Emily Janiga

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Emily Janiga
Emily Janiga.jpg
Janiga with the Buffalo Beauts in 2019
Born (1994-03-04) March 4, 1994 (age 27)
East Aurora, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 134 lb (61 kg; 9 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
NWHL team
Former teams		 Metropolitan Riveters
Buffalo Beauts
Vanke Rays
PWHPA
National team  United States
Playing career 2015–present

Emily Janiga (born March 4, 1994) is an American ice hockey player currently playing for the Metropolitan Riveters in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).[1]

Playing career[]

NCAA[]

Janiga played for Mercyhurst University from the 2012–13 season until the 2015–16 season. She made an immediate impact on the team, with a hat trick in her second game. She ended her Freshman year with the second most goals in the conference, and was named to the All-CHA Rookie team. As a sophomore, she was named to the All-CHA First team. In her junior season at Mercyhurst University, she was named the College Hockey America Conference (CHA) Player of the Year,[2] she was the conference scoring leader, and a member of the All-CHA First Team. She was the captain of the Mercyhurst team during her Junior and Senior years. During her collegiate career, she scored 151 points (72 Goals, 79 Assists) in 141 games.

Professional career[]

The Buffalo Beauts of the NWHL secured rights to Janiga in the inaugural league draft. She was the 16th player picked in that draft. She signed with the Beauts shortly after finishing her collegiate career in May 2016.[3] The following year, Janiga signed with the Vanke Rays of the Canadian Women's Hockey League but returned to the Beauts in July 2018.[4][5]

International play[]

USA Hockey[]

Janiga was an invitee to the Team USA Women's National Festival in Lake Placid, NY.

Career statistics[]

NCAA[]

Season GP G A Pts
2012-13 Mercyhurst 37 19 22 41
2013-14 Mercyhurst 37 15 26 41
2014-15 Mercyhurst 35 27 18 45
2015-16 Mercyhurst 32 11 13 24
Mercyhurst Career 141 72 79 151

[6][7]

National Women's Hockey League (NWHL)[]

Season GP G A Pts
2016-17 Buffalo Beauts 17 6 5 11
2017 Buffalo Beauts Playoffs 2 3 1 4

[8]

Awards and honors[]

  • 2013 All-CHA Rookie Team
  • 2014 All-CHA First Team
  • 2015 All-CHA First Team
  • 2015 CHA Player of the Year

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/isobel-cup-champion-emily-janiga-returns-to-the-nwhl-signs-with-the-riveters/n-5624037[bare URL]
  2. ^ "Janiga Earns Player Of The Year; Four Others Garner Accolades At CHA Banquet". hurstathletics.com. March 5, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Reilly, Josh. "Women's Ice Hockey's Janiga Officially Signs Deal With Beauts". hurstathletics.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (July 17, 2018). "Janiga Returns to Beauts After Year in China". thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "JANIGA AGREES TO TERMS WITH BEAUTS". nwhl.zone. July 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "Women's Teams and Events". Usawomenshockey.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  7. ^ "4 JANIGA, Emily". Static.hurstathletics.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". www.nwhl.zone. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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