Becky Kellar-Duke

Becky Kellar-Duke
Becky Kellar at Ottawa Senators games during the 2008/09 CWHL season
Born	(1975-01-01) January 1, 1975 (age 51) Hagersville, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Burlington Barracudas (CWHL) Toronto Aeros (NWHL) Brown University (NCAA)
National team	Canada
Playing career	1997–2010
Medal record Women's ice hockey Representing   Canada Olympic Games 2002 Salt Lake City Tournament 2006 Torino Tournament 2010 Vancouver Tournament 1998 Nagano Tournament IIHF World Women's Championships 1999 Finland Tournament 2000 Canada Tournament 2001 United States Tournament 2004 Canada Tournament 2005 Sweden Tournament 2008 China Tournament 2009 Finland Tournament

Rebecca "Becky" Kellar (born January 1, 1975) is a retired ice hockey defender. She played for the Toronto Aeros and Oakville Ice in the NWHL, the Burlington Barracudas in the Canadian Women's Hockey League, and the Canadian national team.

Kellar played 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 to 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 statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993-94	Brown University	ECAC		25	9	4	23	—		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Brown University	ECAC		25	20	29	49	—		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Brown University	ECAC		25	10	18	28	—		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Brown University	ECAC		25	9	31	40	—		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	Beatrice Aeros	NWHL		32	7	9	16	2		—	—	—	—	—
1999-2000	Beatrice Aeros	NWHL		30	4	14	18	33		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Beatrice Aeros	NWHL		30	4	16	20	12		6	1	3	4	0
2002-03	Beatrice Aeros	NWHL		29	8	17	25	24		1	0	0	0	0
2003-04	Toronto Aeros	NWHL		26	1	14	15	24		2	0	0	0	4
2004-05	Oakville Ice	NWHL		17	2	5	7	4		2	0	1	1	12
2005-06	Oakville Ice	NWHL		1	0	0	0	2		2	1	0	1	0
2007-08	Burlington Barracudas	CWHL		28	2	10	12	42		—	—	—	—	—
2008-09	Burlington Barracudas	CWHL		27	4	10	14	26		—	—	—	—	—
2010-11	Burlington Barracudas	CWHL		21	1	2	3	16		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998	Canada	OG			6	1	2	3	2
1999	Canada	WC			5	1	0	1	6
2000	Canada	WC			5	2	2	4	0
2001	Canada	WC			5	1	2	3	2
2002	Canada	OG			4	0	1	1	6
2004	Canada	WC			4	0	0	0	0
2005	Canada	WC			5	0	2	2	4
2006	Canada	OG			5	0	1	1	2
2008	Canada	WC			5	1	4	5	0
2009	Canada	WC			5	0	0	0	4
2010	Canada	OG			5	0	4	4	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

1. 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.
2. "Becky Kellar going back to Olympics". Simcoe Reformer. 2009-12-21. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
3. Canadian Gold 2010, Andrew Podnieks, p. 148, Fenn Publishing, Toronto, Canada, ISBN   978-1-55168-384-3
4. "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. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
5. Funston, Mike (2007-01-18). "Ultimate hockey mom expecting to repeat feat". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
6. "All-Time All-Ivy: Softball". Ivy League Sports. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "ECAC Hockey" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
10. "Women's Ice Hockey". Archived from the original on 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2010-03-16.

• 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 Team Canada
• Becky Kellar at Olympics.com
• Becky Kellar at Olympedia