Ella Matteucci
Daniella "Ella" Matteucci (born August 2, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey and baseball player, currently affiliated with the Toronto chapter of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA). She played 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.[1][2][3][4]
Ella Matteucci | |||
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Born |
Fruitvale, British Columbia, Canada | August 2, 1993||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
Weight | 134 kg (295 lb; 21 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
PWHPA team Former teams |
Toronto Markham Thunder Clarkson Golden Knights | ||
Playing career | 2011–present |
Playing career
Hockey
At the 2011 Canada Winter Games, she was the captain of Team British Columbia.[5] 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.[6]
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
Medal record | ||
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Women's baseball | ||
Representing | ||
Pan American Games | ||
2015 Toronto | Tournament |
In 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
Awards and honours
- 2014 NCAA Frozen Four national championship
Personal
She graduated from Clarkson University in May 2015 with a degree in history and a minor in business.
References
- "Daniella MATTEUCCI". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. 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. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- "Team Profile: British Columbia Under-17". Hockey Canada. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- "St. Albert Slash 3 - Notre Dame Hounds 4 (SO)". Hockey Canada. April 20, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- "Daniella Matteucci: Career Statistics". USCHO.com. Retrieved December 2, 2020.