Daniella "Ella" Matteucci (born August 2, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey and baseball player, currently playing with the Team Sonnet of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA). She played ice hockey with the Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program and the Markham Thunder of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). As a member of the Canadian women's national baseball team, she won a silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[3][4][5][6]
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| Born | August 2, 1993 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Fruitvale, British Columbia, Canada[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Clarkson University | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Baseball | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Pitcher, outfield[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Playing career
editHockey
editAt the 2011 Canada Winter Games, she was the captain of Team British Columbia.[7] Of note, she would help her high school team, the Notre Dame Hounds, capture the 2011 Esso Cup, the premier Canadian championship for midget AAA women's hockey clubs. The final score was a 4–3 shootout against the St. Albert Slash. Matteucci logged two assists in the game, assisting on a first period goal by Taylor Woods and a goal by Jennifer More in the third period.[8]
She joined the professional hockey team, the Markham Thunder, for the 2018–19 CWHL season, the CWHL's final season before folding in May 2019.
Baseball
editIn her senior year of high school, she pitched a no-hitter for the Notre Dame Hounds boys’ team; Matteucci was the only girl on the team. At the 2014 Women's Baseball World Cup in Miyazaki, Japan, Matteucci pitched against the Japanese team, allowing seven runs.
Career statistics
editNCAA
edit| Year | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | GWG |
| 2011-12 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 0 |
Awards and honours
edit- 2014 NCAA Frozen Four national championship
Personal
editShe graduated from Clarkson University in May 2015 with a degree in history and a minor in business.
References
edit- ^ a b "Team Canada: Ella Matteucci, Baseball". Canadian Olympic Committee. May 20, 2015. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian team excited to showcase women's baseball". Sportsnet. May 17, 2015. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ "Daniella MATTEUCCI". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Archived from the original on August 9, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball – Event Overview – Women". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball: Women: Team Roster: CAN – Canada" (PDF). Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Women's Baseball Team Named For TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games". Baseball Canada. May 17, 2015. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Team Profile: British Columbia Under-17". Hockey Canada. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "St. Albert Slash 3 - Notre Dame Hounds 4 (SO)". Hockey Canada. April 20, 2011. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Daniella Matteucci: Career Statistics". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database