Kelsey Koelzer

Kelsey Koelzer
Born (1995-06-16) June 16, 1995
Horsham, Pennsylvania
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NCAA team Princeton
National team  United States
Playing career 2013present

Kelsey Anne Koelzer is an American-born women's ice hockey player. Having played at the collegiate level with the Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey program, she was the first overall selection in the 2016 NWHL Draft.[1] Koelzer is the first African-American player to be selected first overall in any professional women's hockey player draft in North America (either CWHL or NWHL). Of note, it marked the second consecutive year that the Riveters possessed the first pick overall, selecting Alexandra Carpenter in the 2015 edition of the draft. Koelzer was the second Tigers player selected in NWHL Draft, following Kimberly Newell, who was selected in 2015.

Playing career

NCAA

During the 2015-16 Princeton Tigers season, Koelzer led all blueliners in the NCAA in most goals scored with 17. Of note, the Tigers would advance to their first NCAA tournament in 10 years.

Career stats

NCAA

Season Team GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHG GWG
2013-14 Princeton 316 41029402
2014-15 Princeton 318182620201
2015-16 Princeton 3317163332804

[2]

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Kelsey Koelzer Taken First Overall". princetontigers.com. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  2. "Kelsey Koelzer Career Stats". uscho.com. n.d. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  3. "Kampersal, Koelzer and Lund Earn ECAC Hockey Major Awards". princetontigers.com. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  4. "Women's Ice Hockey All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced". ivyleaguesports.com. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  5. "All-American Teams". achahockey.com. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  6. http://www.pattykaz.com/news_article/show/616249. Missing or empty |title= (help)
Preceded by
Alexandra Carpenter (2015)
First Pick Overall, NWHL Draft
(2016)
Succeeded by
To Be Determined (2017)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.