Kelty Apperson

Kelty Apperson is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently playing with SDE Hockey of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). 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)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
SDHL team SDE Hockey
Played for Calgary Inferno
St. Thomas Tommies
National team  Canada
Playing career 2017–present

Career

Apperson served as captain for the STU Tommies of 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]

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.[3]

After the CWHL collapsed in May 2019, Apperson joined the ForTheGame movement.[4] Eight days later, she became the first ForTheGame player to sign an overseas contract when she signed with SDE Hockey in Sweden.[5][6] 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.[7][8]

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

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. Gustafsson, Matilda (May 10, 2019). "Första spelaren till SDHL efter nedläggningen i Kanada". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  4. Spencer, Donna (May 14, 2019). "Women's hockey walkout could prematurely end careers". CBC Sports. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  5. Foster, Meredith (May 18, 2019). "Q&A with Kelty Apperson of SDE". The Ice Garden. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  6. "SDE: Kelty Apperson". Svenska Damhockeyligan (in Swedish). August 22, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  7. "Almaty 2017: 28th Winter Universiade – Record Book" (PDF). wuni2017.sportresult.com. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  8. Drost, Philip (February 1, 2017). "Kelty Apperson experiencing Olympic-like hockey at Winter Universiade". CBC News. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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