Claire Dalton
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| Claire Dalton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dalton with PWHL Montreal in 2024 | |||
| Born |
March 20, 2000 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
Toronto Sceptres Montreal Victoire | ||
| Playing career | 2023–present | ||
Claire Dalton (born March 20, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She previously played for the Montreal Victoire of the PWHL. She played college ice hockey at Yale.
Dalton 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
Dalton 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 in the twelfth round, sixty-seventh overall, by PWHL Montreal 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] On July 9, 2024, she signed a one-year contract extension with Montreal.[7] During the 2024–25 season, she recorded three goals and six assists in 30 games. On June 17, 2025, she signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Sceptres.[8]