Emma Stauber

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Emma Stauber
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Stauber with the Minnesota Whitecaps in 2022
Born (1993-04-06) April 6, 1993 (age 32)
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position Defence
Shot Left
PHF team Minnesota Whitecaps
Played for HV71
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
Coached for Proctor-Hermantown Mirage
Playing career 20152023
Coaching career 2019present

Emma Stauber (born April 6, 1993) is an American former professional ice hockey defender known for her association with the Minnesota Whitecaps. She played college hockey for the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, serving as captain in her senior year.

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Career

Stauber began playing hockey at the age of four, originally wanting to be a goaltender like her uncle, but was discouraged from the position by her father, who advised her she'd have a better chance of making a team as a defender. [1] During high school, she played for the Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall Mirage, leading her team in scoring in her final year. She was named to the 2011 Minnesota Associated Press Girls Second All-State Team. [2]

From 2011 to 2015, she attended the University of Minnesota Duluth, playing for the Bulldogs' women's ice hockey programme, who she had grown up cheering for. Switching from an offensive defender style of play to a more stay-at-home style, she accumulated a total of 23 points across 142 NCAA games. [3] In her senior year, she was named team captain, the first player from Duluth to be named captain for the University of Minnesota-Duluth's women's hockey team. [4] She was named to the WCHA All-Academic Team three times, and won the WCHA Scholar-Athlete award in 2015. [5]

After graduating, she signed for HV71 of the Riksserien. She put up 13 points in 19 games in her rookie professional season, leading her team's defenders in scoring as HV71 finished in sixth place. [6]

After just one year in Sweden, she returned to the United States to sign with the independent Minnesota Whitecaps. She stayed with the Whitecaps as they joined the National Women's Hockey League in 2018. [7] She scored five points in fifteen games in the Whitecaps' debut NWHL season, helping the team to an Isobel Cup victory.

Personal life

Stauber has a bachelor's degree in exercise science from the University of Minnesota Duluth and a master's degree in sports leadership from Northeastern University. [5] Her uncle, Robb Stauber, played 62 games in the National Hockey League in the early 1990s, and was briefly rumoured to be named Whitecaps head coach in 2018. [8]

In 2019, she was named head coach of the girls' hockey programme at Proctor-Hermantown High School. [9] [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2011–12 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 3603310
2012–13 University of Minnesota DuluthWCHA3414516
2013–14University of Minnesota DuluthWCHA3615620
2014–15 University of Minnesota DuluthWCHA3618926
2015–16 HV71 Riksserien 19671318
2016–17 Minnesota Whitecaps Ind.
2017–18Minnesota WhitecapsInd.
2018–19 Minnesota Whitecaps NWHL 151451220002
2019–20 Minnesota WhitecapsNWHL10033820002
2020–21 Minnesota WhitecapsNWHL40111010000
2021–22 Minnesota Whitecaps PHF 151231420000
2022–23 Minnesota WhitecapsPHF14000230000
WCHA totals1423202372
NWHL/PHF totals582101246100004

References

  1. Grgas Wheeler, Kelly (August 10, 2013). "EMMA STAUBER: UMD'S LOCAL LEADER". UMD Bulldogs. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. "2011 Minnesota AP All-State girls hockey team". Twin Cities Pioneer Press. March 2, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. Erkkila, Samantha (November 14, 2019). "Bulldog Insider Podcast: Former Bulldog Emma Stauber joins the family coaching business". Duluth News Tribune . Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. "The Crossroads of Bridgette Lacquette and Emma Stauber". UMD Bulldogs.
  5. 1 2 Staffieri, Mark (November 20, 2016). "Minnesota Whitecaps Allows Emma Stauber to Remain Close to Her Hockey Roots". Women's Hockey Life. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  6. Bodin, Uffe (June 18, 2015). "Tidigare NHL-målvaktens brorsdotter klar för HV71". Hockey Sverige. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  7. Oliver, Nate (August 22, 2018). "Whitecaps Bolster Blue Line with Stauber, Barnes". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  8. Ayala, Erica (June 21, 2018). "Robb Stauber speaks at political rally in Duluth". The Ice Garden. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  9. "Prep report: Emma Stauber to coach Mirage". Duluth News Tribune . April 23, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  10. Ali, Sam (January 21, 2020). "Coaches Corner: Emma Stauber". Fox 21 Local News. Retrieved January 18, 2021.