Shiann Darkangelo

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Shiann Darkangelo
Shiann Darkangelo.jpg
Darkangelo with the Buffalo Beauts in 2017
Born (1993-11-28) November 28, 1993 (age 31)
Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHL team
Former teams		 PWHL Ottawa
PWHL Boston
Toronto Furies
Kunlun Red Star
Buffalo Beauts
Connecticut Whale
Toronto Six
Played for Syracuse Orange
Quinnipiac Bobcats
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Playing career 2011–present
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Canada

Shiann Darkangelo (born November 28, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She has played at the international level with Team USA and won gold at the 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship with the team. At the NCAA Division I level, she accumulated 42 points with the Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey program during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons and registered 60 points with the Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey program during the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. [1] She was team captain of the Toronto Six roster that won the 2023 Isobel Cup championship.

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Playing career

Premier Hockey Federation

Darkangelo played the 2015 season with the Connecticut Whale in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) and was selected to participate in the 1st NWHL All-Star Game. [2] On July 31, Darkangelo signed a one-year contract for $21,000 with the Buffalo Beauts. [3] She was selected to participate in the 2nd NWHL All-Star Game in 2017.

In April 2020, after one year spent playing with the GTA West chapter of the PWHPA, she was announced as one of the first five players signed the Toronto Six, the first NWHL team in Canada. The initial group comprised two defensemen, one goaltender, and two forwards, Darkangelo and Taylor Woods. [4]

CWHL

Darkangelo spent the 2017–18 CWHL season playing for the Canadian Women's Hockey League expansion team Kunlun Red Star based in Shenzhen, China. Darkangelo's first point with the Red Star took place on October 28, 2017, on a power play goal at the 1:43 mark of a second period match against the Calgary Inferno. [5]

Darkangelo's goal was assisted by Hongxin Yan and Zhixin Liu, who all gained their first career CWHL points on the play.

On August 2, 2018, Darkangelo signed a contract with the Toronto Furies. [6]

NWHL

One year following the dissolution of the CWHL, the NWHL announced an expansion team for Toronto. Dubbed the Six, the leadership for their inaugural season (2020–21) included Darkangelo, appointed as the first team captain in franchise history, while Emma Woods and Emma Greco served as alternate captains. [7] Collobrating with Emma Woods, they would assist on the first goal scored in Toronto Six franchise history. [8] Scored by Lindsay Eastwood, the goal took place in the second game of the 2020–21 NWHL season, scored against Minnesota Whitecaps goaltender Amanda Leveille . [9]

PWHL

Darkangelo with PWHL Boston in 2024 Shiann Darkangelo 2024.jpg
Darkangelo with PWHL Boston in 2024

Darkangelo signed with PWHL Boston prior to the beginning of the PWHL's inaugural season in 2024. [10] On March 18, 2024, she was traded to PWHL Ottawa in exchange for Lexie Adzija and Caitrin Lonergan. [11] On June 26, 2024, she signed a one-year contract extension with Ottawa. [12]

International play

In 2011, Darkangelo won the gold medal with USA Hockey at the U18 IIHF Women's World Championships. In 2016, she would win gold with the US at the senior IIHF Women's World Championships, picking up 4 points in 5 games. [13]

Personal life

Darkangelo was born in Royal Oak, Michigan and raised in Brighton, Michigan. She has five siblings, three brothers, Anthony, Austin, and Isaac; and two sisters, Mariah and Ciara. [14] Her younger brother Isaac is a professional football player. [15]

Darkangelo follows a plant-based diet. [16] [17] She is a certified plant-based nutritionist and owner of Plant-Based Performance, a whole foods, plant-based lifestyle coaching company. [15]

She is a member of the LGBTQ community [18] and in a relationship with Montreal Victoire goaltender, Elaine Chuli. [19]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2009–10Detroit Little Caesars T1EHL U191812820651450
2010–11Detroit Little CaesarsT1EHL U191121012653146
2011–12 Syracuse Orange NCAA 357111848—————
2012–13 Syracuse OrangeNCAA351682457—————
2013–14 Quinnipiac Bobcats NCAA3723174016—————
2014–15 Quinnipiac BobcatsNCAA3710102014—————
2015–16 Connecticut Whale NWHL 1310313030220
2016–17 Buffalo Beauts NWHL167512620110
2017–18 Kunlun Red Star CWHL 27108183241016
2018–19 Toronto Furies CWHL2764102230110
2019–20GTA West PWHPA ——————————
2020–21 Toronto Six NWHL60332110110
2021–22Toronto SixPHF20812201010000
2022–23Toronto SixPHF241213251600000
2023–24 PWHL Boston PWHL 170110—————
2023–24 PWHL Ottawa PWHL70004—————
NWHL totals773635715370440
CWHL totals541612285471126
PHF totals442025452610000
PWHL totals240114—————

Sources: USCHO.com, [1] Elite Prospects, [20] HockeyDB, [21] NWHL, [22] CWHL [23]

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2011 United States U18 Gold medal icon.svg52130
2016 United States WC Gold medal icon.svg51340
Junior totals52130
Senior totals51340

Source: Elite Prospects, [20] USA Hockey [24]

Awards and honors

Collegiate

AwardYear
CHA All-Tournament Team2011–12 [25]
Syracuse University Letterwinner
Women's Ice Hockey		2011–2013 [26]

Weekly/monthly collegiate honours and awards

Professional

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