Login
Login

Ella Shelton

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Infobox ice hockey biography

| image = Ella Shelton.jpg

| caption = Shelton with PWHL New York in 2024

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|01|19}}

| birth_place = Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 176

| position = Defence

| shoots = Left

| league = PWHL

| team = Toronto Sceptres

| former_teams = New York Sirens

| sex = f

| ntl_team = CAN

| career_start = 2013

| career_end =

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Beijing|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championship}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Canada|}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Denmark|}}

{{MedalGold|2024 United States|}}

{{MedalSilver|2023 Canada|}}

{{MedalSilver|2025 Czechia|}}

}}

Ella Shelton (born January 19, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Sceptres of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), and member of the Canadian national team. She was drafted fourth overall in the 2023 PWHL draft by the New York Sirens.

Playing career

=Junior=

Shelton played junior hockey in the Provincial Women's Hockey League for the London Jr. Devilettes. She was a member of the first Devilettes team that had their own arena.{{cite web |last1=Sims |first1=Jane |title=SIMS: Ella Shelton an inspiration to young female hockey players |url=https://lfpress.com/opinion/columnists/sims-pathmaker-ella-shelton-an-inspiration-to-young-female-hockey-players |website=lfpress.org |publisher=London Free Press |access-date=May 12, 2024 |date=January 2, 2024}} In 2016, Shelton skated for Team Ontario's under-18 provincial squad.{{cite web |title=Ella Shelton |url=https://clarksonathletics.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/ella-shelton/6467 |website=clarksonathletics.com |publisher=Clarkson Golden Knights |access-date=March 14, 2024}}

=College=

In her freshman season playing college ice hockey for Clarkson University, the 2016–17 season, Shelton recorded six goals and twenty-five points, including assists in both the semifinals and finals of the national tournament, which the Golden Knights won.

As a senior in the 2019–20 season, Shelton was named captain of the Golden Knights, and was named a Second Team All-American and a finalist for the ECAC's Best Defenseman award. Her thirty-three points on the strength of nine goals and twenty-four assists ranked fifth nationally among defencemen.

= Professional =

Upon graduating from college, Shelton joined the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA), where she played two seasons.{{cite web |last1=Burgess |first1=Melissa |title=PWHL Draft Recap: New York |url=https://victorypress.org/2023/09/21/pwhl-draft-recap-new-york-2023/ |website=The Victory Press |access-date=June 5, 2024 |date=September 21, 2023}} She was affiliated with the Toronto hub during the 2020–21 season{{cite web |last1=Whelan |first1=Kirsten |title=PWHPA 2021 Secret Dream Gap Tour: Canada Edition |url=https://victorypress.org/2021/05/24/pwhpa-2021-secret-dream-gap-tour-canada-edition/ |website=The Victory Press |access-date=June 5, 2024 |date=May 24, 2021}} and played with Team Scotiabank during the 2022–23 season.{{cite web |title=PWHPA announces 2022-23 season rosters |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/women-hockey/article/pwhpa-announces-2022-23-season-rosters/ |website=Sportsnet |access-date=June 5, 2024 |date=September 21, 2022}}

On September 18, 2023, Shelton was selected in the first round, fourth overall by PWHL New York in the 2023 Draft of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).{{cite news |last1=Pyette |first1=Ryan |title=Ingersoll's Ella Shelton picked fourth overall in inaugural PWHL draft |url=https://lfpress.com/sports/local-sports/ingersolls-ella-shelton-picked-fourth-in-inaugural-pwhl-draft |access-date=2023-10-18 |work=The London Free Press |date=2023-09-19}} On October 31, 2023, she signed a three-year contract with the team.{{Cite tweet|number=1719353712315879589|user=PWHL_NewYork|title=It's New York or nowhere. 🗽 We have officially signed Team Canada Olympian Ella Shelton ( @ella_shelton11 ) to a three-year contract. Welcome to the City of Dreams!|date=2023-10-31|access-date=2023-11-03}} On December 21, 2023, Shelton and teammate Alex Carpenter were named the first alternate captains in team history.{{Cite tweet |number=1737889564830707791 |user=PWHL_NewYork |title=Meet the first-ever Captains of PWHL New York! 🫡 We are proud to announce defender Micah Zandee-Hart as our Captain and forward Alex Carpenter and defender Ella Shelton as our Alternate Captains! |date=December 21, 2023}}

