Michela Cava
| Michela Cava | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 26, 1994 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb; 9 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SDHL team | Brynäs IF | ||
| Played for |
Modo Hockey Toronto Furies Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs UConn Huskies | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Michela Cava is a Canadian ice hockey player who currently plays with Brynäs IF of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). During her tenure with the Toronto Furies of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), she was selected to compete in the 2017 CWHL All-Star Game.[1]
Playing career
Along with goaltender Danika Ranger, Cava is one of only two players to have won a gold medal at the Esso Cup,Canada’s National Female Midget Championship and the U18 Canadian women’s nationals.[2] Cava was the first, winning the Esso Cup with the Thunder Bay Queens in 2010 and with Team Ontario Red at the 2011 nationals.
NCAA
At the NCAA level, Cava spent her first two seasons with the University of Connecticut Huskies. Prior to her junior season, she transferred to the University of Minnesota-Duluth. In her final NCAA season, she recorded 38 points in 37 contests.
CWHL
Selected by the Toronto Furies in the third round of the 2016 CWHL Draft,[3] she made her debut on October 14 against the Boston Blades. Cava recorded a five-game scoring streak, starting on October 30 and lasting until November 20.
Career stats
NCAA
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| 2012-13 | Connecticut Huskies | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | Connecticut Huskies | 35 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | UMD Bulldogs | 32 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | UMD Bulldogs | 37 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
CWHL
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| 2016-17 | Toronto Furies | 24 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honours
- Most Valuable Player at the 2012 Esso Cup
- CWHL First Star of the Game (October 16, 2016)[6]
- CWHL Second Star of the Game (October 30, 2016)[7]
References
- ^ "34 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2017 ALL-STAR GAME". CWHL. 2016-12-19. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ "A league of her own". Hockey Canada. 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ "The next chapter: For the fourth straight year, a National Women's U18 Championship alumna went first overall in the CWHL Draft". Hockey Canada. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ "Michela Cava career stats". USCHO. n.d. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "Michela Cava". CWHL. n.d. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ "Game Recap: Game #7". CWHL. 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ "Game Recap: Game #13". CWHL. 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2017-01-24.