Position Forward National team Canada | Shoots Left Height 1.7 m | |
Born April 18, 1988 (age 28)
Richelieu, Quebec ( 1988-04-18 ) ECAC
CWHL team St. Lawrence Skating Saints
Canadiennes de Montreal | ||
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Karell Emard is a Canadian-born women's ice hockey player who played for the Canadiennes de Montreal during the 2015–16 CWHL season. On December 31, 2015, Emard and the Canadiennes participated in an outdoor women’s ice hockey game against the NWHL’s Boston Pride. Known as the 2016 Outdoor Women's Classic it was the first-ever professional women’s ice hockey outdoor game.
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Quebec
Blais competed for Team Quebec at the 2005 Under-18 National hockey challenge. Some of her teammates on Team Quebec included future Olympic gold medalist Catherine Ward, future Clarkson Cup champion Stephanie Denino, future Canadian National Team member Jesse Scanzano, and future Canadiennes teammate Emmanuelle Blais.
Emard also competed for the Dawson College Blues, serving as the captain of the Dawson College Blues during the 2006-07 season. During her Blues career, she was also MVP of the team. In addition, she earned MVP honors of the Collegial AA League. In 2006-07, she was the Female Athlete of the Year at Dawson College
NCAA
Emard competed at the collegiate level for the St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey program. As a freshman with the Saints in 2007-08, she was named the Saints Rookie of the Year and earned a spot on the ECAC All-Rookie Team. The following season, Emard scored 10 goals. Her first career game-winning goal came in a 2-0 win over Quinnipiac on November 22, 2008.
Prior to the start of the 2009-10 season, Emard and Saints teammate, senior blueliner Britni Smith and former Saints standout Annie Guay were named to Canada's National Under-22 Team During the 2009-10 season, Emard suffered an injury in the Saints' exhibition game against McGill. Her productivity was limited to only seven regular season games.
Entering the 2010–11 St. Lawrence Saints women's ice hockey season, Emard had the honor of the team captaincy bestowed upon her.
CWHL
Chosen in the third round of the 2015 CWHL Draft, Emard would make her CWHL debut on October 17, 2015 against the Brampton Thunder.
At the 2016 Outdoor Women's Classic, Boston Pride player Denna Laing stepped on Emard's stick and crashed into the boards head first. Removed from the ice on a stretcher, she was taken to the hospital.
Against the Brampton Thunder on December 13, 2015, Canadiennes teammate Noemie Marin would log the 200th point in her CWHL career. Of note, Marin would reach the milestone by logging an assist on a first period goal scored by Emard.
In addition to playing with Les Canadiennes, Emard joined teammate Julie Chu, both serving on the coaching staff of the Concordia Stingers women’s ice hockey program.