Elaine Chuli

Elaine Monica Chuli (born May 16, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

Elaine Chuli
Chuli with PWHL Montreal in 2024
Born	(1994-05-16) May 16, 1994 (age 30) Waterford, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	132 lb (60 kg; 9 st 6 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
PWHL team Former teams	PWHL Montreal Toronto Six PWHPA GTA West Toronto Furies Vanke Rays UConn Huskies
Playing career	2012–present

Her college ice hockey career was played with the UConn Huskies and she is the all-time saves leader for both the Hockey East (WHEA) conference and the Huskies program. She won the Isobel Cup with the Toronto Six in 2023.

Playing career

NCAA

Elaine Chuli was a member of the UConn Huskies women's ice hockey team during 2012 to 2016.^[1][2] In her senior year, she was named to the 2016 CCM/AHCA All-American Second Team.^[3][4][5]

CWHL

She was drafted by the Vanke Rays in the second round of the 2017 CWHL Draft and signed with the Rays for the 2017–18 season.^[6] In her first season, she played 1516 minutes in net, more than any other goalie in the league, though the team missed the playoffs.^[7]

After the Rays were merged with the Kunlun Red Star WIH to become the Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays, Chuli signed with the Toronto Furies, where she would play for the 2018–19 season before the CWHL folded.^[8]

PWHPA

In May 2019, Chuli joined over 200 women's ice hockey players in forming the PWHPA.^[9] She played for Team Knox at the Unifor Showcase in Toronto in September 2019, the first showcase of the PWHPA's Dream Gap Tour, and then for Team Spooner at the Secret Women's Hockey Showcase in January 2020.^[10][11]

NWHL/PHF

In April 2020, she signed with the first Canadian expansion team of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), the Toronto Six.^[12] Starting in the Six's first game, a January 23, 2021 affair versus the Metropolitan Riveters, Chuli was recognized as the Second Star of the Game in a 3–0 loss.^[13] Against the eventual Isobel Cup champion Boston Pride, the Six enjoyed their first win. Opposing the Pride on January 26, 2021, Chuli recorded 24 saves in the win.,^[14] a 2–1 final with third period goals by Brooke Boquist and Mikyla Grant-Mentis, whose goal stood as the game-winner.^[15]

PWHL

Chuli was selected in the thirteenth round, 78th overall by PWHL Montreal in the 2023 PWHL Draft and signed a one-year contract with the team.^[16] She made her PWHL debut on January 10, 2024 with a 5–2 win over PWHL New York.^[17]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's ice hockey
World U18 Championships
	2012 Czechia

Chuli competed as member of Team Canada at the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. She joined a roster filled with other future hockey stars, including Cayley Mercer, Laura Stacey, Erin Ambrose, goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer, and future Toronto Six teammate Taylor Woods.^[18] Chuli was in the crease for two of Team Canada's five games, playing the full 60 minutes in each. Against Germany in the group stage she posted a 6–0 shutout and, five days later, she posted a 7–0 shutout against Sweden in the semifinals, cementing herself as the top goaltender of the tournament, with a 1.000 save percentage and 0 goals against average.^[19] Her performance helped Team Canada sweep the tournament and win the gold medal that year.^[20]

Personal life

Chuli holds a degree in accounting from the University of Connecticut.^[21]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	Min	GA	SO	S%	GAA		GP	W	L	Min	GA	SO	S%	GAA
2010–11	Stoney Creek Sabres	Provincial WHL		20	10	9	1	998:56	34	4	.922	1.70		6	3	3	317:03	18	0	.910	2.84
2011–12	Stoney Creek Sabres	Provincial WHL		28	19	8	1	1379:29	41	6	.941	1.49		8	4	4	397:20	14	1	.935	1.76
2012–13	UConn Huskies	NCAA		27	1	21	3	1491:01	98	0	.892	3.94		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	UConn Huskies	NCAA		24	7	16	1	1402:43	60	2	.929	2.57		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	UConn Huskies	NCAA		25	8	12	5	1500:42	73	1	.924	2.92		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	UConn Huskies	NCAA		26	12	12	2	1587:04	61	3	.941	2.28		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Vanke Rays	CWHL		27	14	11	1	1516:00	74	4	.913	2.94		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Toronto Furies	CWHL		14	6	7	0	773:28	39	2	.899	3.03		1	0	1	58:	3	0	.912	6.14
2019–20	GTA West	PWHPA		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Toronto Six	NWHL		6	4	1	0	298:27	8	1	.936	1.61		1	0	1	44:00	5	0	.762	6.81
2021–22	Toronto Six	PHF		17	16	1	0	988:45	30	2	.931	1.82		1	0	1	60:00	5	0	.821	5.00
2022–23	Toronto Six	PHF		19	12	5	0	1127:00	49	2	.917	2.61		4	3	1	245:00	9	1	.920	2.20
NCAA totals				102	28	61	11	5981:30	292	6	.922	2.93		—	—	—	—	–	—	—	—
CWHL totals				41	20	18	1	2289:00	113	6	.909	2.97		1	0	1	58:00	3	0	.912	6.14
PHF (NWHL) totals				42	33	7	0	2414:00	87	5	.924	2.16		6	3	3	349:00	19	2	.882	3.26

Sources:^{[22][23][24][25]}

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2012	Canada	U18			2	2	0	0	120:00	0	2	0.00	1.000
Junior totals					2	2	0	0	120:00	0	2	0.00	1.000

Awards and honours

Award	Year	ref
NCAA
CCM/AHCA All-American Women's University Division - Second Team	2016	[26]
Hockey East All-Star First Team	2016	[27]
Hockey East All-Star Honorable Mention	2014, 2015	[28] [29]
WHEA All-Tournament Team	2015	[30]
Hockey East All-Academic Team	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016	[31]
Hockey East Goaltending Champion Runner-up	2016	[32]
CoSIDA Academic All-District™ At-Large Team – District 1	2015–16	[33]
University of Connecticut Women's Ice Hockey
Most Valuable Player	2014, 2015, 2016	[31]
Pat Babcock Award Player who best exemplifies the team	2016	[31]
Letterwinner	2012–2015	[31]

Weekly/monthly collegiate honours and awards

• Hockey East (WHEA) Goaltender of the Month (2)
  • January 2014 (co-awarded with BC’s Corinne Boyles)^[34]
  • February 2015^[30]
• Hockey East (WHEA) Defensive Player of the Week (11)
  • 2013–14: September 30,^[35] January 6,^[36] January 27,^[37] February 10 (co-awarded with BU’s Sarah Lefort)^[38]
  • 2014–15: September 29, December 1, January 5, January 12 (co-awarded with BC's Emily Pfalzer), March 2, March 9^[30]
  • 2015–16: November 2, February 1, February 15, February 29^[39]

Professional

• 2020-21 NWHL regular season leader, Wins ^[40]
• Finalist, 2021 NWHL Goaltender of the Year^[41]
• Winner, PHF Goaltender of the Year^[42]

Preceded by Amanda Leveille (2021)	PHF Goaltender of the Year 2022	Succeeded by Corinne Schroeder (2023)

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External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Elaine Chuli on Twitter