Claire Dalton (born March 20, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Yale.
| Claire Dalton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 20, 2000 Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team | Montreal Victoire | ||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||
College career
editDalton played her college hockey at Yale. As a freshman and a sophomore, she was chosen as the team's most valuable player. She served as Yale's team captain during her senior season (2022–23), leading the team to their first Ivy League title. She graduated as Yale's all-time leader in assists with 89. She averaged over a point-per-game through her Yale career, scoring 133 points in 130 games.[1][2]
Professional career
editDalton originally signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Six in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).[3] Following the dissolution of the PHF and the creation of the PWHL, Dalton was drafted to Montreal in the twelfth round, sixty-seventh overall in the inaugural PWHL draft.[2]
Dalton scored PWHL Montreal's first-ever goal on her debut, a 3-2 overtime victory against PWHL Ottawa.[4] She was named First Star of the Week for the week ending February 25, 2024, after scoring a hat-trick in a 6-3 victory over Ottawa. She also scored the first-ever "jailbreak" goal for PWHL Montreal.[5][6] She signed a one-year contract extension with Montreal for the 24–25 season.[7]
International career
editDalton was a member of Canada's U-18 national team in 2018 and has been invited to senior national team selection camps.[3]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2018–19 | Yale University | ECAC | 29 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Yale University | ECAC | 32 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Yale University | ECAC | 36 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Yale University | ECAC | 33 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | PWHL Montreal | PWHL | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PWHL totals | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Claire Dalton". Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Former Women's Ice Hockey Captain Claire Dalton Drafted to PWHL". Yale Bulldogs. September 19, 2023. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Kennedy, Ian (May 18, 2023). "Toronto Six Sign Yale Captain Claire Dalton". The Hockey News. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "Claire Dalton '23 Makes PWHL Debut for Montreal". Yale Bulldogs. January 3, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (February 26, 2024). "Claire Dalton Named PWHL's First Star of the Week". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on October 4, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ Hickey, Pat (February 24, 2024). "Claire Dalton's hat trick leads PWHL Montreal past Ottawa 6-3". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ^ "PWHL Montreal signs contract extension with Claire Dalton". Montreal Gazette. July 9, 2024. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.