Kelsey Koelzer
| Kelsey Koelzer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
June 16, 1995 Horsham, Pennsylvania | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NCAA team | Princeton | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Kelsey 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] She becomes 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 becomes 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 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014-15 | Princeton | 31 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015-16 | Princeton | 33 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
Awards and honors
- 2014-15 ECAC All-Academic Team
- 2015 ECAC Second Team All-Star
- 2015 First-Team All-Ivy
- 2016 Academic All-Ivy
- 2016 ECAC Defensive Player of the Year[3]
- 2016 ECAC First-Team All-Star
- 2016 Elizabeth English Trophy (Princeton Tigers team award)
- 2016 Ivy League Player of the Year [4]
- 2016 NCAA First-Team All-America[5]
- 2016 Top 10 Finalist for Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award[6]
References
- ↑ "Kelsey Koelzer Taken First Overall". princetontigers.com. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Kelsey Koelzer Career Stats". uscho.com. n.d. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ↑ "Kampersal, Koelzer and Lund Earn ECAC Hockey Major Awards". princetontigers.com. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ↑ "Women's Ice Hockey All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced". ivyleaguesports.com. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ↑ "All-American Teams". achahockey.com. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.pattykaz.com/news_article/show/616249. Missing or empty
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External links
| Preceded by Alexandra Carpenter (2015) |
First Pick Overall, NWHL Draft (2016) |
Succeeded by To Be Determined (2017) |