Michela Cava

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Michela Cava
Born (1994-03-26) March 26, 1994 (age 27)
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb; 9 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PHF team
Former teams		 Toronto Six
KRS Vanke Rays
Luleå HF/MSSK
Brynäs IF
Modo Hockey
Toronto Furies
Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
UConn Huskies
Playing career 2012–present

Michela Cava (born March 26, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey player, currently playing with the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).

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.[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.

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 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[]

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]

Career statistics[]

    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 Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays ZhHL – – – – – 3 0 3 3 0
SDHL totals 144 104 126 230 104 25 16 14 30 10
CWHL totals 24 6 8 14 10 – – – – –

Sources: [10][11]

Awards and honours[]

  • Most Valuable Player at the 2012 Esso Cup
  • CWHL First Star of the Game (October 16, 2016)[12]
  • CWHL Second Star of the Game (October 30, 2016)[13]
  • SDHL Top-scorer, 2018-19 season

References[]

  1. ^ Graves, Wendy (January 8, 2017). "A league of her own". Hockey Canada. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  2. ^ Staffieri, Mark (January 2, 2017). "Michela Cava Making Key Contributions on Furies Offense". Women's Hockey Life. 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. 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. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Foster, Meredith (April 19, 2018). "Cava, Tougas return to MODO Hockey". The Ice Garden. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  7. ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (September 2, 2019). "Poängdrottningen jagar nya mål – och matupplevelser". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Luleå vann kampen om Brynässtjärnorna". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). June 22, 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. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "Michela Cava career stats". USCHO. n.d. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  11. ^ "Michela Cava". CWHL. n.d. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  12. ^ "Game Recap: Game #7". CWHL. October 16, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  13. ^ "Game Recap: Game #13". CWHL. October 30, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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