Mikayla Demaiter: Who is the social media star linked to Bryson DeChambeau

LifestyleMikayla Demaiter: Who is the social media star linked to Bryson DeChambeauBy Elsa Schneider-Aug 20, 2026Add ARY News on GoogleAAResizeFor the last couple weeks, social media  has been saturated with one name: Mikayla Demaiter. A formerly top-tier female goaltender and now a social media mega-star originating from Chatham, Ontario she’s now at the top of the sports headlines for another reason – the mounting dating rumors between she and major championship winning LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau. Here is your introduction to Mikayla Demaiter, her transition from puck-stopper to platform pioneer and the signs and clues igniting the most recent sports relationship rumor to date: At a Glance: Mikayla Demaiter Quick Facts Full Name: Mikayla Demaiter Hometown: Chatham, Ontario, Canada Former Profession: Professional Hockey Goaltender (Bluewater Hawks) Current Career: Social Media Influencer, Content Creator, and Model Social Media Reach: 2.7M+ TikTok followers, 3M+ Instagram followers Trending For: Rumored romantic involvement with LIV Golf’s Bryson DeChambeau From the Ice to the Internet: A Brief Hockey Career Long before Demaiter could Command a few million viewers online, she could Command the crease of a hockey net. She played goal for Canada’s Bluewater Hawks of the Provincial Women’s Hockey League. In the 2018-19 season, she played 20 games, finishing with a record of 5-11-0, a 2.25 goals-against average, a save percentage of .909, and three shutouts. Unfortunately for Demaiter, her playing career was short-lived. She decided to hang up the skates at 19 because of a lingering knee injury, but she’d made peace with it by 2019 when she announced on social media “it’s time to turn the page and move to the next chapter.” That next chapter would turn out to be incredibly profitable. Demaiter did more than just turn the page; it felt as though she had penned a bestseller. Using her sports background and commanding charisma-as well as her gorgeous looks-Demaiter v...