On January 1, 2024, against PWHL Toronto, Shelton scored the first goal in PWHL history.{{cite web |title=New York's Shelton scores first-ever PWHL goal |url=https://www.tsn.ca/womens-hockey/new-york-ella-shelton-scores-first-ever-pwhl-goal-1.2055862 |website=TSN.ca |access-date=January 1, 2024 |date=January 1, 2024}} She would finish the season with seven goals, with her 21 points good for fifth overall and first among defenders. She and New York placed last in the regular season.{{cite web |title=Ella Shelton, Natalie Spooner, Hilary Knight the PWHL's three stars of the week |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/pwhl/article/ella-shelton-natalie-spooner-hilary-knight-the-pwhls-three-stars-of-the-week/ |website=sportsnet.ca |publisher=Sportsnet |access-date=May 10, 2024 |date=May 6, 2024}}

On June 24, 2025, Shelton was traded to the Toronto Sceptres in exchange for a first-round (3rd overall) and fourth-round (27th overall) draft pick in the 2025 PWHL Draft.{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/june/24/toronto-sceptres-and-new-york-sirens-complete-trade-at-pwhl-draft |title=Toronto Sceptres and New York Sirens complete trade at PWHL Draft |website=thepwhl.com |date=June 24, 2025 |access-date=June 24, 2025}}

International play

Shelton was named to the Canadian contingent that participated at the Nations Cup in Fussen, Germany in January 2018, which saw her call fellow Clarkson Golden Knight Loren Gabel a teammate. Losing both games in the preliminary round to send them to the fifth-place match, the Canadians defeated Germany by a 5–1 mark. Shelton would assist on a second period goal by Brooke Stacey,{{cite web|url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/under-22/2017-18/nations-cup/stats/game-summary?gameid=2076|title=2018 Nations Cup: Game # 7 - Fifth Place FINAL|website=hockeycanada.ca|date=January 6, 2018|accessdate=2021-05-18|archive-date=2021-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518185619/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/under-22/2017-18/nations-cup/stats/game-summary?gameid=2076|url-status=live}} her only point of the tournament.{{cite web |title=Canada 2018 Nations Cup |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/under-22/2017-18/nations-cup/stats/team-rosters?teamid=110 |website=Hockey Canada |access-date=June 6, 2024}}

Shelton recorded her first international goal at the senior level at the 2021 World Championship, in a 5–1 win over the Russian Olympic Committee.{{cite web |last1=Spencer |first1=Donna |title=Canada has offensive outburst to defeat ROC at women's world hockey championship |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/iihf-womens-world-championship-canada-roc-recap-august-22-1.6149302 |website=CBC |access-date=June 6, 2024 |date=August 22, 2021}} The Canadians would go on to earn the gold medal with a 3–2 overtime finals victory against the United States.{{cite web |last1=Podnieks |first1=Andrew |title=Poulin scores golden goal |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2021/ww/news/28008/gmg |website=International Ice Hockey Federation |access-date=June 6, 2024 |date=August 31, 2021}}

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.{{cite web |date=May 12, 2021 |title=CANADA'S NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM UNVEILS OLYMPIC CENTRALIZATION ROSTER: 28 players to centralize in Calgary ahead of 2022 Olympic Winter Games |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2021-22-centralization-roster-named |accessdate=2021-05-17 |website=hockeycanada.ca}} On January 11, 2022, Shelton was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.{{cite web|last=Awad|first=Brandi|title=Team Canada's women's hockey roster revealed for Beijing 2022|url=https://olympic.ca/2022/01/11/team-canadas-womens-hockey-roster-revealed-for-beijing-2022/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=11 January 2022|access-date=11 January 2022|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122080734/https://olympic.ca/2022/01/11/team-canadas-womens-hockey-roster-revealed-for-beijing-2022/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=11 January 2022|title=Canada's 2022 Olympic women's hockey team roster|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2022/01/11/canadas-2022-olympic-womens-hockey-team-roster.html|work=Canadian Press|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|access-date=11 January 2022|archive-date=12 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112023402/https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2022/01/11/canadas-2022-olympic-womens-hockey-team-roster.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/olympics/2022/stats/team-rosters?teamid=362|title=2022 Olympic Winter Games (Women)|date=11 January 2022|website=www.hockeycanada.ca/|publisher=Hockey Canada|access-date=11 January 2022|archive-date=15 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115133851/https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/team-canada/women/olympics/2022/stats/team-rosters?teamid=362|url-status=live}}

