Lauren Kelly (ice hockey)

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Lauren Kelly
Born (1996-05-02) May 2, 1996 (age 28)
Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NWHL team Boston Pride
Played for Northeastern Huskies
Playing career 2014–present

Lauren Kelly (born May 2, 1996) is an American ice hockey defender who played for the Boston Pride of the now defunct Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).

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Career

During high school, she played for The Winchendon School, serving as team captain in final year and becoming the school's first-ever female recipient of the Jason Ritchie Hockey Scholarship. [1] [2]

From 2014 to 2018, she attended Northeastern University, scoring 64 points in 140 NCAA games. [3] She scored her first career collegiate goal against Mercyhurst on the 17th of October 2014, starting a three-game scoring streak. She notched a career-high 21 points in 36 games in her senior year, being named a WHEA Second-Team All-Star and a New England Hockey Writers' Division I All-Star. [4]

She was drafted 16th overall by the Boston Pride in the 2017 NWHL Draft. [5] [6] After graduating, she would sign her first professional contract with the team. [7] She put up three points in sixteen games in her rookie NWHL season. [8]

Her production jumped during the 2019-20 season, up to 12 points in 23 games, as the Pride went almost undefeated during the regular season and made it to the Isobel Cup finals before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [9]

Career statistics

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Northeastern University NCAA 34761310-----
2015–16Northeastern UniversityNCAA364162020-----
2016–17Northeastern UniversityNCAA37281028-----
2017–18Northeastern UniversityNCAA331292132-----
2018–19 Boston Pride NWHL 161236-----
2019–20 Boston PrideNWHL23210122510110
2020–21 Boston PrideNWHL
NWHL totals39312153110110
Source [10]

References

  1. ↑ Rice, Dan (July 8, 2020). "From rivals to teammates: Pride players build on history of playing against each other". The Ice Garden.
  2. ↑ "SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS". ritchie-foundation.
  3. ↑ "Watertown's Lauren Kelly getting it done on D for Northeastern women's hockey - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
  4. ↑ "Lauren Kelly - Women's Ice Hockey". Northeastern University Athletics.
  5. ↑ Ingemiwatertown@wickedlocal.com, Marisa. "Watertown's Lauren Kelly filled with Boston Pride as NWHL draft pick". Wicked Local.
  6. ↑ "Local college talent highlights NWHL draft - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com.
  7. ↑ "Boston Pride Add Former Northeastern Defender Lauren Kelly". August 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Women's Hockey notebook: Kelly, Pride hope to keep clicking in second half". December 29, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Boston Pride: Q & A with Defender Lauren Kelly". February 23, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Lauren Kelly". EliteProspects.
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