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Taylor Accursi is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Buffalo Beauts of the PHF.

Taylor Accursi
Taylor Accursi with the Buffalo Beauts 11-18-2018
Born	(1995-03-02) March 2, 1995 (age 27) Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position	Forward (ice hockey)
Shoots	Left
PHF team Former teams	Buffalo Beauts Mercyhurst Lakers
Playing career	2013–present

Career

During high school, she played for the Burlington Barracudas of the PWHL.

From 2013 to 2017, she attended Mercyhurst University in the United States, scoring a total of 38 points in 123 NCAA games. She struggled in her first few seasons for Mercyhurst, only posting 15 points in her first three seasons, before scoring 23 points in 35 games in her final season.[1]

After graduating, she planned to retire from hockey and become a police officer, until her sister convinced her to try out for the Beauts.[2] She scored her first career NWHL goal in October 2017 in a 3-2 victory over the Connecticut Whale, the opening goal of the 2017-18 NWHL season.

In the 2019-20 season, she put up 25 points in 24 games, including 16 goals, finished in the league's top-5 scorers, as the Beauts were eliminated in the play-in game against the Whale before the playoff semi-finals.[3] She was named to Team Dempsey for the 2020 NWHL All-Star Game.[4] She scored a career-high four goals in a single game in the 2019 Buffalo Believes Classic, the NWHL's inaugural outdoor game, scoring all four in the third period to bring the Beauts back from a three-goal deficit (although the Riveters eventually won the game 7-4).[5]

She re-signed with the Beauts for the 2020–21 NWHL season, the first player on the team to re-sign and was named team captain. However, after being unable to secure a full two weeks off her job outside of hockey, she was forced to opt-out of the bubble season.[6]

Style of play

Often described as a natural goalscorer, Accursi has been noted for her speed, acceleration, and her stickhandling skills.[7][8] In 2017, Nate Oliver, who would later become Beauts' general manager, compared her stickhandling to Pavel Datsyuk, stating that "like Houdini, she is a bit of an escape artist. A small opening and, zoom, she’s gone."[9] When asked to describe her own style of play, she stated that "I like to score goals... definitely score goals."[10] She has also received attention for her goal celebrations.[11][12]

Personal life

Outside of hockey, Accursi works as a police officer for the Ontario Provincial Police.[13] Her sister, Hunter Accursi, also plays for the Beauts.[14] She is related to former National Lacrosse League player Mike Accursi.[15]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2017-18	Buffalo Beauts	NWHL		15	6	5	11	8		2	0	0	0	2
2018-19	Buffalo Beauts	NWHL		13	4	2	6	2		2	0	0	0	0
2019-20	Buffalo Beauts	NWHL		24	16	9	25	16		1	0	1	1	0
NWHL totals				52	26	16	42	26		5	0	1	1	2

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Taylor Accursi on Instagram

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