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Rebecca "Becky" Kellar (born January 1, 1975) is a women's ice hockey player. She played for Burlington Barracudas in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.
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| Born |
January 1, 1975 Hagersville, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kellar played defence for the Canadian women's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She also participated in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano as well as the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[1] She was named to the Canadian team for the 2010 Winter Olympics and was one of four Canadian women to participate in all four Olympic tournaments along with Hayley Wickenheiser, Jennifer Botterill and Jayna Hefford.[2] Kellar was the oldest player in the 2010 gold medal game. She was the first player on the Canadian national women's hockey team to have children.
Playing career
Kellar was born in Hagersville, Ontario, and played ringette as a child, before switching over to hockey. She competed for Team Ontario at the National Under 18 Championships in 1993. She led Team Ontario to the Gold Medal and was selected as the Most Valuable Player.[3] Kellar played with the Beatrice Aeros in 1998 and participated in the championship game of the Esso Nationals, netting an assist.[4]
She played for the Brown Bears women's ice hockey program at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island from 1993–1997 and has an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University.[5] While at Brown, she played second base on the softball team. She was a First Team All-Ivy League selection at softball in 1995 and 1997.[6] She was inducted into the Brown Athletics Hall of Fame in April 2005.[7]
She later played for the Burlington Barracudas of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. In the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons, she was voted the CWHL Top Defender and a CWHL Central All-Star. On September 14, 2010, Hockey Canada announced that Kellar, along with three other players retired from international hockey.[8]
Kellar is married and lives in Burlington, Ontario. She welcomed her first son, Owen, on October 22, 2004, and her second son, Zachary, on January 25, 2007.
Career stats
Hockey Canada
| Event | Games played | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| 1998 Olympics | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 Women's World Championships | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000 Women's World Championships | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 Women's World Championships | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 Olympics | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2004 Women's World Championships | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Women's World Championships | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 Olympics | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 Women's World Championships | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 Women's World Championships | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 Olympics | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Awards and honours
- CWHL Top Defender, 2007–08 and 2008–09
- CWHL First All-Star Team, 2008–09
- CWHL Central All-Stars, 2007–08
- 1996 ECAC All-Tournament team[9]
- 1996 ECAC Honor Roll[10]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Becky Kellar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.
- "Becky Kellar going back to Olympics". Simcoe Reformer. 2009-12-21. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- Canadian Gold 2010, Andrew Podnieks, p. 148, Fenn Publishing, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55168-384-3
- "Alberta downs Ontario 3-2 in Overtime in Gold Medal Final to win 1998 Esso Women's Nationals Hockey Championship". Hockey Canada. March 22, 1998. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- Funston, Mike (2007-01-18). "Ultimate hockey mom expecting to repeat feat". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- "All-Time All-Ivy: Softball". Ivy League Sports. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- "Becky Kellar '97 named to Brown Athletics Hall of Fame". Brown University. 2005-04-01. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- "Four vets retire from women's hockey team". Montreal Gazette. 2010-09-15. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
- "ECAC Hockey" (PDF).
- "Women's Ice Hockey".
- Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p. 19, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- Becky Kellar (Duke) at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Becky Kellar at the International Olympic Committee
- Becky Kellar at Olympics.com
- Becky Kellar at Olympedia
На других языках
[de] Becky Kellar
Rebecca D. „Becky“ Kellar, verh. Kellar-Duke, (* 1. Januar 1975 in Hagersville, Ontario) ist eine ehemalige kanadische Eishockeyspielerin.- [en] Becky Kellar-Duke
[it] Becky Kellar
Rebecca "Becky" Kellar (1º gennaio 1975) è un'ex hockeista su ghiaccio canadese.[ru] Келлар, Бекки
Бекки Келлар (англ. Becky Kellar; род. 1 января 1975, Хейгерсвилл[d], Онтарио) — канадская хоккеистка. Амплуа — защитник. Трёхкратная олимпийская чемпионка 2002, 2006 и 2010 годов, серебряный призёр Олимпиады 1998 года, участница четырёх олимпийских хоккейных турниров (с 1998 по 2010 год); одна из четырёх хоккеисток в истории Канады, участвовавшая в четырёх Олимпиадах[1]. В период с 1999 по 2009 год выиграла пять золотых и три серебряных медали на чемпионатах мира.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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