Lisa Della Mattia
Lisa Della Mattia works inside the Canadian Hockey League ecosystem, combining league-level prospect coverage with club-facing communications for the Guelph Storm and the Ontario Hockey League. Her work links the OHL Priority Selection, detailed rankings of emerging players, and the practical information that fans and families need around draft days, community events, and team initiatives.
OHL Priority Selection and prospect rankings
Della Mattia contributes to Ontario Hockey League coverage with data-heavy pieces on the league’s draft process and prospect landscape. In her work on the Consensus Ontario Top-100 list ahead of the 2026 OHL Priority Selection presented by Real Canadian Superstore, she presents a full ranking of 100 Ontario prospects with position, team, games played, goals, assists, points, and points per game laid out in table form. The piece is built on evaluations from several independent scouting services, including Elite Prospects, HockeyProspect.com, Neutral Zone, PDA Evaluations, and PuckPreps, aligning league communications with external scouting analysis.
The article notes that the statistics used reflect the 2025–26 regular season and clearly distinguishes skaters from goaltenders in the data columns, signalling an emphasis on accuracy and transparency rather than narrative colour. This kind of structured, methodology-forward work, grounded in consensus rankings and performance metrics, sets her apart from a typical game-focused beat reporter.
Guelph Storm fan events and draft activations
Alongside league content, Della Mattia handles fan-facing communications for the Guelph Storm, with a particular focus on draft-related activations and event logistics.
In her role as Public Relations and Social Media Coordinator, she is the point of contact on materials promoting the team’s Draft Party on Friday, June 12, 2026, which outline venue details, seating arrangements, and RSVP steps for supporters following the OHL Priority Selection together. Her name consistently appears on announcements that structure the fan experience around key dates, from mascot searches in “In Search of a New Spyke” to program offerings like Booster Juice Ambassadors at minor hockey practices.
These pieces are straightforward and operational: they specify how to participate, who to contact, and what to expect, reinforcing that her communications work is designed to move people from awareness to attendance rather than to provide opinion or analysis.
Community programs and charitable campaigns
Della Mattia’s Guelph Storm work extends into community and charitable programming, where she is a recurring contact for fundraising events and outreach initiatives. She is listed as the primary contact on announcements for “Served by the Storm” dinners, which combine team participation with a ticketed event format, and her role there is to manage questions and coordination rather than to sit outside the organization and report on it.
In the launch of the Spada Strong initiative with Grant Spada and the Guelph Storm, her contact details are again attached to the release, anchoring her position within the club’s efforts to support a cause and communicate how fans can engage.
Community programming such as Booster Juice Ambassadors and other youth-oriented touchpoints are routed through her as well, showing that she is embedded in the relationship between the team and its local hockey community. The through-line across these pieces is service information: dates, formats, participation instructions, and points of contact, rather than commentary on the initiatives themselves.
Behind-the-scenes storytelling and visual coverage
Beyond text releases, Della Mattia works in documentary and visual storytelling around the Guelph Storm’s season. She is credited as the producer of “A Gathering Storm: The Road to the Memorial Cup,” a behind-the-scenes documentary series that follows the club toward junior hockey’s marquee tournament, with episodes released on the team’s YouTube channel over the course of the season. This series positions her on the creative side of team media, shaping how players, staff, and the long campaign toward the Memorial Cup are presented to supporters in a multi-episode format. Her photography is also credited in Ontario Hockey League game coverage, with images from Guelph used in materials such as a Kitchener Rangers game recap, indicating that her work is used league-wide to illustrate the on-ice product. Taken together, the documentary series and photo credits show a profile that combines structured league information, internal club communications, and crafted visual narratives rather than traditional, external sports reporting.
Role within junior hockey coverage
Della Mattia is described by the Ontario Hockey League as the Guelph Storm’s Community Relations Coordinator, having spent two seasons with the team in that capacity after an initial internship. Across league-level prospect rankings, draft-day guides, event announcements, community programs, and documentary content, she operates from within junior hockey’s organizational structure rather than as an independent media voice.
For story placement, that means her work is most aligned with initiatives that need clear information delivered to fans and families - especially around the OHL Priority Selection, club events, and community campaigns - backed by detailed data or practical instructions rather than opinion-led coverage.
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