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Place of Birth: Sedley, Saskatchewan, Canada
About Kelly Bechard
- Kelly Paige Bechard (born January 22, 1978) is a women's ice hockey player.
- Bechard competed for Canada at the World Championships in 2000 and 2001.
- In 2002, she competed for Canada at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
- Born in Sedley, Saskatchewan, Bechard was also a provincial doubles badminton champion in High School. In the gold medal game, Bechard was called for a tripping penalty late in the third period, and this led to Karyn Bye of the United States scoring a goal.
- The goal made the score 3-2 in Canada’s favour, as Bechard was part of the first Canadian Women's Hockey Gold Medal hockey team in Olympic history.
- After the Olympics, Bechard returned to the University of Calgary, where she played for the university’s hockey team, and pursued a degree in management.
- From 2010-2014 she was assistant coach for the university of Calgary Dino’s, she took over head coach for the 2013/14 season.
- After that she left to be the assistant coach for the Calgary Inferno for their 2017/18 season.
- Bechard is now back as a assistant coach for the university of Calgary Dino’s In 1998, she was named to the CIAU’s First All-Star team and was presented the Award of Merit.
- She also played for Calgary’s Oval X-Treme and the Brampton Thunder.
- She scored a goal in the 2003 Esso Women's National Hockey Championship to help Team Alberta win the Abby Hoffman Cup.
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