Kacey Bellamy

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Kacey Bellamy
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Born (1987-04-22) April 22, 1987 (age 37)
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 2005–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Vancouver Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Sochi Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 China
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Finland
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Switzerland
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Canada
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Sweden
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Canada
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 United States
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Finland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Canada

Kacey Lee Bellamy (born April 22, 1987) is a former American ice hockey defender for the Calgary section of the PWHPA, an Olympic Gold medalist, and seven-time IIHF World Women's Championship winner. She also played for the Boston Pride in the Premier Hockey Federation 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

Kacey Bellamy playing for Team USA in 2017 KaceyBellamy.jpg
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, 2017, 2019 and 2021. [3] Bellamy announced her retirement from USA Hockey in September 2021 after her heartbreaking loss to Team Canada in a gold medal game in 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship. She settled for Silver for the first time since 2012 and in her last hockey career. [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 silver 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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References

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