Michela Cava

Michela Cava (born March 26, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey player, a centre, playing in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) with the Toronto Six.
==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. 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.
=== Professional ===
Cava was selected by the Toronto Furies in the third round of the 2016 CWHL Draft. 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.
After just one year in Toronto, Cava left the league to move to Sweden, signing with Modo Hockey in the SDHL. 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. 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. 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.
On October 6, 2021, Cava signed with the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation. 
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	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
2021–21 	KRS Vanke Rays	ZhHL 	 	12 	3 	13 	16 	4 	 	8 	6 	11 	17 	8
ZhHL totals	ZhHL totals 	ZhHL totals	 	12 	3 	13 	16 	4 	 	11 	6 	14 	20 	8
SDHL totals	SDHL totals 	SDHL totals	 	144 	104 	126 	230 	104 	 	25 	16 	14 	30 	10
CWHL totals	CWHL totals 	CWHL totals	 	24 	6 	8 	14 	10 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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==Awards and honours==
* 2012 Esso Cup MVP
* CWHL First Star of the Game (October 16, 2016)
* CWHL Second Star of the Game (October 30, 2016)
* SDHL Top Point Scorer, 2018–19 season
* SDHL Champion, 2020–21 (Luleå HF/MSSK)
* ZhHL Champion, 2021–22 (KRS Vanke Rays)
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Brynäs IF Dam players
Category:Canadian women's ice hockey centres
Category:Luleå HF/MSSK players
Category:Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey players
Category:Modo Hockey Dam players
Category:Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays players
Category:Toronto Furies players
Category:Toronto Six players
Category:UConn Huskies women's ice hockey players