Emma Woods (born December 18, 1995) is a Canadian

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forward, currently playing in the

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(PHF) with the

Toronto Six The Toronto Six is a professional women's ice hockey team based in Toronto playing out of Canlan Ice Sports – York. They are one of two Canadian teams in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) (formerly known as the National Women's Hockey League ...

Playing career

Growing up in

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, Woods played with the boys' Burford Coyotes until the bantam level, often the only girl on the team. In 2011, Woods was recognised with the Phyllis Gretzky Memorial Award for Female Youth Leadership from the Brantford Sports Council. Woods played four seasons of

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ice hockey with the

Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey The Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey program represents Quinnipiac University. The Bobcats have competed in ECAC Hockey since the 2005-2006 season where they replaced Vermont when the Catamounts moved to Hockey East. Prior to that season ...

program of

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in the

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conference. As a sophomore, she was named to the ECAC All-Academic team and, as a

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, she served as an alternate captain and was named to the All-ECAC Third Team. She served as team captain during her senior season.

Professional

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, she was drafted in the fourth round, 14th overall by the Buffalo Beauts of the NWHL. In the

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, she was selected in the seventh round, 49th overall by the

Vanke Rays The Shenzhen Vanke Rays () were a women's ice hockey team that played in the 2017–18 season of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). They were based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China and played at the Shenzhen Dayun Arena. The team was develo ...

, one of two new

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(CWHL) expansion teams in China. Woods opted to sign with the Vanke Rays for the

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. She remained with the franchise as it merged with the other CWHL team in China, Kunlun Red Star, to become the

Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays The Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star () or the Shenzhen KRS () are a professional ice hockey team in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). They are based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China and their home is Shenzhen Dayun Arena. In response to heightened ent ...

for the

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. In the 2019–20 season, Woods played with

Leksands IF Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team plays in the top-tier league, SHL, after succeeding through the 2019 SHL qualifiers and thus earning promotion to the SHL. The c ...

of the

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(SDHL). She tallied 29 points in 35 games – tied with fellow-Canadian

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for second-most on the team. In June 2020, it was announced that Woods had joined the NWHL expansion team, the Toronto Six, making her the seventh player to sign with the organization. The Toronto Six roster included four teammates from Woods' time with the Qunnipiac Bobcats – Kelly Babstock,

Sarah-Ève Coutu-Godbout Sarah-Ève Coutu-Godbout (born June 16, 1997) is a Canadian ice hockey player, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Frölunda HC. She won a silver medal with the Canadian under-18 national team at the 2016 IIHF U ...

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, and Emma Greco – in addition to Vanke Rays teammate

Elaine Chuli Elaine Monica Chuli (born May 16, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender, currently playing with the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), formerly the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). She played college ice hockey with th ...

and Leksands IF teammate Brooke Boquist. The leadership for the inaugural season included Woods, who served as one of the alternate captains with Emma Greco, while

appointed as the first team captain in franchise history. Collobrating with

, they would assist on the first goal scored in Toronto Six franchise history. Scored by

Lindsay Eastwood Lindsay Eastwood (born January 14, 1997) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defender, having played for the Toronto Six in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) from 2020 to 2023. The Syracuse Orange all-time leader in goals scored among defenders, ...

, the goal took place in the second game of the 2020–21 NWHL season, scored against Minnesota Whitecaps goaltender

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Personal life

Woods was born December 18, 1995, in

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. She grew up in

, with her older sister, Rebecca, twin brother Calvin, and younger brother, Hayden. She attended

Paris District High School Paris District High School (PDHS) is a regional high school in Paris, Ontario, Canada. The school was built in 1923, replacing the previous grammar school which had been built in 1858, and was known officially as Paris High School until a large ad ...

for her

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, where she participated in varsity ice hockey,

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, soccer,

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, and

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. During her high school career, she won county-level championships in badminton, tennis, and baseball, won the regional championship in tennis, and competed at the provincial-level for ice hockey and tennis. Woods was three-time

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of the ice hockey team and twice served as team captain. She was named the Paris District Senior Female Athlete of the Year in 2013.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Woods, Emma 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from the County of Brant Canadian women's ice hockey forwards Toronto Six players Isobel Cup champions Leksands IF players Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays players Vanke Rays players Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian twins