Kelly Bechard
Canadian ice hockey player
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Kelly Paige Bechard (born January 22, 1978) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. She played for the Calgary Oval X-Treme, Brampton Thunder, and Mississauga Aeros. She won a gold medal with Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[1]
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| Born |
January 22, 1978 Sedley, Saskatchewan, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WWHL CIS team |
Calgary Oval X-Treme Univ. of Calgary Dinos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1996–2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Sedley, Saskatchewan, Bechard was a provincial doubles badminton champion in High School. She played university hockey for the University of Calgary. In club hockey, she was a four-time Abby Hoffman Cup national champion, three times with Calgary and once with Brampton.
Playing career
College hockey
In 1998, she was named to the CIAU’s First All-Star team and was presented the Award of Merit.[2] After the Olympics, Bechard returned to the University of Calgary, where she played for the university’s hockey team, and pursued a degree in management.
Club career
Bechard played in the National Women's Hockey League and the Western Women's Hockey League. She scored a goal in the 2003 Women's National Hockey Championship to help Team Alberta win the Abby Hoffman Cup.[3]
International play
Bechard competed for Canada at the World Championships in 2000 and 2001.[4]
In the 2002 gold medal game, Bechard was called for a tripping penalty late in the third period, and this led to Karyn Bye of the United States scoring a goal.[5] The goal made the score 3-2 in Canada’s favour, as Bechard was part of the first Canadian Women's Hockey Gold Medal hockey team in Olympic history.
Coaching
From 2010-2014 she was assistant coach for the university of Calgary Dino’s, she took over head coach for the 2013-14 season. After that she left to be the assistant coach for the Calgary Inferno for their 2017-18 season. Bechard is now back as an assistant coach for the university of Calgary Dino’s [6]