Ice hockey player
| Athéna Locatelli | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1991-07-16) 16 July 1991 (age 33) Bourg-de-Péage, ARA, France | ||
| Height | 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb; 9 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Auroraliiga team | IFK Helsinki | ||
| National team |
 France | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Athéna Locatelli (born 16 July 1991) is a French ice hockey defenseman and captain of IFK Helsinki (HIFK) in the Finnish Auroraliiga (called Naisten Liiga until 2024).
As a member of the French national team, she participated in eleven IIHF World Championship tournaments, including the Top Division tournaments in 2019 and 2023.
International play
After fifteen seasons with the French national team, Locatelli announced her retirement from international competition in February 2024.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | University of Montreal | RSEQ | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | University of Montreal | RSEQ | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Villard-de-Lans U18 | U18 Élite A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Villard-de-Lans U17 | U17 Élite | 19 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Villard-de-Lans U20 | U20 Élite | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Villard-de-Lans U17 | U17 Élite | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Pôle France Féminin | U17 Élite | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Villard-de-Lans U20 | U20 Élite | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | HIFK | NSML | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | HIFK | NSML | 26 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | HIFK | NSML | 26 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | HIFK | NSML | 34 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | HIFK | NSML | 30 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Naisten Liiga totals | 118 | 17 | 72 | 89 | 34 | 43 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 12 | ||||
0 Men's junior ice hockey league in France
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | France | WC D1 | 4th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | France | WC D1 | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2009 | France | U18 D1 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2011 | France | WC D2 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | France | WC D1B | 3rd | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | France | WC D1B | 1st | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | France | WC D1A | 4th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | France | WC D1A | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2018 | France | WC D1A | 1st | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | France | WC | 10th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | France | WC D1A | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2023 | France | WC | 10th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Senior totals | 52 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| International | |
| World Championship D1B Best Defenseman | 2013 |
| World Championship Top-3 Player on Team | 2019 |
| Naisten Liiga/Auroraliiga | |
| All-Star Second Team | 2021 |
| Finnish Championship Bronze Medal | 2021 |
| Finnish Championship Silver Medal | 2022 |
| Aurora Borealis Cup Champion | 2023, 2024 |
References
- Jacquet, Nicolas (20 June 2019). "Deux Bleues en Liiga". PassionHockey.com (in French). Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- Lindholm, Lotta (27 July 2020). "HIFK förstärks med två erfarna spelare". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- "Hockey-sur-glace – Équipe de France – A la découverte... d'Athéna Locatelli". Metro-Sports (in French). 5 April 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- Cozenave, Maxime (6 February 2024). "Hockey sur glace : Athéna Locatelli met un terme à sa carrière en Équipe de France". Dicodusport (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- "2013 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div I Group B – Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- "2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches". International Ice Hockey Federation. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- Mennander, Pasi (15 March 2021). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2020–21 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 February 2024.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Athéna Locatelli profile at Bauer Hockey France (in French)
- Athéna Locatelli on Instagram
- Athéna Locatelli on Twitter
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- Living people
- 1991 births
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
- French expatriate ice hockey people
- French women's ice hockey defencemen
- HIFK Naiset players
- Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey players
- Sportspeople from Drôme
- Université de Montréal alumni
- 21st-century French sportswomen
- French ice hockey biography stubs