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Emily Pfalzer finds success playing near her hometown in the @NWHL_
Pfalzer Finds Success Playing Professionally In Hometown - Dan Scifo - Special To USAHockey.com - Tuesday, October 13.
Her debut with the NWHL’s Buffalo Beauts comes after her WNT debut earlier this year It’s been a whirlwind year for Emily Pfalzer. The 22-year-old Getzville, New York native opened the year finishing out her senior season at Boston College and later made the United States Women’s National Team for the first time.
On Sunday, Pfalzer fulfilled another lifelong dream when she made her professional hockey debut as the Buffalo Beauts of the new National Women’s Hockey League opened the season against the Boston Pride. “As a little girl, I always dreamed of playing in the Olympics and playing in the NHL,” Pfalzer said. “There wasn’t a professional women’s league to strive for, and now it’s amazing to see little girls and even older ones just being able to have a dream and wanting to play in this new league.”
It’s a perfect situation for Pfalzer, who lives about 15 minutes from the rink and is able to live out her dream of playing professional hockey in her hometown. “It’s an amazing feeling just to be back home,” Pfalzer said. “Buffalo is my favorite place, and there’s no place like home. It’s amazing for our town, and it really couldn’t be more perfect for me.”
As the league emerged and caught her attention, she was intrigued that there were teams not only in New York, Boston and Connecticut but also her hometown of Buffalo. “When I saw there was a team in Buffalo, that was a big eye-opener for me,” Pfalzer said. “I think I was kind of in awe because of all places they can have a team, I wasn’t thinking Buffalo would be one of them. It’s an incredible feeling to be able to play here and my family and friends and everybody can come to the games. “It really worked out to being at home and somewhere with people I’m familiar with. Everything just fell into place.”
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