Kelty Apperson

Kelty Apperson (born October 26, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently affiliated with the Calgary chapter of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA). She won the Clarkson Cup with the Calgary Inferno in 2019.

Kelty Apperson
Born (1994-09-26) September 26, 1994
New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHPA team Calgary
Played for SDE Hockey
Calgary Inferno
St. Thomas Tommies
National team  Canada
Playing career 2012–present
Medal record
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2017 AlmatyIce hockey

Career

Apperson served as captain for the St. Thomas (Canada) Tommies women's ice hockey program represting St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, a member of the Atlantic University Sport regional association of U Sports. She was named Atlantic University Sport MVP in 2016.[1][2] In her final season of university hockey, she was named to the Canadian roster that competed in Ice hockey at the 2017 Winter Universiade[3]

After graduating from university, she signed her first professional contract with the Calgary Inferno of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). She scored 6 points in 25 games in her second CWHL season, as the club won the Clarkson Cup.[4]

After the CWHL collapsed in May 2019, Apperson joined the ForTheGame movement.[5] Eight days later, she became the first ForTheGame player to sign an overseas contract when she signed with SDE Hockey in Sweden.[6][7] She scored 18 points in 36 in her first season with SDE, serving as an alternate captain as the club made the SDHL playoffs for the first in its history.

International

Apperson represented Team Canada at the 2017 Winter Universiade, scoring seven points in five games as the country won a silver medal.[8][9]

Career statistics
    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2017–18Calgary InfernoCWHL 284598 30000
2018–19Calgary InfernoCWHL 253364 40002
2019–20SDE HockeySDHL 361081824 20000
SDHL totals 361081824 20000
CWHL totals 53781512 70002

Awards and honors
  • 2015–16 Atlantic University Sport Most Valuable Player[10]
  • Atlantic University Sport First Team All-Star: 2015–16 and 2016–17[11]
  • 2016 and 2017 St. Thomas University Tommies Coastal Graphics Female Athlete of the Year[12]
  • Player of the Game: 2016 CIS Women's Ice Hockey Championship - March 18: McGill vs. St. Thomas[13]

References
  1. Drost, Philip (July 29, 2016). "St. Thomas hockey player invited to national development camp". CBC News. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  2. Cole, Billy (April 2, 2017). "Apperson, Blinn named Athletes of the Year". The Aquinian. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  3. "2017 Winter Universiade: Canadian women's hockey team announced". canadawest.org. October 7, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  4. Gustafsson, Matilda (May 10, 2019). "Första spelaren till SDHL efter nedläggningen i Kanada". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  5. Spencer, Donna (May 14, 2019). "Women's hockey walkout could prematurely end careers". CBC Sports. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  6. Foster, Meredith (May 18, 2019). "Q&A with Kelty Apperson of SDE". The Ice Garden. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  7. "SDE: Kelty Apperson". Svenska Damhockeyligan (in Swedish). August 22, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  8. "Almaty 2017: 28th Winter Universiade – Record Book" (PDF). wuni2017.sportresult.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  9. Drost, Philip (February 1, 2017). "Kelty Apperson experiencing Olympic-like hockey at Winter Universiade". CBC News. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  10. "Tommies Among Top Players in Atlantic University Sport Women's Hockey". gotommies.ca. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  11. Nathan DeLong (February 28, 2017). "Notebook: Tommies among women's hockey all-stars". theaquinian.net. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  12. Nathan DeLong (April 2, 2017). "Apperson, Blinn named Athletes of the Year". theaquinian.net. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  13. "Consolation 1 CIS women's hockey championship: St. Thomas upsets McGill to qualify for consolation final". presto-en.usports.ca. March 18, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
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