Ella Matteucci


Daniella "Ella" Matteucci (born August 2, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey and baseball player, currently playing with the Team Sonnet of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA). She played ice hockey 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.[3][4][5][6]

Ella Matteucci
Personal information
Born (1993-08-02) August 2, 1993
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada[1]
Home townFruitvale, British Columbia, Canada[1]
Alma materClarkson University
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight154 lb (70 kg)
Ice hockey career
Position Defense
Shoots Right
PWHPA team
Former teams		 Team Sonnet
Playing career 2011–present
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBaseball
PositionPitcher, outfield[2]
Medal record
Women's baseball
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Tournament

Playing career

Hockey

At the 2011 Canada Winter Games, she was the captain of Team British Columbia.[7] 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.[8]

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

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

NCAA
YearGPGAPTSPIMGWG
2011-1236123140
2012–133622421
2013–1441044120
2014–15384610300

[9]

Awards and honours

Personal

She graduated from Clarkson University in May 2015 with a degree in history and a minor in business.

References
  1. "Team Canada: Ella Matteucci, Baseball". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  2. "Canadian team excited to showcase women's baseball". Sportsnet. May 17, 2015. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  3. "Daniella MATTEUCCI". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Archived from the original on August 9, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  4. "Baseball – Event Overview – Women". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. "Canadian Women's Baseball Team Named For TORONTO 2015 Pan Am Games". Baseball Canada. May 17, 2015. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  7. "Team Profile: British Columbia Under-17". Hockey Canada. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  8. "St. Albert Slash 3 - Notre Dame Hounds 4 (SO)". Hockey Canada. April 20, 2011. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  9. "Daniella Matteucci: Career Statistics". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
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