Michela Cava

Michela Cava
Cava with PWHL Minnesota in 2024
Born (1994-03-26) March 26, 1994 (age 30)
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 134 lb (61 kg; 9 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams		 Minnesota Frost
Playing career 2012–present

Michela Cava (born March 26, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey centre for the Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).

Playing career

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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.[1] Cava was the first, winning the Esso Cup with the Thunder Bay Queens in 2010 and with Team Ontario Red at the 2011 nationals.

College

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Cava played college ice hockey her first two seasons with the University of Connecticut Huskies. Prior to her junior season, she transferred to the University of Minnesota Duluth to join the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program. In her final NCAA season, she recorded 38 points in 37 contests, including 12 multi-point games.[2]

Professional

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Cava was 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. She was selected to compete in the 2017 CWHL All-Star Game.[4]

After just one year in Toronto, Cava left the league to move to Sweden, signing with Modo Hockey in the SDHL.[5] She would score 55 points in 36 games in her first season in Sweden, leading Modo in points and finishing 5th in the league in scoring.[6] The next year, she would score 64 points, finishing the season as the SDHL's leading scorer.

In 2019, Cava left Modo to sign with Brynäs in Gävle, seeking a new challenge and wanting to move to a bigger city.[7] She would score 45 points in 36 games for Brynäs, finishing fourth in club scoring, as the club advanced to the SDHL semi-finals for the first time in seven years. She would sign with Luleå ahead of the 2020–21 SDHL season.[8]

On October 6, 2021, Cava signed with the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation.[9] She would be named the Playoff MVP for the 2022–23 season, leading the Six to win the Isobel Cup.[10]

Cava was drafted in the 12th round of the 2023 PWHL Draft by Minnesota.[11] During the 2023–24 season, she recorded five goals and three assists in 24 regular season games. During the playoffs she tied Taylor Heise for the team lead in scoring with four goals and four assists in ten games, and helped Minnesota win the inaugural Walter Cup.[12][13] On June 21, 2024, Minnesota re-signed Cava to a one-year contract for the 2024–25 season.[14]

Personal life

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Cava has been in a relationship with her former Toronto Six and PWHL Minnesota teammate Emma Greco since October 2022.[15]

Career statistics

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13 UConn Huskies NCAA 34 10 7 17 16 — — — — —
2013–14 UConn Huskies NCAA 35 10 17 27 14 — — — — —
2014–15 UMD Bulldogs NCAA 32 3 3 6 8 — — — — —
2015–16 UMD Bulldogs NCAA 37 19 19 38 10 — — — — —
2016–17 Toronto Furies CWHL 24 6 8 14 10 — — — — —
2017–18 Modo Hockey SDHL 36 25 30 55 26 5 1 2 3 2
2018–19 Modo Hockey SDHL 36 27 37 64 30 6 6 5 11 4
2019–20 Brynäs IF SDHL 36 23 22 45 26 5 4 2 6 0
2020–21 Luleå HF SDHL 36 29 37 66 22 9 5 5 10 4
2020–21 KRS Vanke Rays ZhHL — — — — — 3 0 3 3 0
2021–22 Toronto Six PHF 11 4 3 7 6 1 0 0 0 0
2021–22 KRS Vanke Rays ZhHL 12 3 13 16 4 8 6 11 17 8
2022–23 Toronto Six PHF 24 9 12 21 8 4 3 3 6 0
2023–24 PWHL Minnesota PWHL 24 5 3 8 4 10 4 4 8 4
CWHL totals 24 6 8 14 10 — — — — —
SDHL totals 144 104 126 230 104 25 16 14 30 10
ZhHL totals 12 3 13 16 4 11 6 14 20 8
PHF totals 35 13 15 28 14 5 3 3 6 0
PWHL totals 24 5 3 8 4 10 4 4 8 4

Sources:[16][17][18]

Awards and honours

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References

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  1. ^ Graves, Wendy (January 8, 2017). "A league of her own". Hockey Canada. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Staffieri, Mark (January 2, 2017). "Michela Cava Making Key Contributions on Furies Offense". Women's Hockey Life. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Graves, Wendy (August 23, 2016). "The next chapter: For the fourth straight year, a National Women's U18 Championship alumna went first overall in the CWHL Draft". Hockey Canada. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "34 Players Named to 2017 All-Star Game". CWHL. December 19, 2016. Archived from the original on January 16, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  5. ^ Foster, Meredith (May 25, 2017). "Michela Cava, Sidney Morin sign in Sweden". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Foster, Meredith (April 19, 2018). "Cava, Tougas return to MODO Hockey". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  7. ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (September 2, 2019). "Poängdrottningen jagar nya mål – och matupplevelser". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Luleå vann kampen om Brynässtjärnorna". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). June 22, 2020. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  9. ^ Levine, Josh (October 6, 2021). "Toronto Six Make Free Agent Splash, Sign Forward Michela Cava For PHF's Seventh Season". Premier Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  10. ^ Kennedy, Ian (March 27, 2023). "PHF's Toronto Six Beat Minnesota Whitecaps To Win Isobel Cup". The Hockey News. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  11. ^ Wegman, Josh (September 18, 2023). "PWHL Draft results: Minnesota takes Heise with top pick". theScore. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  12. ^ Blount, Rachel (May 29, 2024). "PWHL Minnesota lifts Walter Cup as league's first champion with Game 5 win over Boston". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  13. ^ Salvian, Hailey (May 29, 2024). "PWHL Minnesota wins first-ever Walter Cup championship". The Athletic. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  14. ^ "PWHL Minnesota Re-Signs Cava, Křížová, Schepers". thepwhl.com. June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  15. ^ de la Cretaz, Frankie (February 14, 2024). "The Teammates-to-Dating Pipeline in Women's Sports Is Very Real—And Very Cute". SELF. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
  16. ^ "Michela Cava career stats". USCHO. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  17. ^ "Michela Cava". CWHL. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  18. ^ "Michela Cava, Player Statistics". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  19. ^ "Game Recap: Game #7". CWHL. October 16, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  20. ^ "Game Recap: Game #13". CWHL. October 30, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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