Michelle Bonello

Michelle Bonello (born March 10, 1985) is a women's ice hockey player who has also competed for the Canada women's national inline hockey team, having participated at seven FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships [1] With regards to Bonello's women's ice hockey career, she has competed at the university level with the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program in the NCAA. Acquired by the Toronto Furies in the 2010 CWHL Draft, the first in league history, she would capture the Clarkson Cup in 2014.

Michelle Bonello
Born (1985-03-10) March 10, 1985
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Defense
Catches Left
CHA
CWHL team
Mercyhurst Lakers
Vaughan Flames (2009-10)
Toronto Furies (2010-present)
Playing career 2003present

Playing career

Ice hockey

Bonello joined the Mercyhurst Lakers in 2003. As a freshman, she played in all 36 games. In her freshman year, she had five goals and 12 assists for 17 points. Her four power play goals tied for first on the Lakers. On October 25, 2003, Bonello had her only multiple-goal game came of the season in a contest against St. Lawrence. In the CHA semi-finals, she notched the game-winning goal versus Wayne State. The following season, she played in 37 games and accumulated 17 points while being named to the CHA All-Conference First Team.

A member of the Toronto Furies in their inaugural season, Bonello would play in their first two seasons. After being inactive for 2012-13, Bonello returned for the 2013-14 campaign, which culminated with a Clarkson Cup victory. In the autumn of 2014, Bonello was named captain of the Furies. She also holds the rare distinction of having played in both the first [2] and second [3] CWHL All-Star Games. Both Games were contested at Toronto's Air Canada Centre.

Inline hockey

Bonello made her debut for the Canadian national team at the 2006 FIRS Women's World Championships, emerging with a silver medal. Of note, three of her teammates on the roster had also played with her at Mercyhurst; Meghan Agosta, Teresa Marchese and Samantha Shirley. Bonello was among the veteran players that helped Canada win the gold medal at the 2016 FIRS Inline Hockey World Championship.[4] It represented her seventh podium finish and the second gold medal in her career. Bonello would finish the tournament as one of Canada's five leading scorers. As a side note, Furies teammate Alyssa Baldin was also part of the Canadian gold medal winning roster.

Career stats

NCAA

YearTeamGPGAPTSPPGSHGGWG
2003-04Mercyhurst3651217402
2004-05Mercyhurst3741317300
2005-06Mercyhurst352810100
2006-07Mercyhurst35167000

[5]

CWHL

YearTeamGPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGSHGGWG
2010-11Toronto246713+552101
2011-12Toronto20213+312000
2013-14Toronto2221012+339200
2014-15Toronto24044-1338000
2015-16Toronto24088-1138000

[6]

FIRS Worlds

YearEventGPGAPTSPIM
2016FIRS Inline Hockey Worlds74154

[7]

Awards and honours

  • CHA All-Rookie Team (2003–04)
  • CHA All-Tournament Team (2003–04)
  • All-CHA First Team (2004–05) [8]
  • All-CHA Second Team (2006–07)
  • 2009-10 CWHL First Team All-Star
  • 2014 Clarkson Cup

References

  1. "Team Canada Women Roster History" (PDF). canadainline.com. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  2. "FORTY-TWO TOP PLAYERS NAMED FOR INAUGURAL CWHL ALL-STAR GAME AT AIR CANADA CENTRE IN TORONTO". Canadian Women’s Hockey League. 2014-11-20. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  3. "The Teams Have Been Picked". Canadian Women’s Hockey League. 2016-01-22. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  4. "Canada Wins World Inline Hockey". canadainline.com. 2016-06-19. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  5. "Michelle Bonello Career Stats". USCHO.com. n.d. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  6. "Michelle Bonello". Canadian Women’s Hockey League. n.d. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  7. "Federation Internationale de Roller Skating – Canada Team Overview". Federation Internationale de Roller Skating. n.d. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  8. "Marchese Earns Top Honor". USCHO.com. 2005-03-11. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
Preceded by
Jenelle Kohanchuk (2013-2014)
Captain, Toronto Furies
(2014-present)
Succeeded by
To Be Determined
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