Kacey Bellamy | |||
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Born |
Providence, RI, USA |
April 22, 1987 ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
Weight | 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NWHL team Former teams |
Boston Pride Boston Blades New Hampshire Wildcats |
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National team | United States | ||
Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Kacey Lee Bellamy (born April 22, 1987) is an American ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League. She was named to the United States women's national ice hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics and the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Bellamy grew up in Westfield, Massachusetts, and spent four years in Sheffield, Massachusetts at the Berkshire School and graduated 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.
In 2009, Bellamy graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a bachelor's degree in women's studies.
Bellamy 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.