began. She spent the first years of the PWHL with the Ottawa Charge before being traded to the Vancouver Goldeneyes, where she wears number 38. In a conversation on InGoal Radio ^[2], she described what the PWHL's launch meant after years of pushing for a true professional league — one where, unlike her CWHL days of flying on game days and sometimes missing pregame meals, every decision is made with the players in mind.

In that same episode ^[2], Maschmeyer described her own game in detail: her skating speed and lateral quickness as her foundation, her emphasis on glove hand and rebound control, and a positioning philosophy built around being set at the top of her crease rather than playing deep — a subject she discussed through the lens of physics and angle management. She also walked through a specific technique she was refining with then-goaltending coach Pierre Groulx: disengaging slightly from her post as the puck moves above the goal line on the perimeter, freeing her body for cleaner saves and better rebound control.

On episode 345 of InGoal Radio ^[1], recorded shortly after the 2026 Olympics, Maschmeyer discussed the experience of competing at her second Games — this time with family and her son Beckham in attendance, a moment she described as "really hard to put into words." She spoke about how parenthood has shifted her perspective during a demanding PWHL and Olympic schedule, her game-day routine (including a written plan the night before to eliminate decisions), and the words she keeps written on her blocker — "battle, big, calm" and "never give up" — as anchors during chaotic moments. She also discussed the adjustment of being traded to Vancouver, working with new goaltending coach Joey, and the ongoing collaboration with Goldeneyes partner Kristen Campbell.

Maschmeyer's camp roster for the 2026-27 PWHL season at Vancouver was noted in InGoal's league-wide goaltender preview ^[3].

InGoal Magazine has covered Emerance Maschmeyer in two podcast appearances and one InGoal article.