Danielle Cameranesi (born June 3, 1995) is an American women's ice hockey forward, who last played for the Minnesota section of the PWHPA in 2021. She made her debut for the US national women's team at the 2014 4 Nations Cup in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

Dani Cameranesi
Dani Cameranesi playing for Team USA in 2017
Born (1995-06-03) June 3, 1995 (age 29)
Plymouth, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHPA team
Former teams
Minnesota
Buffalo Beauts
Minnesota Golden Gophers
National team  United States
Playing career 2013–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2019 Finland
Silver medal – second place 2021 Canada
World U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Czech Republic

Playing career

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During the 2010–11 season, she registered 79 points (35 goals, 44 assists) while serving as team captain with The Blake School.[2] Of note, the team was also conference champions.

USA Hockey

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In August 2011, she was named to the under-18 U.S. team that competed versus Canada in a three-game series in Rockland, Ontario.[3] In the USA's 13–1 defeat of the Czech Republic at the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, Cameranesi assisted on Molly Illikainen's goal.[4]

She was named to the roster of the United States national women's ice hockey team that shall compete at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship.[5]

On January 2, 2022, Cameranesi was named to Team USA's roster to represent the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[6] On July 20, 2022, Cameranesi announced her retirement from international competition. She finished her career with 24 goals and 58 points in 87 games.[7]

NCAA

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During the 2013–14 season in her freshman year, she recorded 19 goals and 17 assists. She was the leading scorer among WCHA freshmen and finished tied for ninth among all league scorers. Following the season she was named the inaugural National Rookie of the Year.[8]

Donning the maroon and gold during exhibition play, she first appeared with the Golden Gophers in a September 26 contest versus the Japanese national team. With Japan having qualified for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, it was a unique display of women's hockey. Cameranesi would log an even strength goal to give Minnesota a 3–0 lead in the second period. Minnesota would prevail by a 6–0 tally.

The following day, she scored a goal versus the University of British Columbia in the third period of a 7–0 whitewash at Ridder Arena. Perhaps more impressive was that said goal was scored against former Canadian national team member Danielle Dube.

She would register the first points of her NCAA career on October 12, 2013, in a 2–0 shutout victory over the rival Wisconsin Badgers. Cameranesi registered two assists on a pair of even-strength goals in the third period which were both scored by Kelly Terry.

NWHL

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On June 12, 2018, Cameranesi signed with the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League.[9]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 The Blake School MSHSL 24 33 32 65 10 2 0 0 0 0
2010–11 The Blake School MSHSL 25 31 40 71 16 2 4 4 8 0
2011–12 The Blake School MSHSL 19 39 20 59 8 3 9 4 13 4
2012–13 The Blake School MSHSL 22 49 32 81 18 5 8 6 14 6
2013–14 University of Minnesota WCHA 41 19 17 36 14
2014–15 University of Minnesota WCHA 40 23 42 65 24
2015–16 University of Minnesota WCHA 40 33 35 68 28
2016–17 University of Minnesota WCHA 22 18 14 32 14
2018–19 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 14 4 11 15 6 2 1 2 3 2
NWHL totals 14 4 11 15 6 2 1 2 3 2

USA Hockey

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 United States U18   5 0 2 2 2
2013 United States U18   5 2 4 6 0
2015 United States WC   5 0 3 3 0
2018 United States OG   5 3 2 5 0
2019 United States WC   7 3 4 7 2
2021 United States WC   7 1 1 2 4
2022 United States OG   7 2 1 3 7
Senior totals 31 9 11 20 13

Awards and honors

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WCHA

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  • WCHA Player of the Week (Week of October 21)[11]
  • WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, (Week of February 17, 2015)[12]
  • WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, (Week of February 24, 2015)[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Four Nations Cup Begins Tuesday". Minnesota Golden Gophers Athletics. November 3, 2014. Archived from the original on June 26, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Dani Cameranesi at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "The Blake School: News Detail". Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "2015 Roster". Archived from the original on February 26, 2015.
  6. ^ "U.S. women with 13 returnees". IIHF. January 2, 2022. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  7. ^ Shipley, John (July 20, 2022). "Former Gophers star Dani Cameranesi retires from USA Hockey". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "Cameranesi Named National Rookie of the Year". gophersports.com. April 7, 2014. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  9. ^ Marisa Ingemi (June 13, 2018). "NWHL's Buffalo Beauts land two from gold-medal winning Team USA". ESPN. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  10. ^ "Four Gophers Earn All-American Status". Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  11. ^ Players of the Week Archived November 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "WCHA.com – Minnesota's Cameranesi, UND's Amsley-Benzie and BSU's Joyce Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week". Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  13. ^ Players of the Week Archived March 31, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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