Maya Labad
Canadian ice hockey player (born 2002)
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Maya Labad (born May 7, 2002) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).[1] She played college ice hockey for the Quinnipiac Bobcats from 2021 to 2025, finishing fifth on the programme’s all-time goals list with 51.[2]
Early life
Playing career
College
Labad joined Quinnipiac for the 2021–22 season. Across four NCAA seasons (2021–2025), she recorded 51 goals and 46 assists for 97 points in 147 games, including team-leading goal totals in 2022–23 and 2024–25.[7][2][8] In her final season, she reached the 50-goal milestone and recorded her first collegiate hat trick (against Syracuse on October 19, 2024).[8][9]
Professional
Labad was selected by Montréal in the fifth round (36th overall) of the 2025 PWHL Draft.[10][11] After training camp, she initially signed as a reserve player for the Victoire.[12][13] On November 23, 2025, Montréal signed her to a Standard Player Agreement after injuries created a roster opening.[1][14]
Labad made her PWHL debut on December 17, 2025, scoring her first professional goal in a Takeover Tour game in Halifax against Toronto.[15][16]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World U18 Championship | ||
 | 2020 Slovakia | |
Labad represented the Canada U18 at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Slovakia, winning a silver medal.[17][3] She registered an assist against Russia on December 28, 2019.[18][19]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2021–22 | Quinnipiac | ECAC | 38 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Quinnipiac | ECAC | 39 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Quinnipiac | ECAC | 32 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Quinnipiac | ECAC | 38 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 147 | 51 | 46 | 97 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2025–26 | Montreal Victoire | PWHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Career totals | 151 | 52 | 46 | 98 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Honour | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team | 2023, 2025 | [2] |
| AHCA Krampade All-American Scholar | 2025 | [2] |