Emma Polaski taken No. 8 in NWHL Draft to Connecticut Whale Daily Orange File Photo Facebook Subscribe to our sports newsletter here. Former Syracuse ice hockey forward Emma Polaski was selected eighth overall by the Connecticut Whale in the 2021 NWHL Draft. Polaski scored 31 goals and assists in 128 career games with the Orange. The selection makes her the sixth SU skater currently in the NWHL. Polaski attended a Whale free agent camp during the offseason and entered the draft as one of just two Syracuse players who graduated from the program in 2021 — the other, Kristen Siermachesky. The Morristown, New Jersey native was the Orange’s only assistant captain during the 2020-21 season. Polaski recorded nine points (five goals and four assists) in 19 games during her senior season, and she led the team in power-play goals with three. She scored twice in a 7-1 rout over RIT, both SU and RIT coming on the man-advantage.