Kelley Steadman

Kelley Steadman (born July 17, 1990) is an American retired ice hockey player, currently serving as assistant coach in the Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey program. She won two IIHF World Women's Championship gold medals as a member of the United States’ women's national team, in 2011 and 2013. Her post-collegiate and professional career was played with the Boston Blades of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), Tornado Dmitrov of Russia's Women's Hockey League (ZhHL), and with the Buffalo Beauts during the inaugural and second season of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).

Kelley Steadman
Born (1990-07-17) July 17, 1990
Plattsburgh, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 173 lb (78 kg; 12 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Right
Played for Buffalo Beauts
Tornado Dmitrov
Boston Blades
Mercyhurst Lakers
National team  United States
Playing career 2009–2017
Medal record
Representing  United States
Women's ice hockey
World Championship
2011 Switzerland
2013 Canada

Playing career

She was an assistant captain for Northwood School in Lake Placid, NY.[1] As a senior, she registered 34 points with 19 goals and 15 assists. At Northwood, Steadman was a four-sport athlete participating in ice hockey, soccer, lacrosse, and crew.

NCAA

Her freshman season with Mercyhurst University was in 2008–09. Steadman appeared in all 37 games as a freshman. In her rookie season, she scored 13 goals and added nine assists for 22 points. Of the 13 goals, three were scored on the power play. Her plus minus rating for the season was +14, respectively.

On October 11, 2008, she scored her first collegiate goal (it was against Boston University). She accumulated two goals on November 1 in a 4–3 overtime win at Colgate. Against Brown University, she had two goals on November 22. In her first three postseason games, she scored one goal in each match and totalled four postseason points. In the CHA final versus Wayne State University on March 7, she scored one goal and added one assist. Steadman scored the Lakers’ first goal in NCAA quarterfinal play. The goal was scored versus No. 7 St. Lawrence on March 14. On February 27, Steadman assisted on Bailey Bram's game-winning goal at Wayne State.

In her sophomore season (2009–10), she appeared in all 36 games. Her 28 points (15 goals and 13 assists) ranked sixth on the team in scoring. Of her fifteen goals, three were power play markers, while two others were short-handed. Her five game-winning goals tied for second on the team. In the first game of the season on October 2, (against Bemidji State), she scored a goal as the Lakers won by a 4–1 tally. In a two-game sweep of Rensselaer (October 16–17), Steadman scored in back to back games, including the game-winning goal in the first contest. On November 7, she scored twice against Wayne State, and it was the beginning of a six-game point streak. Steadman had a season-high four points with a hat trick and an assist in an 8–0 win over Wayne State on February 19, 2010.[2] In an October 29, 2011 match versus Lindenwood, Steadman would score four goals and notch an assist, as the Lakers defeated the Lady Lions by a 14–0 mark.[3] =

USA Hockey

Steadman participated on the 2008 Team USA Under-18 World Championship Team. On January 28, 2011, it was announced that Steadman was named to the preliminary roster for the U.S. Women's National Team.[4] From April 4 to 12, 2011, she was one of 30 players that took part in a selection / training camp. She was named to the final roster that participated at the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship. She is the first player from Mercyhurst College to make the US Women's National Team.[5]

NWHL

Steadman currently plays for the Buffalo Beauts of the NWHL as a practice player. Citing her position with RMU Hockey, Steadman preferred to play as a practice player to balance hockey and her full-time job. Steadman was named the Player of the Week for the NWHL from November 22 to November 28. She scored the first All Star Game goal in NWHL history and was named MVP of the 1st NWHL All-Star Game, tallying up 2 goals and helping her team to a 9–1 victory. Steadman was named one of the two captains for the 2nd NWHL All-Star Game.[6]

Career stats

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 Mercyhurst Lakers NCAA 37 13 9 22 46 — — — — —
2009–10 Mercyhurst Lakers NCAA 38 15 13 28 54 — — — — —
2010–11 Mercyhurst Lakers NCAA 33 17 12 29 26 — — — — —
2011–12 Mercyhurst Lakers NCAA 34 33 20 53 46 — — — — —
2012–13 Boston Blades CWHL 24 8 6 14 32 4 3 0 3 4
2013–14 Tornado Dmitrov ZhHL 16 23 15 38 24
2015–16 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 10 13 7 20 16 4 2 1 3 4
2016–17 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 8 5 5 10 16 2 0 0 0 0
NCAA totals 140 78 54 132 172 — — — — —
NWHL totals 18 18 12 30 32 6 2 1 3 4

Sources: USCHO,[7] Elite Prospects[8]

International
Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2008 United States WWU18 5 0 5 5 2
2011 United States WW 5 0 2 2 0
2013 United States WW 4 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 5 0 5 5 2
Senior totals 9 0 2 2 2

Awards and honors
  • CHA Player of the Week (Week of December 12, 2011)[9]

References
  1. "U.S. women prep in Lake Placid - LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York - Lake Placid News". www.lakeplacidnews.com. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  2. "Mercyhurst Athletics". hurstathletics.com.
  3. "Mercyhurst vs Lindenwood (Oct 29, 2011)". lindenwoodlions.com.
  4. "Mercyhurst Athletics". Mercyhurst Athletics.
  5. "Local player makes U.S. women's hockey squad". Press-Republican.
  6. "Details Set for 2017 NWHL All-Star Game in Pittsburgh". NHL.com/Penguins. December 13, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  7. "Kelley Steadman: Statistics". USCHO.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  8. "Player Profile: Kelley Steadman". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  9. "College Hockey America" (PDF). chawomenshockey.com.
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