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Shiann Darkangelo
Born (1993-11-28)November 28, 1993,
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Height
Weight 		5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PHF team
F. teams 		Toronto Six
Ntl. team  United States of America
Playing career 2011–present
Olympic medal record
World Championships
Gold 2016 Canada

Shiann Darkangelo (born November 28, 1993) is an American ice hockey player who currently plays with the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). 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]

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]

International[]

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.[10]

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.[11] Her younger brother Isaac led the Northern Michigan Wildcats in tackles in the 2019–20 season before transferring to Illinois University to play with the Illinois Fighting Illini football program of the NCAA Division I in April 2020.[12]

Darkangelo follows a plant-based diet.[13][14] She is a certified plant-based nutritionist and owner of Plant-Based Performance, a whole foods, plant-based lifestyle coaching company.[12]

Career stats[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Detroit Little Caesars T1EHL U19 18 12 8 20 6 5 1 4 5 0
2010–11 Detroit Little Caesars T1EHL U19 11 2 10 12 6 5 3 1 4 6
2011–12 Syracuse Orange NCAA 35 7 11 18 48 — — — — —
2012–13 Syracuse Orange NCAA 35 16 8 24 57 — — — — —
2013–14 Quinnipiac Bobcats NCAA 37 23 17 40 16 — — — — —
2014–15 Quinnipiac Bobcats NCAA 37 10 10 20 14 — — — — —
2015–16 Connecticut Whale PHF 13 10 3 13 0 3 0 2 2 0
2016–17 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 16 7 5 12 6 2 0 1 1 0
2017–18 Kunlun Red Star CWHL 27 10 8 18 32 4 1 0 1 6
2018–19 Toronto Furies CWHL 27 6 4 10 22 3 0 1 1 0
2019–20 GTA West PWHPA — — — — — — — — — —
2020–21 Toronto Six NWHL
NCAA totals 144 56 46 102 135 — – – – –
NWHL totals 54 16 12 28 54 7 1 1 2 6

Sources: USCHO.com,[1] Elite Prospects,[15] HockeyDB,[16] NWHL,[17] CWHL[18]

International[]

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2011 United States WJC18 1 5 2 1 3 0
2016 United States WC 1 5 1 3 4 0
Junior totals 5 2 1 3 0
Senior totals 5 1 3 4 0

Source: Elite Prospects,[15] USA Hockey[19]

Awards and honors[]

Collegiate[]

Award Year
CHA All-Tournament Team 2011–12 [20]
Syracuse University Letterwinner
Women's Ice Hockey 		2011–2013 [21]

Weekly/monthly collegiate honours and awards

  • ECAC Hockey Player of the Month (1)
  • ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (1)
  • CHA Hockey Player of the Week (1)
    • January 14, 2013[24]
  • CHA Honor Roll (3)
    • 2012–13: October 22,[25] October 29[26]
    • 2011–12: January 9[27]
  • CHA Hockey Rookie of the Week (1)

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shiann Darkangelo, Career Stats. USCHO.com. Retrieved on 2016-01-06.
  2. ↑ NWHL All-Star Draft Recap. NWHL.co (2015-12-11). Retrieved on 2016-01-06.
  3. ↑ Beauts complete roster with four players. NWHL.zone (2016-07-31). Retrieved on 2016-08-09.
  4. ↑ Rice, Dan (2020-04-22). NWHL: League Announces Expansion Team in Toronto (en-US).
  5. ↑ Game #: 10 - Saturday, October 28, 2017. CWHL (28 October 2017). Retrieved on 3 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Furies Sign Free Agent Shiann Darkangelo. Toronto Furies (2 August 2018). Retrieved on 3 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "TORONTO SIX ANNOUNCE TEAM LEADERSHIP FOR 2021 SEASON", 2021-01-14. (en) 
  8. ↑ "Away Whitecaps vs Home Toronto Jan 24, 2021 at 1:00pm EST at: Herb Brooks Arena - 6 – 5 FINAL SO", 2021-03-03. (en) 
  9. ↑ Morrison, Holly (2021-01-24). The Six weekend in review: first games and first goals, but still no wins for Toronto (en).
  10. ↑ Cimini, Kate (2016-04-02). Darkangelo enjoying experience with National Team (en-us).
  11. ↑ 2014-15 Women's Ice Hockey: #22 Shiann Darkangelo (en).
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Falkner, Mark (2020-05-15). Michigan world champ Shiann Darkangelo builds plant-based business during pandemic (en).
  13. ↑ Foster, Meredith (2019-03-09). Shiann Darkangelo is in the business of health (en).
  14. ↑ Jacobson, Howard (2019-05-07). Improving Athletic Performance Through Plants with Shiann Darkangelo: PYP 321 (en-US).
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Player Profile: Shiann Darkangelo (en).
  16. ↑ Shiann Darkangelo. Hockey Database. Retrieved on 3 August 2018.
  17. ↑ Shiann Darkangelo #27: F. NWHL.zone. Retrieved on 3 August 2018.
  18. ↑ Shiann Darkangelo: Player Profile. CWHL. Retrieved on 3 August 2018.
  19. ↑ Player Bio: Shiann Darkangelo. USA Hockey.
  20. ↑ Senior Jess Jones got the Lakers on the board late in the second period. Mercyhurst lost the CHA Championship 3-2 to Robert Morris on Saturday. (en) (2012-03-03).
  21. ↑ Syracuse University Women's Ice Hockey Letterwinners (en).
  22. ↑ League’s Monthly Awards Presented to Darkangelo, Yip-Chuck & Howe (en) (2014-03-05).
  23. ↑ League’s Weekly Awards Presented to Darkangelo, Laing & Laden (en) (2014-03-04).
  24. ↑ Darkangelo Named CHA Player of the Week (en) (2013-01-14).
  25. ↑ Billadeau, Kingsbury and Darkangelo Honored by CHA (en) (2012-10-22).
  26. ↑ Three Named to CHA Honor Roll (en) (2012-10-29).
  27. ↑ Orange Lands Three On CHA Honor Roll (en) (2012-01-09).
  28. ↑ Darkangelo Earns Conference Honors (en) (2012-03-05).

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