Jordan Smelker (born June 19, 1992) is an American ice hockey player who currently plays for the

Boston Pride The Boston Pride are a professional women's ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are one of the four charter franchises of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), formerly the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL; 2015–2021). The ...

in the

National Women's Hockey League The Premier Hockey Federation (PHF), formerly the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), is a women's professional ice hockey league located in the United States and Canada. The league was established in 2015 with four league-owned teams and ha ...

during the

2015–16 NWHL season The 2015–16 NWHL season is the first season of operation of the National Women's Hockey League. Four teams competed for the inaugural Isobel Cup: the Boston Pride, Buffalo Beauts, New York Riveters, and Connecticut Whale. League business * ...

. Before joining the Pride, Smelker played for the

Boston Blades The Worcester Blades were a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and played their home games at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center. The team began play in the 2010–11 ...

, which she helped capture the

2015 Clarkson Cup The 2015 Clarkson Cup was a women's ice hockey tournament that was contested in Markham, Ontario to determine the champion of the Canadian Women's Hockey League from March 4 to March 7, 2014. The Boston Blades defeated the Montreal Stars by a 3-2 ta ...

, thus becoming the first Alaskan-born player to win the Cup. In 2016, Smelker won

Isobel Cup The Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy Cup, often shortened to Isobel Cup, is the championship trophy awarded annually to the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) playoff winner. It is named after Lady Isobel Gathorne-Hardy, one of the first known women to p ...

with the Boston Pride.

Career

NCAA

In the

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

, Smelker played with the

RPI Engineers women's ice hockey The RPI Engineers women's ice hockey team are a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's college ice hockey program that represents Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). The Engineers are a member of the ECAC Hockey ( ...

team at

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute () (RPI) is a private research university in Troy, New York, with an additional campus in Hartford, Connecticut. A third campus in Groton, Connecticut closed in 2018. RPI was established in 1824 by Stephen Van ...

. Leading the team in scoring as a sophomore, she was nominated for ECAC Hockey's Best Defensive Forward Award in the aftermath of her senior season.

CWHL

Smelker joined in the

in the

CWHL The Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL; french: Ligue canadienne de hockey féminin ‒ LCHF) was a women's ice hockey league. Established in 2007 as a Canadian women's senior league in the Greater Toronto Area, Montreal, and Ottawa, the league ...

for their 2014/15 season. At the end of her rookie season in the CWHL, she ranked 18th overall in league scoring, tied with

Natalie Spooner Natalie Marie Spooner (born October 17, 1990) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the now defunct Toronto Furies, who played for the Canadian National women's ice hockey team from 2007 to 2008, and rejoined the program in 2010. Spooner was the ...

and Laura Fortino. Smelker won the

playing for the Boston Blades.

NWHL

In 2015, Smelker signed as a free agent with the Boston Pride in the

, playing on a line with Hilary Knight and

Brianna Decker Brianna Decker (born May 13, 1991) is an American women's ice hockey player who plays for the Calgary section of the PWHPA and the United States women's national ice hockey team. She won the 2012 Patty Kazmaier Award while playing for the Univers ...

. As part of the Boston Pride, Smelker won the inaugural 2016

. In 2016, it was reported that Smelker signed a $14,000 one-year contract to continue with the Boston Pride for the 2016/17 NWHL season. In May 2017, Smelker re-signed with the Boston Pride for the 2017/18 season. Smelker recorded a goal and an assist in the

3rd NWHL All-Star Game The 3rd NWHL All-Star Game took place on February 11, 2018 at TRIA Rink in Saint Paul, Minnesota. A skills competition was held the day prior on February 10, 2018. Brittany Ott of the Boston Pride and Amanda Leveille of the Buffalo Beauts serve ...

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Jordan Smelker (RPI Engineers 2013-14)
at RPI Athletics * 1992 births Living people American women's ice hockey forwards Boston Blades players Boston Pride players Clarkson Cup champions Isobel Cup champions Premier Hockey Federation players Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni RPI Engineers women's ice hockey players {{US-icehockey-player-stub