| Emily Janiga | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Janiga with the Buffalo Beauts in 2019 | |||
| Born | March 4, 1994 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 | ||
| PHF team Former teams | Metropolitan Riveters Buffalo Beauts Vanke Rays PWHPA | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Emily Janiga (born March 4, 1994) is an American ice hockey player currently playing for the Metropolitan Riveters in the Premier Hockey Federation. [1]
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, attend 3 NCAA Final 8 tournaments and 2 NCAA Frozen Four tournaments. She wrapped up her career at Mercyhurst University by earning Female Athlete of the Year her senior year (2016).
Back when the PHF was known as the NWHL, 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]
Janiga was an invitee to the Team USA Women's National Festival in Lake Placid, NY and was a part of the National Team program for 2 years. Janiga made the 4 Nations Cup Roster in 2015 but unfortunately suffered an injury a few days before the tournament.
| 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 |
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 Buffalo Beauts | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2017 Buffalo Beauts Playoffs | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Season GP G A Pts 2010-11 Burlington Barracudas PWHL (W) 36 19 22 41 2011-12 Burlington Barracudas “C” PWHL (W) 34 27 21 48
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