| Position: | Forward |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| League: | NWHL |
| Ntl Team: | United States |
| Sex: | f |
| Birth Date: | 1995 5, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lewiston, New York |
| Career Start: | 2017 |
Maddie Elia (born May 31, 1995) is an ice hockey player from Lewiston, New York. During the 2018–19 NWHL season she was the league's scoring leader[1] and was named NWHL Most Valuable Player (MVP).[2]
Raised in Lewiston, New York, Elia attended Nichols School and began playing ice hockey as a youth.[1] She attended Boston University, where she played for the Boston Terriers from 2013-17.[3]
Elia was drafted to the Buffalo Beauts during the 2016 NWHL Draft. During her first season with the Beauts, Elia scored 5 goals and notched 9 assists in 14 games helping the team advance to the playoffs and Isobel Cup final where they were defeated by the Metropolitan Riveters.[4] In June 2018, she signed another one-year contract with the team.[5]
During the 2018–19 NWHL season, Elia led the league in goals and notched 19 points. In seven games, she recorded multi-point games including four points against Minnesota during their Beat's 4-0 win over Minnesota on December 30.[6] She helped lead the team to the playoffs and their third consecutive appearance at the Isobel Cup final where they were defeated by Minnesota in overtime.[7] She was named the league's most valuable player.[8]