| Kelsey Koelzer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Koelzer with the Metropolitan Riveters in 2018 | |||
| Born |
June 16, 1995 Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Played for |
PWHPA Metropolitan Riveters Princeton Tigers | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Kelsey Koelzer (born June 16, 1995) is an American ice hockey defender, currently serving as head coach of the Arcadia University women's ice hockey program, the first black female head coach in NCAA ice hockey history, as well as the Advisor to the Commissioner on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the NWHL.[1][2][3] She was drafted 1st overall by the Metropolitan Riveters in the 2016 NWHL Draft, the first black player to be the first overall pick in a professional North American hockey league draft. She played two seasons in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) with the Riveters before joining the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) in 2019.
- ^ Douglas, William (February 9, 2020). "Color of Hockey: Koelzer set to be first black coach in NCAA". NHL. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ NWHL Media (March 25, 2021). "KELSEY KOELZER APPOINTED ADVISOR TO THE COMMISSIONER ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION". National Women's Hockey League. Archived from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Douglas, William (July 27, 2020). "Color of Hockey: Wright was NCAA pioneer at Buffalo". NHL. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
Wright, a former Boston University player, became the first Black coach of an NCAA hockey team. He guided Buffalo for 12 seasons in two stints from 1970-81 and 1986-87... But Wright is largely unsung in the greater hockey world today. Several college hockey officials and experts cited Kelsey Koelzer as the NCAA's first Black hockey coach