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

Michela Cava (born March 26, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey centre, currently playing in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) with PWHL Minnesota.

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] 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]

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2012–13UConn HuskiesNCAA 341071716 –––––
2013–14UConn HuskiesNCAA 3510172714 –––––
2014–15UMD BulldogsNCAA 323368 –––––
2015–16UMD BulldogsNCAA 3719193810 –––––
2016–17Toronto FuriesCWHL 24681410 –––––
2017–18Modo HockeySDHL 3625305526 51232
2018–19Modo HockeySDHL 3627376430 665114
2019–20Brynäs IFSDHL 3623224526 54260
2020–21Luleå HFSDHL 3629376622 955104
2020–21KRS Vanke RaysZhHL ––––– 30330
2021–22Toronto SixPHF 114376 10000
2021–22KRS Vanke RaysZhHL 12313164 8611178
ZhHL totals 12313164 11614208
SDHL totals 144104126230104 2516143010
CWHL totals 24681410 –––––

Sources: [12][13][14]

Awards and honours

  • 2012 Esso Cup MVP
  • CWHL First Star of the Game (October 16, 2016)[15]
  • CWHL Second Star of the Game (October 30, 2016)[16]
  • SDHL Top Point Scorer, 2018–19 season
  • SDHL Champion, 2020–21 (Luleå HF/MSSK)
  • ZhHL Champion, 2021–22 (KRS Vanke Rays)
  • PHF Playoff MVP, 2022-23 (Toronto Six)
  • PHF Isobel Cup Champion, 2022-23 (Toronto Six)

References

  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. ↑ "Michela Cava career stats". USCHO. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Michela Cava". CWHL. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Michela Cava, Player Statistics". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Game Recap: Game #7". CWHL. October 16, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Game Recap: Game #13". CWHL. October 30, 2016. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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