Emily Oden

Photo by: Bjorn Franke

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Photo by: Brad Rempel

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Forward
Shoot/Catch:
R
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Edina, Minn.
High School:
Edina HS

PRONUNCIATION

2022-23 • Fifth-Year Season:

Tied a career-high in points (26) and set a new career-high in assists (24)
Ranked fourth on the team in +/- rating (+33)
Switched back to defense on Nov. 19 for the remainder of the season
WCHA All-Academic Team and WCHA Scholar-Athlete
Scored first goal of the season in 4-1 win over Bemidji State (Oct. 8)
Recorded four assists in series sweep over Minnesota State (Oct. 15)
Tallied 100th career point in 6-0 win over No. 14 St. Cloud State (Dec. 9)
Recorded three assists in 9-0 win at No. 14 St. Cloud State (Dec. 10)
Tallied three assists in 9-2 win over Merrimack (Jan. 6)
One of nine Gophers to play in all 39 games

2021-22 • Senior Season:

WCHA Scholar-Athlete and WCHA All-Academic Team member
Scored two goals in series split over Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 8-9)
Scored four goals in first five games
Recorded three assists in series sweep over Bemidji State (Oct. 29-30)
Recorded three points (1g-2a) in 7-1 win over RIT (Nov. 13)
Tallied four points (1g-3a) in series sweep over St. Cloud State (Nov. 19-20)
Recorded two points (1g-1a) in series at Wisconsin (Dec. 3-4)
Tallied two assists in 7-2 road win at Minnesota State (Jan.14)
Recorded goal and assist in 7-1 win over St. Thomas (Feb. 19)
Scored one goal in 5-1 win over St. Thomas in WCHA Quarterfinals (Feb. 26)
Finished in a tie for eighth on the team in points (26), seventh in goals (9), and fourth in blocked shots (30)

2020-21 • Junior Season:

WCHA Scholar-Athlete, WCHA All-Academic Team, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
One of 14 Gophers to appear in all 20 games
Led the team with 12 assists
Ranked sixth in the WCHA and led the team with a .568 faceoff winning percentage with 212 wins and 161 losses
Tied for third on the team with a plus-10 plus/minus rating
Scored the game-winning goal on the power play in a 2-1 win at Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 28)
Had a career-high four assists in a sweep over St. Cloud State (Jan. 9-10), including setting up three of four goals in a 4-0 win over the Huskies (Jan. 10)
Had two points (1g-1a) in a 7-4 win at Ohio State (Jan. 29)

2019-20 • Sophomore Season:

WCHA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree
Recorded a career-high 25 points (7g-18a)
One of 15 Gophers to play in all 36 games
Ranked third in the WCHA with a .613 faceoff winning percentage (165-for-269)
Had four multi-point games
Scored the game-winning goal in 2-1 win over Ohio State outdoors on Hockey Day Minnesota (Jan. 18)
Recorded a career-high two assists in 4-2 win over St. Cloud State (Oct. 20)
Scored first goal of the season in 4-3 loss at Ohio State (Oct. 25)
Scored a goal in 4-0 win over Minnesota State in U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum Women's Faceoff Classic (Dec. 7)
Had two assists in 5-0 win over Minnesota Duluth (Jan. 31)
Had a career-high three points (1g-2a) in 4-1 win over Bemidji State (Feb. 7)
Had three assists in WCHA First Round sweep over St. Cloud State (Feb. 28-29).

2018-19 • Freshman Season:

2x WCHA Rookie of the Week (Nov. 6, Jan. 29)
Ninth on the team with 23 points (9g-14a)
One of 11 Gophers to play in all 39 games
Ninth among WCHA rookies and 28th among NCAA rookies with 0.59 points per game
Five multi-point games
Made college debut in season-opening 4-2 win over Mercyhurst (Sept. 28)
Scored first two collegiate goals, including the game-winner, in 4-1 win over St. Cloud State (Oct. 13)
Scored game-winning goal in 5-1 win at Minnesota State (Jan. 11)
Recorded a career-high four points (2g-2a) in a 7-2 win over Ohio State (Jan. 25)
Made NCAA Frozen Four debut

High School/Club: A 2018 graduate of Edina High School where she played for coach Sami Reber • four-time all-conference, two-time all-metro, and three-time all-state honoree in hockey • 2018 All-USA Girls Hockey Second Team honoree • 2018 Minnesota Ms. Hockey finalist • led Edina to back-to-back state titles as a junior and senior after finishing fourth as a sophomore, third as a freshman, and second as an eighth grader at the Minnesota State Class AA Tournament • recorded 60 points (33g-27a) in 31 games as a senior • scored two goals in the state tournament as a senior and earned a place on the all-tournament team • member of U.S. Women’s Under-18 Team • two-time gold medalist with the U.S. Women’s National Under-18 Team at the 2017 and 2016 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championships • competed in Under-18 Three-Game Series between the U.S. and Canada in August 2015 and August 2016 • attended USA Hockey Women’s National Festivals in 2015 and 2016 • attended USA Hockey development camps.

Personal: Daughter of Andrea and Tom Oden • has one sibling, Lyndsay • Business and Marketing Education major • shoots right • high school teammates with Gopher alumnae Taylor Williamson • enjoys biking, rollerblading, rock climbing, and wake surfing.