{{Short description|American ice hockey forward (born 1996)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = | caption = | image_size = | alt = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|9|2|mf=y}} | birth_place = Wilmette, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_cm = 171 | weight_lb = | position = Forward | shoots = Left | team = Connecticut Whale | league = PHF | played_for = Yale University | sex = f | ntl_team = | draft = | draft_year = | draft_team = | career_start = 2019 | career_end = }} '''Emma Vlasic''' (born September 2, 1996) is an American ice hockey forward who played for the now defunct Connecticut Whale in the PHF.
== Career == Across four NCAA seasons at Yale, Vlasic put up 45 points in 113 games, serving as team captain in the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yalebulldogs.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/emma-vlasic/6985|title=Emma Vlasic - 2018-19 - Women's Ice Hockey|website=Yale University}}</ref>
On the 1st of August 2019, Vlasic signed her first professional contract with the Connecticut Whale.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/nwhl-whitecaps-sign-richards-lorence-whale-add-vlasic/|title=NWHL: Whale Sign Emma Vlasic, Whitecaps Sign Richards and Lorence|date=August 5, 2019}}</ref> In her rookie PHF season, Vlasic scored 9 goals in 24 games, leading the Whale in goals as the team finished last in the league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/whale-rookie-emma-vlasic-has-all-the-makings-of-a-franchise-cornerstone-in-connecticut|title=Whale rookie Emma Vlasic has all the makings of a franchise cornerstone in Connecticut|date=February 7, 2020|website=TheHockeyNews}}</ref> She was noted for her strong two-way play, finishing third in the league in faceoff percentage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/whales-emma-vlasic-proving-herself-elite-on-the-dot/n-5575427|title=Whale's Emma Vlasic Proving Herself Elite on the Dot|date=November 27, 2019|website=OurSports Central}}</ref> She has been touted as a potential franchise centre for the club, being named to the 2020 NWHL All-Star Game for Team Dempsey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/3/30/21184683/the-unofficial-nwhl-all-rookie-team-putigna-cornine-vlasic-pelletier-baldwin-selander|title=The Unofficial NWHL All-Rookie Team|first=Mike|last=Murphy|date=March 30, 2020|website=The Ice Garden}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/2/7/21123065/how-to-watch-2020-nwhl-all-star-game-weekend-preview-twitch-womens-hockey-boston|title=2020 NWHL All-Star Weekend Preview|first=Leighann|last=Strollo|date=February 7, 2020|website=The Ice Garden}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/connecticut-whale-emma-vlasic-making-a-splash/|title=Connecticut Whale: Emma Vlasic Making a Splash in Rookie Season|date=October 31, 2019}}</ref>
==Personal life== Vlasic was born on September 2, 1996, in Wilmette, Illinois<ref name="EP">{{cite web |title=Emma Vlasic |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/398983/emma-vlasic|publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=27 April 2022}}</ref> to parents Tara and John, and grew up alongside her brothers Eric and Alex.<ref name="Olsen">{{cite web |last1=Olsen |first1=Becky |title=Hockey Was Not Love at First Sight for Alex Vlasic |url=https://www.usahockeyntdp.com/news_article/show/881431 |publisher=USA Hockey National Team Development Program |access-date=April 27, 2022 |date=January 30, 2018}}</ref> She is of Croatian descent; her grandfather immigrated to Montreal.<ref name="Rozner">{{cite news |last1=Rozner |first1=Barry |title=Rozner: A father, a son and a love of hockey |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20190705/rozner-a-father-a-son-and-a-love-of-hockey |access-date=April 27, 2022 |publisher=Daily Herald |date=July 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709185812/https://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20190705/rozner-a-father-a-son-and-a-love-of-hockey |archive-date=July 9, 2019}}</ref> Her brothers are also involved in hockey; Alex plays for the Chicago Blackhawks while Eric participated in the Chicago Blackhawks Special Hockey program.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leitner |first1=Jim |title=Vlasic Family Values |url=https://www.usahockeymagazine.com/article/2020-09/vlasic-family-values |publisher=USA Hockey |access-date=April 27, 2022 |date=September 2020}}</ref> Her cousin Marc-Édouard played professional hockey for the San Jose Sharks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/alex-vlasic-hoping-to-add-to-family-legacy-at-2019-nhl-draft/c-305752890|title=Vlasic hoping to add to family legacy at 2019 NHL Draft|website=NHL.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehockeywriters.com/chicago-blackhawks-prospect-alex-vlasic-interview/|title=Chicago Blackhawks: Q & A with Prospect Alex Vlasic|date=March 25, 2020}}</ref>
== Career statistics == {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team !! League !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- | 2019-20 || Connecticut Whale || PHF | 24 || 9 || 0 || 9 || 14 | 2 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0 |-bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2020-21 || Connecticut Whale || PHF | || || || || | || || || || |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | PHF totals ! 24 !! 9 !! 0 !! 9 !! 14 ! 2 !! 0 !! 3 !! 3 !! 0 |}
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==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}}
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