Coldstream native explodes for 4 goals in university game

Emma Elders is making a name for herself out in Toronto.

The 20-year-old Coldstream native is a forward for the University of Toronto Varsity Blues hockey team. She detonated her offensive abilities in a game on Saturday, Jan. 13 against the Queen’s Gaels, scoring four times in the 5-1 victory.

Hit em with the four! 4⃣

Emma Elders scores her fourth goal of the game to cap off a stellar performance at Varsity Arena.

TOR 5 | QUE 1
Final

WE ALL #BLEEDBLUE | #WeAreTO pic.twitter.com/dYfnbLcYDd

— U of T Varsity Blues (@Varsity_Blues) January 14, 2024

In her second year with Toronto, the five-foot four-inch left shot forward has six goals and three assists through 18 games.

Elders played for the Rink Hockey Academy female prep team out of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ for two seasons prior to University. She started her hockey career with the Thompson-Okanagan Lakers of Vernon back in 2017 and competed there for three seasons.

Not only is she a prolific athlete, Elders will be specializing in neuroscience in grad school, upon completing her undergraduate degree in life sciences.

Her father is two-time Vernon Lakers Centennial Cup winner Jason Elders, who sniped 90 regular-season goals in two seasons with the B.C. Hockey League club in 1989-90 and 1990-91, securing a scholarship to the University of Denver.

Her teammates out of the Rink Academy in 2020-21; Brooke Disher, Jade Iginla, Mia Kenmore, Kayla Kutes, Sophie McKinley and Sara Swiderski have all earned NCAA scholarships.

The Varsity Blues are ranked eighth in the nation in U Sports, sporting a 12-6 record and currently are riding a four-game winning streak.

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