Shelton was a member of Team Canada at the 2024 World Championship, where the Canadians won their 100th World Championship game, a 4–1 victory over Finland in which Shelton recorded a goal and two assists. The Canadians would go on to win the gold medal.{{cite news |title=Canada eases by Finland 4-1 for its 100th program win at the IIHF women's world championship |url=https://apnews.com/article/iihf-womens-world-championship-770287130ebf6ef96f30fd5c590debfd |access-date=May 12, 2024 |work=AP News |date=April 5, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Salvian |first1=Hailey |title=How Canada defeated the U.S. to capture the gold medal at Women's Worlds |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/us-vs-canada-womens-hockey-worlds-live-score-results/xmcPP7wFB0e9/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=May 12, 2024 |date=April 15, 2024}}

Personal life

Shelton majored in biology at Clarkson University. In high school, she played soccer and basketball in addition to hockey.

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Regular season

! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff"|

! colspan="5"|Playoffs

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2013–14

| London Jr. Devilettes

| Prov. WHL

| 37

| 4

| 2

| 6

| 26

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2014–15

| London Jr. Devilettes

| Prov. WHL

| 37

| 7

| 14

| 21

| 40

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 14

2015–16

| London Jr. Devilettes

| Prov. WHL

| 34

| 11

| 16

| 27

| 18

| 7

| 1

| 3

| 4

| 6

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2016–17

| Clarkson University

| ECAC

| 41

| 6

| 19

| 25

| 10

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2017–18

| Clarkson University

| ECAC

| 39

| 5

| 20

| 25

| 10

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2018–19

| Clarkson University

| ECAC

| 40

| 6

| 19

| 25

| 24

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2019–20

| Clarkson University

| ECAC

| 33

| 9

| 24

| 33

| 18

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2020–21

| Team Sonnet

| PWHPA

| 4

| 2

| 3

| 5

| 2

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

2022–23

| Team Scotiabank

| PWHPA

| 18

| 5

| 4

| 9

| 8

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

bgcolor="f0f0f0"

| 2023–24

| New York

| PWHL

| 24

7142112

| —

————
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" |PWHL totals

! 24

7142112

! —

————

=International=

border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em"
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

2021

| Canada

| WC

| {{gold1}}

| 7

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 4

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2022

| Canada

| OG

| {{gold1}}

| 7

| 0

| 3

| 3

| 2

2022

| Canada

| WC

| {{gold1}}

| 7

| 2

| 7

| 9

| 0

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2023

| Canada

| WC

| {{silver2}}

| 7

| 0

| 1

| 1

| 0

2024

| Canada

| WC

| {{gold1}}

| 7

| 1

| 2

| 3

| 2

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 2025

| Canada

| WC

| {{silver2}}

| 7

| 2

| 2

| 4

| 2

bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="4" |Senior totals

!42

!6

!17

!23

!10

Awards and honours

class="wikitable"

! Honors

! Year

! Ref

colspan="3"|ECAC
All-Academic Team

| 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

| rowspan="6" |

Third Team All-Star

| 2017

All-Rookie Team

| 2017

All-Tournament Team

| 2017, 2018, 2019

Second Team All-Star

| 2018, 2019

First Team All-Star

| 2020

colspan="3"|NCAA
USCHO All-Rookie Team

| 2017

| {{cite web |title=2016-17 Women's Hockey Honors |url=https://clarksonathletics.com/sports/2017/10/26/2016-17-womens-hockey-honors.aspx?id=7268 |website=clarksonathletics.com |publisher=Clarkson Golden Knights |access-date=March 14, 2024}}

Second Team ACHA All-American

| 2020

|

Second Team All-USCHO

| 2020

| {{cite web |title=2019-20 Clarkson Women's Hockey Honors |url=https://clarksonathletics.com/sports/2009/8/20/sidebar_398.aspx |website=clarksonathletics.com |publisher=Clarkson Golden Knights |access-date=March 14, 2024}}

colspan="3"|PWHL
First Team All-Star

| 2024

| {{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Ian |title=PWHL Hands Out Year End Awards, Spooner Named MVP |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/pwhl-hands-out-year-end-awards-spooner-named-mvp |work=The Hockey News |access-date=June 11, 2024 |date=June 11, 2024}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Ice hockey stats}}

{{Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey navbox}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shelton, Ella}}

Category:1998 births

Category:Living people

Category:Canadian women's ice hockey players

Category:Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Canada

Category:Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Category:Olympic gold medalists for Canada

Category:Olympic medalists in ice hockey

Category:New York Sirens players

Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario

Category:People from Ingersoll, Ontario

Category:London Jr. Devilettes players

Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen