Shiann Darkangelo (born November 28, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey player for the PWHL Detroit of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). 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. 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 Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) and was selected to participate in the 1st NWHL All-Star Game. 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 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.
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.
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.
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, the goal took place in the second game of the 2020–21 NWHL season, scored against Minnesota Whitecaps goaltender Amanda Leveille .
PWHL
Darkangelo signed with PWHL Boston prior to the beginning of the PWHL's inaugural season in 2024. On March 18, 2024, she was traded to PWHL Ottawa in exchange for Lexie Adzija and Caitrin Lonergan. On June 26, 2024, she signed a one-year contract extension with Ottawa. During the 2024–25 season, she recorded eight goals and nine assists in 29 games.
On June 17, 2025, she signed a two-year contract with the Montreal Victoire. During the 2025–26 season, she recorded four goals and four assists in 30 regular season games and one goal in nine games during the 2026 Walter Cup playoffs to help the Victoire win the Walter Cup.
During the league's expansion to 12 teams ahead of the 2026–27 season, she signed a two-year contract with PWHL Detroit on June 14, 2026.
International play 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 Royal Oak, Michigan and raised in Brighton, Michigan. She has five siblings, three brothers, Anthony, Austin, and Isaac; and two sisters, Mariah and Ciara. Her younger brother Isaac is a professional football player.
Darkangelo follows a plant-based diet. She is a certified plant-based nutritionist and owner of Plant-Based Performance, a whole foods, plant-based lifestyle coaching company.
She is a member of the LGBTQ community and in a relationship with New York Sirens goaltender, Elaine Chuli.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM2009–10Detroit Little CaesarsT1EHL U1918128206514502010–11Detroit Little CaesarsT1EHL U1911210126531462011–12Syracuse OrangeNCAA357111848—————2012–13Syracuse OrangeNCAA351682457—————2013–14Quinnipiac BobcatsNCAA3723174016—————2014–15Quinnipiac BobcatsNCAA3710102014—————2015–16Connecticut WhaleNWHL13103130302202016–17Buffalo BeautsNWHL1675126201102017–18Kunlun Red StarCWHL271081832410162018–19Toronto FuriesCWHL27641022301102019–20GTA WestPWHPA——————————2020–21Toronto SixNWHL 6 0 3 3 21 1 0 1 1 0 2021–22 Toronto Six PHF 20 8 12 20 10 1 0 0 0 0 2022–23 Toronto Six PHF 24 12 13 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 2023–24 PWHL Boston PWHL 17 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2023–24 PWHL Ottawa PWHL 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2024–25 Ottawa Charge PWHL 29 8 9 17 12 8 1 0 1 0 2025–26Montréal VictoirePWHL30448491010NWHL totals 77 36 35 71 53 7 0 4 4 0CWHL totals 54 16 12 28 54 7 1 1 2 6PHF totals 44 20 25 45 26 1 0 0 0 0PWHL totals8312142620172020 Sources: USCHO.com, Elite Prospects, HockeyDB, NWHL, CWHL
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM2011United StatesU18 5 2 1 3 02016United StatesWC 5 1 3 4 0 Junior totals 5 2 1 3 0 Senior totals 5 1 3 4 0 Source: Elite Prospects, USA Hockey
Awards and honors
Collegiate AwardYearCHA All-Tournament Team2011–12Syracuse University LetterwinnerWomen's Ice Hockey2011–2013
Professional 2023 PHF Foundation Award Walter Cup champion (2026)
References
External links
Shiann Darkangelo at Quinnipiac Bobcats Shiann Darkangelo at USA Hockey