Kelty Apperson

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Kelty Apperson
Born (1994-09-26) September 26, 1994 (age 29)
New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHPA teamCalgary
Played for SDE Hockey
Calgary Inferno
St. Thomas Tommies
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 2012–present
Medal record
Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Almaty Ice hockey

Kelty Apperson (born October 26, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently affiliated with the Calgary chapter of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA). She won the Clarkson Cup with the Calgary Inferno in 2019.

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Career

Apperson served as captain for the St. Thomas (Canada) Tommies women's ice hockey program represting St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, a member of the Atlantic University Sport regional association of U Sports. She was named Atlantic University Sport MVP in 2016. [1] [2] In her final season of university hockey, she was named to the Canadian roster that competed in Ice hockey at the 2017 Winter Universiade [3]

After graduating from university, she signed her first professional contract with the Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). She scored 6 points in 25 games in her second CWHL season, as the club won the Clarkson Cup. [4]

After the CWHL collapsed in May 2019, Apperson joined the ForTheGame movement. [5] Eight days later, she became the first ForTheGame player to sign an overseas contract when she signed with SDE Hockey in Sweden. [6] [7] She scored 18 points in 36 in her first season with SDE, serving as an alternate captain as the club made the SDHL playoffs for the first in its history.

International

Apperson represented Team Canada at the 2017 Winter Universiade, scoring seven points in five games as the country won a silver medal. [8] [9]

Career statistics

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2017–18 Calgary Inferno CWHL 28459830000
2018–19 Calgary InfernoCWHL25336440002
2019–20 SDE Hockey SDHL 36108182420000
SDHL totals36108182420000
CWHL totals5378151270002

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References

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  3. ↑ "2017 Winter Universiade: Canadian women's hockey team announced". canadawest.org. October 7, 2016. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ Gustafsson, Matilda (May 10, 2019). "Första spelaren till SDHL efter nedläggningen i Kanada". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  5. ↑ Spencer, Donna (May 14, 2019). "Women's hockey walkout could prematurely end careers". CBC Sports . Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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