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Becky Kellar-Duke
Becky Kellar at Ottawa Senators games during the 2008/09 CWHL season
Born (1975-01-01) January 1, 1975 (age 49)
Hagersville, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for
National team  Canada
Playing career 1997–2010
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Salt Lake City Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2006 Torino Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Tournament
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Finland Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2000 Canada Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2001 United States Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2004 Canada Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2005 Sweden Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2008 China Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2009 Finland Tournament

Rebecca "Becky" Kellar (born January 1, 1975) is a women's ice hockey player. She played for Burlington Barracudas in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.

Kellar played defence for the Canadian women's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She also participated in the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano as well as the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[1] She was named to the Canadian team for the 2010 Winter Olympics and was one of four Canadian women to participate in all four Olympic tournaments along with Hayley Wickenheiser, Jennifer Botterill and Jayna Hefford.[2] Kellar was the oldest player in the 2010 gold medal game. She was the first player on the Canadian national women's hockey team to have children.

Playing career

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Kellar was born in Hagersville, Ontario, and played ringette as a child, before switching over to hockey. She competed for Team Ontario at the National Under 18 Championships in 1993. She led Team Ontario to the Gold Medal and was selected as the Most Valuable Player.[3] Kellar played with the Beatrice Aeros in 1998 and participated in the championship game of the Esso Nationals, netting an assist.[4]

She played for the Brown Bears women's ice hockey program at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island from 1993 to 1997 and has an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University.[5] While at Brown, she played second base on the softball team. She was a First Team All-Ivy League selection at softball in 1995 and 1997.[6] She was inducted into the Brown Athletics Hall of Fame in April 2005.[7]

She later played for the Burlington Barracudas of the Canadian Women's Hockey League. In the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons, she was voted the CWHL Top Defender and a CWHL Central All-Star. On September 14, 2010, Hockey Canada announced that Kellar, along with three other players retired from international hockey.[8]

Kellar is married and lives in Burlington, Ontario. She welcomed her first son, Owen, on October 22, 2004, and her second son, Zachary, on January 25, 2007.

Career stats

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Hockey Canada

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Event Games played Goals Assists Points PIM
1998 Olympics 6 1 1 2 2
1999 Women's World Championships 5 1 0 1 6
2000 Women's World Championships 5 2 2 4 0
2001 Women's World Championships 5 1 2 3 2
2002 Olympics 5 0 1 1 6
2004 Women's World Championships 4 0 0 0 0
2005 Women's World Championships 5 0 2 2 4
2006 Olympics 5 0 1 1 2
2008 Women's World Championships 5 1 4 5 0
2009 Women's World Championships 5 0 0 0 4
2010 Olympics 5 0 3 3 6

Awards and honours

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  • CWHL Top Defender, 2007–08 and 2008–09
  • CWHL First All-Star Team, 2008–09
  • CWHL Central All-Stars, 2007–08
  • 1996 ECAC All-Tournament team[9]
  • 1996 ECAC Honor Roll[10]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Becky Kellar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.
  2. ^ "Becky Kellar going back to Olympics". Simcoe Reformer. 2009-12-21. Archived from the original on 2012-09-11. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  3. ^ Canadian Gold 2010, Andrew Podnieks, p. 148, Fenn Publishing, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55168-384-3
  4. ^ "Alberta downs Ontario 3-2 in Overtime in Gold Medal Final to win 1998 Esso Women's Nationals Hockey Championship". Hockey Canada. March 22, 1998. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  5. ^ Funston, Mike (2007-01-18). "Ultimate hockey mom expecting to repeat feat". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  6. ^ "All-Time All-Ivy: Softball". Ivy League Sports. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Becky Kellar '97 named to Brown Athletics Hall of Fame". Brown University. 2005-04-01. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  8. ^ "Four vets retire from women's hockey team". Montreal Gazette. 2010-09-15. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
  9. ^ "ECAC Hockey" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  10. ^ "Women's Ice Hockey". Archived from the original on 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  • Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p. 19, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6.
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