Former hockey goaltender turned social media sensation Mikayla Demaiter is bringing holiday cheer to her 3.2 million Instagram followers, jokingly suggesting she should be the ultimate gift under the tree this season.
In a recent social media post that has since gone viral, the 24-year-old model captioned a series of photos with the playful sentiment that she wants to be “your Christmas present” this holiday season. The post, which features Demaiter in a festive yet daring ensemble, quickly garnered thousands of likes and comments, continuing her trend of engaging fans with confident, tongue-in-cheek captions.
Demaiter, often dubbed the “world’s sexiest hockey player” by her online fanbase, has successfully pivoted from the rink to the runway. A former goaltender for the Bluewater Hawks in the Provincial Women’s Hockey League, she was forced to retire from the sport in 2019 at age 19 due to a knee injury.
“It is time to turn the page and move to the next chapter of my life,” she wrote in her retirement announcement at the time. “For the first time, you will not be my number one focus.”
Since hanging up her skates, the Chatham, Ontario native has built a massive digital empire. Her content strategy often blends high-fashion modeling with captions that playfully acknowledge her status as an internet heartthrob. This recent holiday-themed post aligns with her history of viral moments, including a widely shared “Daisy Dukes” photo set earlier this month where she claimed she would be “at the top of everyone’s Christmas list.”
The influencer’s ability to command attention has made her a fixture in digital sports culture, where she frequently bridges the gap between athletic nostalgia and modern celebrity modeling. While her days of stopping pucks are over, her ability to stop scrolling thumbs remains as sharp as ever.
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