Jessie Eldridge

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Jessie Eldridge
Born (1997-12-17) December 17, 1997 (age 26)
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams
PWHL New York
  • Team Bauer (PWHPA)
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 2020present
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Denmark

Jessica Eldridge (born December 17, 1997) is a Canadian ice hockey player currently playing for PWHL New York in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She skated for the Canadian National women's ice hockey team during its Rivalry Series with the United States national team in February 2020.

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Playing career

NCAA

Graduating from the Colgate Raiders in 2019, Eldridge recorded 74 goals and 89 assists, earning the top spot on Colgate's all-time points leader board. [1] Eldridge appeared in the 2018 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship game, an historic first in program history. In the 2018–19 Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey season, her 30-goal output broke the program record for most goals in a single season.

Hockey Canada

Eldridge attended Canada's National Women's Development Team selection camp in Calgary, Alberta in August 2019. [2] Named to Canada's roster for the February 2020 Rivalry Series versus the United States, Eldridge made her debut with the national team on February 3, 2020 in Victoria, British Columbia. [3]

In April 2021, Eldridge was part of the National Women's Team Selection Camp Roster, in anticipation of the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championships. [4]

PWHPA

Skating for Team Bauer (Montreal), Eldridge participated in the 2021 Secret Cup, which was the Canadian leg of the PWHPA Dream Gap Tour. In a 4-2 championship game win over Team Sonnet (Toronto), she logged a goal and an assist. [5]

PWHL

On September 18, 2023, Eldridge was selected in the 3rd round, 16th overall, by PWHL New York in the 2023 PWHL Draft. She signed a two-year contract with the club in November 2023. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2012–13 Toronto Jr. Aeros Prov. WHL 11010
2013–14Toronto Jr. AerosProv. WHL382420442291560
2014–15Toronto Jr. AerosProv. WHL38293564321459144
2015–16 Colgate University NCAA 389182734
2016–17 Colgate UniversityNCAA3613243720
2017–18 Colgate UniversityNCAA4122234522
2018–19 Colgate UniversityNCAA3830245430
2020–21 Montreal PWHPA 43472
2021–22 MontrealPWHPA657122
2022–23 Team Harvey'sPWHPA20814222
2023–24 New York PWHL 24771410
PWHL totals24771410

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2022 Canada WC Gold medal icon.svg71122
Senior totals71122

Awards and honours

HonorsYearRef
Provincial WHL
PWHL scoring champion2015
College
ECAC Third-Team All-Star 2017
ECAC Player of the Month (December) 2018 [7]
ECAC Player of the Month (February) 2019 [8]

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References

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