Kelley Steadman

Kelley Steadman
Born	(1990-05-11) May 11, 1990 Plattsburgh, NY, USA
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
CHA team	Mercyhurst Lakers
National team	United States
Playing career	2009–present
Medal record Competitor for  United States Women's ice hockey Olympic Games Silver 2014 Sochi Tournament IIHF World Women's Championships Gold 2011 Switzerland Tournament Gold 2013 Canada Tournament IIHF World Women's U18 Championships Gold 2008 Canada Tournament

Kelley Steadman (born May 11, 1990)^[1] is a member of the United States women's national ice hockey team. She play also for the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program.

Playing career

She was an assistant captain for Northwood High School. As a senior, she registered 34 points with 19 goals and 15 assists. In high school, Steadman was a four-sport athlete participating in ice hockey, soccer, lacrosse and crew.

NCAA

Her freshman season with Mercyhurst College was in 2008-09. Steadman appeared in all 37 games as a freshman. In her rookie season, she scored 13 goals and added nine assists for 22 points. Of the 13 goals, three were scored on the power play. Her plus minus rating for the season was +14, respectively.

On October 11, 2008, she scored her first collegiate goal (it was against Boston University). She accumulated two goals on November 1 in a 4-3 overtime win at Colgate. Against Brown University, she had two goals on November 22. In her first three postseason games, she scored one goal in each match and totalled four postseason points. In the CHA final versus Wayne State University on March 7, she scored one goal and added one assist. Steadman scored the Lakers’ first goal in NCAA quarterfinal play. The goal was scored versus No. 7 St. Lawrence on March 14. On February 27, Steadman assisted on Bailey Bram’s game-winning goal at Wayne State.

In her sophomore season (2009–10), she appeared in all 36 games. Her 28 points (15 goals and 13 assists) ranked sixth on the team in scoring. Of her fifteen goals, three were power play markers, while two others were short-handed. Her five game-winning goals tied for second on the team. In the first game of the season on October 2, (against Bemidji State), she scored a goal as the Lakers won by a 4-1 tally. In a two game sweep of Rensselaer (October 16–17), Steadman scored in back to back games, including the game-winning goal in the first contest. On November 7, she scored twice against Wayne State, and it was the beginning of a six game point streak. Steadman had a season-high four points with a hat trick and an assist in an 8-0 win over Wayne State on February 19, 2010.^[2] In an October 29, 2011 match versus Lindenwood, Steadman would score four goals and notch an assist, as the Lakers defeated the Lady Lions by a 14-0 mark.^[3] =

USA Hockey

Steadman participated on the 2008 Team USA Under-18 World Championship Team. On January 28, 2011, it was announced that Steadman was named to the preliminary roster for the U.S. Women's National Team.^[4] From April 4 to 12, 2011, she was one of 30 players that took part in a selection / training camp. She was named to the final roster that participated at the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship. She is the first player from Mercyhurst College to make the US Women's National Team.^[5]

Career stats

NCAA

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Awards and honors

• CHA Player of the Week (Week of December 12, 2011)^[7]

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