The PWHPA returns to Montreal and Sherbrooke on February 22nd and 23rd for the BFL Canada Pro Challenge. This is your opportunity to catch all the action live as the game’s best go head to head. Sportlogiq pledged its support to women’s hockey by providing the PWHPA with the same level of data as we do our NHL and SHL partners.
Using our industry leading technology, Sportlogiq has been able to track and create insights for 6 Dream Gap Tour games, with more on the way. Here’s a look at how special these players are and which ones to keep an eye on this weekend:
Karell Emard
NHL comparable: Patrice Bergeron
Where better to start than with Sportlogiq’s own Hockey Product Manager? Saying that Karell Emard is tough to play against is an understatement. The product of St-Lawrence University is a faceoff specialist with a D-Zone faceoff win percentage of 76.9%, 5th among all skaters. Emard looks to get pucks in deep and put pressure on defensemen, ranking 5th in the PWHPA in dump-ins behind the last defender.
Emard reads her opponents well too, being amongst the leaders in blocked passes. Throw in her ability to play all five skater positions and fans will quickly realize she’s the Swiss army knife of women’s hockey; bringing a hard-nosed, shutdown game to the rink every night.