Canadian ice hockey forward
Ice hockey player
Kelty Apperson (born October 26, 1994) is a Canadianice hockey forward , currently affiliated with the Calgary chapter of theProfessional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA). She won theClarkson Cup with theCalgary Inferno in2019 .
Apperson served as captain for theSt. Thomas (Canada) Tommies women's ice hockey program represtingSt. Thomas University inFredericton, New Brunswick , a member of theAtlantic University Sport regional association ofU Sports . She was named Atlantic University SportMVP in 2016.[ 1] [ 2] In her final season of university hockey, she was named to the Canadian roster that competed inIce hockey at the 2017 Winter Universiade [ 3]
After graduating from university, she signed her first professional contract with the Calgary Inferno of theCanadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). She scored 6points in 25 games in her second CWHL season, as the club won theClarkson Cup .[ 4]
After the CWHL collapsed in May 2019, Apperson joined theForTheGame movement.[ 5] Eight days later, she became the first ForTheGame player to sign an overseas contract when she signed withSDE Hockey inSweden .[ 6] [ 7] She scored 18 points in 36 in her first season with SDE, serving as analternate captain as the club made the SDHL playoffs for the first in its history.
Apperson representedTeam Canada at the2017 Winter Universiade , scoring seven points in five games as the country won a silver medal.[ 8] [ 9]
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] ^ Drost, Philip (July 29, 2016)."St. Thomas hockey player invited to national development camp" .CBC News .Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2020 . ^ Cole, Billy (April 2, 2017)."Apperson, Blinn named Athletes of the Year" .The Aquinian .Archived from the original on June 7, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2020 . ^ "2017 Winter Universiade: Canadian women's hockey team announced" .canadawest.org . October 7, 2016.Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. RetrievedMay 20, 2021 .^ Gustafsson, Matilda (May 10, 2019)."Första spelaren till SDHL efter nedläggningen i Kanada" .SVT Sport (in Swedish).Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2020 . ^ Spencer, Donna (May 14, 2019)."Women's hockey walkout could prematurely end careers" .CBC Sports .Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2020 . ^ Foster, Meredith (May 18, 2019)."Q&A with Kelty Apperson of SDE" .The Ice Garden .Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2020 . ^ "SDE: Kelty Apperson" .Svenska Damhockeyligan (in Swedish). August 22, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2020 .^ "Almaty 2017: 28th Winter Universiade – Record Book" (PDF) .wuni2017.sportresult.com .Archived (PDF) from the original on September 26, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2020 .^ Drost, Philip (February 1, 2017)."Kelty Apperson experiencing Olympic-like hockey at Winter Universiade" .CBC News .Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. RetrievedSeptember 29, 2020 . ^ "Tommies Among Top Players in Atlantic University Sport Women's Hockey" .gotommies.ca .Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. RetrievedJune 7, 2021 .^ Nathan DeLong (February 28, 2017)."Notebook: Tommies among women's hockey all-stars" .theaquinian.net .Archived from the original on June 7, 2021. RetrievedJune 7, 2021 . ^ Nathan DeLong (April 2, 2017)."Apperson, Blinn named Athletes of the Year" .theaquinian.net .Archived from the original on June 7, 2021. RetrievedJune 7, 2021 . ^ "Consolation 1 CIS women's hockey championship: St. Thomas upsets McGill to qualify for consolation final" .presto-en.usports.ca . March 18, 2016.Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. RetrievedJune 10, 2021 .
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