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Name | Paige Getzlaf |
Maiden Name | Paige Getzlaf |
Birthday / Date of Birth / Paige Getzlaf Age | Born in 1988. As of 2025, she is around 37 years old. |
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Dating / Partner / Boyfriend | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
Children / No. of Kids | 4 |
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
Nationality | Canadian |
Where is Paige Getzlaf from? / Hometown | Orange County, California. |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Paige Getzlaf is the wife of Anaheim Ducks hockey star Ryan Getzlaf and has appeared on the W Networks show ‘Hockey Wives’.
Young Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Paige was born in 1988 in Orange Country, California.
- She attended Mission Viejo High School.
- Graduating in 2004, she had a gap year with a close friend in Europe. The two worked on promotions and events all through Europe to finance the trip, before returning to the United States in early 2005.
- After returning, she began studying to be a nurse, and supported herself with the study by working as a waitress at both The Rusty Pelican and Rudy’s Pub & Grill.
Marriage, Ryan Getzlaf Kids and Family :
- It was during her work as a waitress that Paige met up-and-coming Canadian hockey star Ryan Getzlaf, but at the time of meeting him – she had no idea who he was.
- After being informed of his status, she was hesitant to date him but gave in after he pursued her relentlessly.
- He officially signed on to play hockey for the Anaheim Ducks Major League in late 2005 and married her shortly after.
- The two have four children together:
– Ryder Getzlaf, born in 2011
– Gavin Getzlaf, born in 2013
– Willa Getzlaf, born in 2014
– Mac Getzlaf, born in 2016
Raising Paige & Ryan Getzlaf Children :
- After the birth of her first son, Ryan hired a nanny to help as he was on the road most of the year due to hockey.
- Paige has publicly said that the thought of having a nanny raise her children weirded her out, so she had to fire her, although she did give her a more than generous leaving bonus as she felt bad.
- Raising her kids to be strong Christians, Paige regularly attends Bible study in a Mothers of Pre-Schoolers group at the Orange Country Baptist Church. She has said that keeps her sane.
- She attracted criticism for stating that she feels like a single parent due to her husband traveling for work.
- She went on to clarify that she loves her husband dearly but did highlight how hard it can be having a pro-athlete for a husband who travels 3 weeks of the month for ten months of the year.
Net Worth, Career and Charity Work :
- Although Paige was initially studying to be a nurse, she gave that up to focus on being a wife and mother
- She has served as co-chairwoman of the Lady Ducks Fashion Show since 2012. They notably raised $225,000 for the Orange County Children’s Hospital in 2015.
- Paige and her husband Ryan have held the Getzlaf Golf Shootout every September since 2011 to raise money for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. They were inspired after meeting a child in their community with the disorder and raised over $ 1 million for the issue.
- She appeared in the second season of the Canadian W Networks ‘Hockey Wives’ but declined the offer to return in season 3.