Kelly Babstock

Kelly Babstock
Born Mississauga, ON, CAN
Position Forward
NCAA
NWHL team		 Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey
Connecticut Whale
Playing career 2010–present

Kelly Babstock(Born: August 2, 1992) is a Canadian-born women's ice hockey player. Of note, she played her NCAA ice hockey with the Quinnipiac Bobcats. Upon graduation, she signed with the NWHL's Connecticut Whale as a free agent. On October 11, 2015, she became the first Canadian-born player to score a goal in an NWHL regular season game.

Playing career

NCAA

On November 12 and 13, 2010, Kelly Babstock made Quinnipiac hockey history as she accounted for six of the seven goals scored over the weekend. Babstock registered back to back hat tricks against ECAC opponents (No. 10 ranked Harvard and Dartmouth). In addition, she is the first skater in Quinnipiac history to record two hat tricks in one season. As of November 14, Babstock led the team and the entire NCAA in goals (13) and points (27).[1]

Versus the Brown Bears on Friday, December 3, 2010, Kelly Babstock became Quinnipiac's all-time leader in goals scored in a season by netting her 16th goal of the season. Babstock's nation leading sixth game-winning goal against Yale on Saturday, Dec. 4 was part of a Bobcats 3-1 win.[2]

With a second period goal versus the Colgate Raiders on November 19, 2011, Kelly Babstock of the Quinnipiac Bobcats became the program's all-time leading scorer.[3] In just her second season, Babstock surpassed Vicki Graham, who finished with 73 career points, after the 2006-07 season. Babstock reached the milestone in her 50th career game.[4]

Kelly Babstock led all skaters in points at the 2011 Nutmeg Classic with four (one goal, three assists). With the two assists in the championship game, Babstock earned the 39 and 40 assists of her career, surpassing Caitlin Peters as the all-time assist leader in Bobcats history.[5] Breann Frykas scored the game-winning goal as the Bobcats bested the Robert Morris Colonials by a 3-2 tally. The victory in the Nutmeg Classic was also the 200th career victory of head coach Rick Seeley.

NWHL

Competing in the Connecticut Whale's inaugural game on October 11, 2015, Babstock scored a goal in the third period of a 4-1 win against the New York Riveters. Assisted by Kelli Stack, Babstock became the first Canadian-born player to score a goal in NWHL regular season play.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2010-11/Weekly_Awards/20101611_W_Wkly_Awards
  2. ↑ http://www.ecachockey.com/women/2010-11/Weekly_Awards/Womens_Weekly_Awards_12_07.pdf
  3. ↑ http://ecachockey.com/women/2011-12/Weekly_Awards/Women-s_Weekly_Awards_112211.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/sports/wice/2011-12/releases/WHOKKellyBabstockNamedECACHockeyPlayeroftheWeek-11-22-11
  5. ↑ http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/sports/wice/2011-12/releases/20111126hkc3im
  6. ↑ http://bceagles.cstv.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/033011aac.html
  7. ↑ http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17500&ATCLID=205138861
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