Emery Medicine Shield is 17 years old from Siksika Nation, his parents are Shona Medicine Shield and the late Mike White Quills. Emery started his hockey journey when he was two years old and that is when he first started skating. He started to play hockey at the age of three and has been playing hockey for fourteen years now, his first hockey team was with Siksika until the Atoms division and he played his first year of peewee hockey with the Chestermere AA team, after his first year he went on to play U15, U16, and U18 with the Wheatland AA team and now he is playing with the Indigenous Sports Acadamy. The Indigenous Sports Acadamy is a hockey prep school for Indigenous students all around Canada, the school is a high based-performance hockey Acadamy based out of Saskatoon Saskatchewan. The Acadamy is a part of the Candian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL).
Emery’s parents influenced and inspired him to play hockey and to continue to play because it was the sport he always played and loved growing up. Emery’s achievements he got while playing hockey was in his first year of U15 AA, he got the most sportsmanship and in U16 AA he got that achievement once again. In his U18 AA year he got the top scorer award and the rookie of the year award. Emery was scouted by the Indigenous Sports Acadamy through the summer of 2024, his experience is good so far and he is looking forward to becoming a better player when the season is over and hopes to be making it to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SHJL) or the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL).
“If you work hard enough then it is worth it in the end.” said by Emery Medicine Shield on inspiring others that are playing hockey and that are trying to get to the level Emery is on. Emery will be playing with the Indigenous Sports Acadamy for the remainder of the year and carrying the pride of Siksika Nation proudly with him throughout this year’s season in this CSSHL. Siksika wishes you a Good this season and Siksika is all cheering for you Emery!
