Shiann Darkangelo (born November 28, 1993) is an American

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player who currently plays with the

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of the

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(PHF). She has played at the international level with

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and won gold at the

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with the team. At the

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level, she accumulated 42 points with the

Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey is a college ice hockey program that has represented Syracuse University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and College Hockey America (CHA) since the 2008–09 season. Syracuse plays ...

program during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons and registered 60 points with the

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program during the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. She was team captain of the Toronto Six roster that won the 2023 Isobel Cup championship.

Playing career

Premier Hockey Federation

Darkangelo played the 2015 season with the Connecticut Whale in the

(PHF) and was selected to participate in the

1st NWHL All-Star Game The 1st NWHL All-Star Game took place on January 24, 2016 at HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York. The event featured two 20-minute periods in a 4-on-4 format and a Skills Competition. Team Pfalzer entered the game with a 4-0 lead having won all even ...

. On July 31, Darkangelo signed a one-year contract for $21,000 with the Buffalo Beauts. 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

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, she was announced as one of the first five players signed the

, the first NWHL team in Canada. The initial group comprised two defensemen, one goaltender, and two forwards, Darkangelo and

Taylor Woods Taylor Cassidy Woods (born September 26, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and strongwoman, currently playing in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) with the Toronto Six. A defenceman who has also played as a two-way forward, sh ...

CWHL

Darkangelo spent the

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playing for the

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expansion team

Kunlun Red Star HC Kunlun Red Star () is a Chinese ice hockey club that joined the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) prior to the 2016–17 season. History Preparation of the team In March 2016, representatives of Kunlun Red Star and the KHL signed a protocol o ...

based in

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, 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. 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

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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. Collobrating with Emma Woods, they would assist on the first goal scored in Toronto Six franchise history. Scored by

Lindsay Eastwood Lindsay Eastwood (born January 14, 1997) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defender, having played for the Toronto Six in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) from 2020 to 2023. The Syracuse Orange all-time leader in goals scored among defenders, ...

, the goal took place in the second game of the 2020–21 NWHL season, scored against Minnesota Whitecaps goaltender

Amanda Leveille Amanda Leveille (born June 10, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Minnesota Whitecaps of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). She currently holds the PHF record for all-time wins, and has won the Isobel Cup twice. Ca ...

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.

Personal life

Darkangelo was born in

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and raised in

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. She has five siblings, three brothers, Anthony, Austin, and Isaac; and two sisters, Mariah and Ciara. Her younger brother Isaac led the

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in tackles in the 2019–20 season before transferring to Illinois University to play with the Illinois Fighting Illini football program of the

in April 2020. Darkangelo follows a

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. She is a certified plant-based nutritionist and owner of Plant-Based Performance, a

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s, plant-based lifestyle coaching company.

Career stats

Regular season and playoffs

Sources: USCHO.com, Elite Prospects, HockeyDB, NWHL, CWHL

International

Source: Elite Prospects, USA Hockey

Awards and honors

Collegiate

Weekly/monthly collegiate honours and awards * ECAC Hockey Player of the Month (1) ** February 2014 * ECAC Hockey Player of the Week (1) ** March 4, 2014 * CHA Hockey Player of the Week (1) ** January 14, 2013 * CHA Honor Roll (3) ** 2012–13: October 22, October 29 ** 2011–12: January 9 * CHA Hockey Rookie of the Week (1) ** March 5, 2012

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Darkangelo, Shiann 1993 births Living people American women's ice hockey forwards Buffalo Beauts players Connecticut Whale (PHF) players Premier Hockey Federation players Isobel Cup champions Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays players Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey players Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey players Toronto Six players