Emily Janiga

Emily Janiga
Born (1994-03-04) March 4, 1994
East Aurora, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
CWHL team
Former teams		 Vanke Rays
National team  United States
Playing career 2012–present

Emily Janiga (born March 4, 1994) is an American ice hockey player. She is from East Aurora, New York.

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,[1] 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.

USA Hockey

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

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,[2] in May 2016. She is currently playing for the Beauts.

Career statistics

NCAA

SeasonGPGAPts
2012-13 Mercyhurst37192241
2013-14 Mercyhurst37152641
2014-15 Mercyhurst35271845
2015-16 Mercyhurst32111324
Mercyhurst Career1417279151

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National Women's Hockey League(NWHL)

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Season GP G A Pts
2016-17 Buffalo Beauts176511
2017 Buffalo Beauts Playoffs2314

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

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