Lauren Kelly (ice hockey) explained

Birth Date:	May 2, 1996
Birth Place:	Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
Height Cm:	171
Position:	Defence
Shoots:	Left
League:	NWHL
Played For:	Northeastern Huskies
Sex:	f
Career Start:	2014

Lauren Kelly (born May 2, 1996) is an American ice hockey defender, currently playing with the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).

Career

During high school, she played for The Winchendon School, serving as team captain in final year and becoming the school's first-ever female recipient of the Jason Ritchie Hockey Scholarship.^{[1] [2]}

From 2014 to 2018, she attended Northeastern University, scoring 64 points in 140 NCAA games.^[3] She scored her first career collegiate goal against Mercyhurst on the 17th of October 2014, starting a three-game scoring streak. She notched a career-high 21 points in 36 games in her senior year, being named a WHEA Second-Team All-Star and a New England Hockey Writers' Division I All-Star.^[4]

She was drafted 16th overall by the Boston Pride in the 2017 NWHL Draft.^{[5] [6]} After graduating, she would sign her first professional contract with the team.^[7] She put up three points in sixteen games in her rookie NWHL season.^[8]

Her production jumped during the 2019-20 season, up to 12 points in 23 games, as the Pride went almost undefeated during the regular season and made it to the Isobel Cup finals before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.^[9]

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014–15		NCAA		34	7	6	13	10		-	-	-	-	-
2015–16	Northeastern University	NCAA		36	4	16	20	20		-	-	-	-	-
2016–17	Northeastern University	NCAA		37	2	8	10	28		-	-	-	-	-
2017–18	Northeastern University	NCAA		33	12	9	21	32		-	-	-	-	-
		NWHL		16	1	2	3	6		-	-	-	-	-
	Boston Pride	NWHL		23	2	10	12	25		1	0	1	1	0
	Boston Pride	NWHL
NWHL totals				39	3	12	15	31		1	0	1	1	0

Source^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: From rivals to teammates: Pride players build on history of playing against each other. Dan. Rice. July 8, 2020. The Ice Garden.
2. Web site: SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. ritchie-foundation.
3. Web site: Watertown's Lauren Kelly getting it done on D for Northeastern women's hockey - The Boston Globe. BostonGlobe.com.
4. Web site: Lauren Kelly - Women's Ice Hockey. Northeastern University Athletics.
5. Web site: Watertown's Lauren Kelly filled with Boston Pride as NWHL draft pick. Marisa. [e-mail]. Wicked Local.
6. Web site: Local college talent highlights NWHL draft - The Boston Globe. BostonGlobe.com.
7. Web site: Boston Pride Add Former Northeastern Defender Lauren Kelly. August 1, 2018.
8. Web site: Women's Hockey notebook: Kelly, Pride hope to keep clicking in second half. December 29, 2018.
9. Web site: Boston Pride: Q & A with Defender Lauren Kelly. February 23, 2020.
10. Web site: Lauren Kelly. EliteProspects.