Ella Huber
American ice hockey player (born 2002)
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Ella Huber (born December 18, 2002) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Boston Fleet of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She played college ice hockey at Minnesota.
| Ella Huber | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 18, 2002 Northfield, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Weight | 141 lb (64 kg; 10 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| PWHL team | Boston Fleet | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
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Medal record | |||
Early life
Huber attended New Trier High School in Northfield, Illinois. She also played ice hockey for the Chicago Mission, where she won five state championships, four regional championships, and one national championship.[1]
Playing career
College
Huber began her collegiate career for Minnesota during the 2021–22 season. She made her collegiate debut on October 1, 2021, in a game against Ohio State and scored her first career goal a week later in a game against Minnesota Duluth.[1] During her freshman year, she recorded nine goals and 12 assists in 39 games. Following the season she was named to the WCHA All-Rookie team.[2] During the 2022–23 season, in her sophomore year, she recorded ten goals and 19 assists in 37 games. She ranked sixth on the team in scoring with 29 points.[1]
On September 22, 2023, Huber was named captain for the 2023–24 season.[3] During her junior year, she recorded 18 goals and 24 assists in 39 games. She ranked third on the team in scoring with 42 points. On March 1, 2024, during the first round of the 2024 WCHA tournament against Minnesota State, Huber recorded her first career hat-trick.[4]
On September 20, 2024, Huber was named co-captain for the 2024–25 season.[5] During her senior year, she recorded 15 goals and 33 assists in 42 games. She ranked second on the team in scoring with a career-high 48 points, and led the team, and tied for sixth in the nation in assists. On November 2, 2024, in a game against Bemidji State, she scored her 100th career point.[6] On February 28, 2025, in a game against Minnesota State, she scored her 50th career goal.[7] She finished her collegiate career with 52 goals and 88 assists in 157 games.[8]
Professional
On June 24, 2025, Huber was drafted in the second round, tenth overall, by the Boston Fleet in the 2025 PWHL Draft.[9] On August 13, 2025, she signed a two-year contract with the Fleet.[10]
International play
On November 1, 2019, Huber was selected to represent the United States at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.[11] During the tournament she recorded one goal in five games and won a gold medal.[12]
Personal life
Huber was born to John and Margie Huber, and has six siblings, John, Brock, Mary, Hans, Ingrid and Theresa.[1] Huber is dating professional ice hockey player Matthew Knies.[13][14]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2021–22 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA |
39 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA |
37 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA |
39 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Minnesota Golden Gophers | WCHA |
42 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 157 | 52 | 88 | 140 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Regular season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
| 2020 | United States | U18 |  |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||