Taylor Baker (ice hockey)
Taylor Baker | |||
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Born |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | July 30, 1997||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
Weight | 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
PWHL team Former teams |
PWHL New York | ||
National team | Hungary | ||
Playing career | 2016–present |
Taylor Samantha Baker (born July 30, 1997) is a Hungarian-Canadian ice hockey defender for New York of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and member of the Hungarian national team.
Playing career
Baker began playing ice hockey early in her childhood, around 3 or 4 years of age, and developed on
NCAA
Her
Professional
The end of Baker’s college career coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in North America. Options to play in Canada or the United States were suddenly in short supply, so she pursued opportunities in Europe and opted to sign with the women’s ice hockey team of MAC Budapest, which plays in the European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) and the Női OB I bajnokság. She played the 2020–21 season and 2021–22 season with MAC Budapest.[4]
Returning to Canada after six years playing abroad, Baker signed with the PHF's newest expansion team, the Montreal Force, one day before the 2022–23 PHF season began.[5] That season, she and Christine Deaudelin tied as the Force’s top scoring defencemen, with 9 points each.
International play
Baker was offered Hungarian citizenship and the chance to compete with the Hungarian national team while playing with MAC Budapest.[4] She made her debut with the Hungarian national team in the qualification tournament for the 2022 Winter Olympics, at which Hungary narrowly missed qualifying. Her first IIHF Women's World Championship was the 2022 Top Division tournament in Denmark and she also represented Hungary at the 2023 Top Division tournament.
Personal life
Baker was born on July 30, 1997, in Toronto to Nancy and Peter Baker. One of three siblings, she has two brothers.[3]
She earned a
Baker holds multiple citizenship – Canadian by birth and Hungarian via naturalization. She does not speak Hungarian.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2014–15 | Toronto Jr. Aeros | Provincial WHL
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36 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Toronto Jr. Aeros | Provincial WHL | 36 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
2016–17 | RIT Tigers | NCAA | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2017–18 | RIT Tigers | NCAA | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2018–19 | RIT Tigers | NCAA | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2019–20 | RIT Tigers | NCAA | 35 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2020–21 | MAC Budapest | EWHL | 16 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | MAC Budapest | EWHL | 17 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Montreal Force | PHF | 24 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
PWHL totals | 72 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 62 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||
NCAA totals | 119 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 86 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
EWHL totals | 33 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2021 | Hungary | OGQ | DNQ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
2022 | Hungary | WW | 8th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2023 | Hungary | WW | 9th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
References
- ^ Fodor, János (June 19, 2020). "Taylor Baker, avagy a jobbkezes hátvéd bemutatkozása". MAC Budapest (in Hungarian). Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ Shappell, Sofia (November 5, 2022). "The Force Sign Baker". Inside The Rink. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ a b "2019-20 Women's Hockey Roster: 17 Taylor Baker". Rochester Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c Montroy, Liz (August 28, 2022). "Saying 'szia' to Hungary". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ Kaposi, Dávid (November 1, 2022). "Újabb magyar válogatott a női NHL-ben". Jégkorongblog (in Hungarian). Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ "Ted Rogers MBA – Our Students: Taylor Baker". Ted Rogers School of Management. 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Taylor Baker at PHF