Kacey Bellamy

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Kacey Bellamy
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Born (1987-04-22) April 22, 1987 (age 34)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
PWHPA team
Former teams
Calgary
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Playing career 2005present

Kacey Lee Bellamy (born April 22, 1987) is an American ice hockey defender for the Calgary section of the PWHPA, an Olympic gold and two-time silver medalist, and seven-time IIHF World Women's Championship winner. She currently plays for the Boston Pride in the National Women's Hockey League and the United States women's national ice hockey team. [1] She won the Isobel Cup with the Pride and is a two-time Clarkson Cup champion with the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women's Hockey League.

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Early life and college

Bellamy grew up in Westfield, Massachusetts, [2] and spent four years in Sheffield, Massachusetts at the Berkshire School and graduated in 2005, where she lettered in hockey, field hockey and softball. In her senior year, she was named team MVP and co-MVP of the New England Prep School Athletic Council Division I. She finished her hockey career with 30 goals and 80 assists. She was Berkshire's Female Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior.

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In 2009, Bellamy graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a bachelor's degree in women's studies. [3]

New Hampshire Wildcats

Bellamy ranks third all-time at UNH in career points by a defenseman. As a Freshman, she led New Hampshire Blueliners in goals (9) and was second in both assists (16) and points (24). In her sophomore season, she ranked second among team defensemen and 10th among the nation's blueliners with 29 points (10 goals, 19 assists). In 2007–08 (junior year), she led all Wildcat defensemen with 26 points (3 goals, 23 assists) and ranked 10th in the nation with .74 points per game. In her senior year, (2008–09), she ranked fourth among NCAA Blueliners with 28 points (6 goals. 22 assists) in 35 games en route to being named to the RBK All-America First Team. [3]

Professional career

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Kacey Bellamy playing for Team USA in 2017

USA Hockey

Bellamy is a two-time USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee (2004–05). From 2006 to 2009, she was a four-time USA Hockey Women's National Festival participant. In addition, she was a two-time member of the United States Women's Under-22 Select Team. She was part of the United States Women's Select Team for the Four Nations Cup that finished first in 2008. She also played for the team when they had second-place finishes in 2006 and 2007. Bellamy was part of seven gold medal winning squads for the United States Women's National Team for the International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's Championship: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017. For 2009 and 2015, she was named one of Team USA's top-three players. [4] For 2017 Bellamy scored 2 goals in the IIHF world championship gold medal game against team Canada and was named US player of the game. She served as alternate captain for USA world championship teams in 2013, 2016 and 2017. [3] Bellamy announced her retirement from USA Hockey in May 2021 after the postponement of the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship. [3]

Boston Blades

As a member of the Boston Blades, Bellamy was part of the club's first two Clarkson Cup triumphs; in 2013 and 2015. In addition, Bellamy participated in the 2014 CWHL All-Star Game.

Boston Pride

On September 22, 2015, it was announced that Bellamy had signed a contract with the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League. [5] In the Pride's inaugural match, a 4–1 win against the Buffalo Beauts, Kacey Bellamy would earn two assists, becoming the first blueliner in NWHL history to log a multi-point game.

Calgary Inferno

On July 24, 2018, Bellamy and fellow Team USA gold medalist Brianna Decker signed as free agents with the Calgary Inferno. [6] Appearing in the 2019 Clarkson Cup Finals, Bellamy logged the assist on the game-winning goal, scored by Decker.

Awards and honors

USA Hockey

NCAA

NCAA honors

  • All-USCHO Rookie Team, 2006
  • Hockey East RBK/CCM All-Tournament Team, 2006
  • Hockey East Second Team All-Star, 2007
  • Hockey East RBK/CCM All-Tournament Team, 2007
  • Hockey East Second Team All-Star, 2008
  • RBK All-America First Team, 2009
  • Hockey East First Team All-Star honors, 2009
  • Hockey East Tournament MVP, 2009
  • Hockey East All-Tournament Team, 2009
  • UNH's Jim Urquhart Student-Athlete of the Year, 2009
  • Best Defender, 2011 4 Nations Cup [7]
  • Hockey East 10th Anniversary Team selection [8]

CWHL

Family life

Bellamy has two brothers, Rob and Corey, and one sister, Lindsey. Her brothers are also hockey players with Rob having played hockey at the University of Maine and was drafted by Philadelphia Flyers while Corey has skated for teams in the ECHL, Federal Hockey League, and Southern Professional Hockey League, following one season of collegiate hockey at Becker College. She is also a cousin of former Indianapolis Colts safety Jamie Silva. [3]

Career statistics

Club

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2005–06 University of New Hampshire NCAA 378162426
2006–07University of New HampshireNCAA3610192922
2007–08University of New HampshireNCAA353232654
2008–09University of New HampshireNCAA356222834
2010–11 Boston Blades CWHL 252131533
2011–12 Boston BladesCWHL2257122430224
2012–13 Boston BladesCWHL2418922403312
2013–14 Boston BladesCWHL2000240000
2014–15 Boston BladesCWHL1829111630116
2015–16 Boston PrideNWHL13212141030224
2016–17 Boston PrideNWHL173691020440
CWHL Totals91103747971406622
NCAA Totals1432780107136
NWHL Totals37518232050664

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2008 United States WC Gold medal icon.svg4022
2009 United States WC Gold medal icon.svg5022
2010 United States Oly Silver medal icon.svg50114
2011 United States WC Gold medal icon.svg5112
2012 United States WC Silver medal icon.svg5011
2013 United States WC Gold medal icon.svg5011
2014 United States Oly Silver medal icon.svg51122
2015 United States WC Gold medal icon.svg41120
2016 United States WC Gold medal icon.svg40220
2017 United States WC Gold medal icon.svg52354
2018 United States Oly Gold medal icon.svg51010
2019 United States WC Gold medal icon.svg60014
2021 United States WC Silver medal icon.svg5011
Senior totals586152114

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