Kelli Allison Stack (born January 13, 1988) is an American former

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, who played for

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in the

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. She is a member of the

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. Stack competed for the Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey program and after completing her Olympic commitment, returned to Boston College for her senior year of 2010–11. She was drafted 14th overall by the

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in the

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Playing career

NCAA

On February 8, 2011, with two points in the game against Boston University in the first round of the 2011 Beanpot Tournament, Kelli Stack accumulated 199 points in her career and broke BC's all-time career points record, becoming the new program leader. The previous record had been held by Erin Magee ('99). On January 31, 2011, Kelli Stack became the all-time leading goal scorer in Hockey East Conference history to bring her career total to 65, breaking Jen Hitchcock's (University of New Hampshire) record of 61 goals. At the conclusion of her career at Boston College, Stack was voted the New England Division I Player of the Year after leading Hockey East in points (56) and goals (34). The Second Team All-American scored two goals to help advance the Eagles to the Frozen Four for the second time in her tenure. The three-time Hockey East Player of the Year accumulated 58 points for the season and concluded her collegiate career as BC's all-time leading scorer with 209 points. Stack was among the three finalists nominated for the 2011

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and the first nominee from Boston College. An award of the USA Hockey Foundation, the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is annually bestowed upon the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey. Stack was also nominated for the award in 2009. Stack was also a four-time All-Conference selection, the first player to accomplish this feat in the nine-year history of Hockey East.

USA Hockey

Stack played in all five games contested by the Team USA in the

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. She accumulated eight points, five assists and three goals, with four points in the game against Russia. Team USA went on to win a silver medal, losing to Canada in the gold medal game 0–2. In the second game of the 2011 IIHF Eight Nations Tournament, Stack was one of two US players to register a

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in a victory over Japan. In the first game of the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, she had three assists in a 9–2 victory over Canada. In a game versus Finland at the 2012 Worlds, she scored a hat trick and added three assists in an 11–0 victory. Stack again played in all five of USA's games at the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

, scoring five points. Team USA won the silver medal, losing to Canada 3–2 in overtime in the gold medal game.

CWHL: Boston Blades

Selected by the

in the

, Stack set a franchise record for most points scored in one season with 42. In round-robin play at the

2012 Clarkson Cup The 2012 Clarkson Cup is a women's ice hockey tournament that was contested in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Niagara Falls, Ontario to determine the champion of the Canadian Women's Hockey League from March 22, 2012 to March 25, 2012. The Montreal Stars d ...

, Stack scored two goals, as the Blades earned a 5–2 victory over the

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. During the 2012–13 CWHL season, Stack only played in eight games before suffering a season-ending injury. Despite her injury, she traveled with the Blades to the

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PHF: Connecticut Whale

On September 24, 2015, it was announced that Stack had signed with the Connecticut Whale of the professional

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for the league's inaugural season. In 2016–17, Stack set the franchise record in goals scored with 12 in 16 games played.

CWHL: Kunlun Red Star WIH

The CWHL expanded to have two new teams in

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as China prepares to host the

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. After being cut from the 2018 USA Olympic team, Stack joined the Kunlun Red Star WIH as a hockey ambassador. Stack earned an assist on the first goal in Red Star WIH history, scored by

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. Stack led the CWHL in points with 49 in 28 games for Red Star WIH. She appeared with the Red Star in the 2018

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final where she scored the team's only goal of the game in the second period in a 2–1 loss to the

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Career statistics

Awards and honors

CWHL

* CWHL First All-Star Team, 2011–12 * CWHL All-Rookie Team, 2011–12 * CWHL Monthly Top Scorer, December 2011 * 2018

Angela James Bowl The Angela James Bowl was a women's ice hockey trophy introduced in 2007-08 to recognize the top points scorer in the newly formed Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). The trophy was donated in order to help preserve the statistical history of th ...

* 2018 CWHL Most Valuable Player Award

NCAA

*Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of November 1, 2010) *Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of March 7, 2011) *Hockey East Pure Hockey Player of the Month (October 2010) *Hockey East Pure Hockey Player of the Month, November 2010 *Runner-Up, Hockey East Player of the Month (January 2011) *2011 Patty Kazmaier Award Nominee *2010–11 Hockey East Army ROTC Three Stars Award: Kelli Stack, Boston College *2010–11 Hockey East Scoring Champion: Kelli Stack, Boston College *2010–11 Cammi Granato Award (Hockey East Player of the Year) *2011 Hockey East All-Tournament team *2011 Hockey East Tournament MVP *2011 All-Hockey East First Team *2011 Second Team All-America selection *2010–11 New England Women's Player of the Year *2010–11 New England Women's Division I All-Star *Hockey East 10th Anniversary Team selection

IIHF

*Best Forward, 2011 4 Nations Cup *Directorate Award, Best Forward, 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championships

USA Hockey

*2012 Bob Allen Women's Player of the Year Award

References

External links

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stack, Kelli 1988 births Living people American women's ice hockey forwards Angela James Bowl winners Boston Blades players Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey players Connecticut Whale (PHF) players Ice hockey players from Ohio Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays players Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Premier Hockey Federation players Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey Sportspeople from Cuyahoga County, Ohio