| Kacey Bellamy | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 22, 1987 Westfield, MA, USA |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Left |
| Hockey East CWHL team |
New Hampshire Boston Blades |
| National team | United States |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for the United States | ||
| Silver | 2010 Vancouver | Tournament |
| Women's 4 Nations Cup | ||
| Silver | 2010 Canada | Tournament |
| Gold | 2011 Sweden | Tournament |
| Women's World Championship Medals | ||
| Gold | 2011 Switzerland | Tournament |
Kacey Bellamy (born April 22, 1987) is an American ice hockey defenseman. She was named to the United States women's national ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1] She play also for Boston Blades a professional women's ice hockey team in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.
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Bellamy graduated from the Berkshire School(Massachusetts) 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.
She 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.
Bellamy is a two-time USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee (2004–05). From 2006-09, 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 two gold medal winning squads for the United States Women's National Team for the International Ice Hockey Federation World Women's Championship in 2008 and 2009. For 2009, she was named one of Team USA's top-three players.[2]
She graduated from New Hampshire in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in women's studies. She has two brothers, Robby and Corey, and one sister, Lindsey. Her brother, Robby played hockey at the University of Maine and now skates for the Adirondack Phantoms of the American Hockey League.