Ella Shelton

Ella Shelton (born January 19, 1998) is a Canadian ice hockey player and member of the Canadian national ice hockey team, currently affiliated with the Toronto chapter of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA). Having competed at the NCAA level with the Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey program, she served as team captain in her senior year. She was one of 28 players invited to Hockey Canada's Centralization Camp, which represents the selection process for the Canadian women's team that shall compete in Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
==Playing career==
Shelton competed in the Provincial Women's Hockey League (PWHL) with the London Jr. Devilettes club. In 2016, Shelton skated for Team Ontario's U18 provincial squad. 
===Clarkson===
During her junior season, Shelton led the Golden Knights in shots blocked with 81. Additionally, she was named the assistant captain. She would follow it up with the honor of team captain in her senior season, one which saw her named as a finalist for the ECAC's Best Defenseman award.
===International===
Shelton was named to the Canadian contingent that participated at the Nation's Cup in Fussen, Germany in January 2018, which saw her call fellow Clarkson Golden Knights Loren Gabel a teammate. Losing both games in the preliminary round, Canada defeated Germany by a 5-1 mark in the fifth place game, Shelton would assist on a second period goal by Brooke Stacey.
On January 11, 2022, Shelton was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.
==Awards and honours==
===ECAC===
*ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month for December 2016
*2016-17 ECAC Hockey All-Academic team
*2016-17 ECAC Hockey Third-Team All-League 
*2016-17 ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
*2017 ECAC Hockey Championship All-Tournament Team
*2018 ECAC Hockey Championship All-Tournament Team
*2017-18 ECAC Hockey All-Academic team
*2018-19 Second-Team ECAC Hockey All-Star
*2018-19 ECAC Hockey All-Academic team
*2019 ECAC Championship All-Tournament team
===NCAA===
*2016-17 USCHO.com All-Rookie Team
*2018-19 Second Team AHCA All-American
*2019-20 Second Team All-USCHO.com
*2019-20 ECAC Hockey First Team All-Conference
*2019-20 Second Team AHCA All-American
==References==
== External links ==
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Category:Canadian women's ice hockey players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of Canada