Tracey DeKeyser () is a Canadian retired

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player and a former coach with the

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program.

Biography

A native of Ashton, Ontario, DeKeyser and her husband, Darren, were married in 2008. She attended

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, where she was a co-captain on the women's ice hockey team and a member of the

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society. In 1998, she played in Switzerland for SC Reinach Lions and helped them become Zurich Cup Tournament Champions. Later she also graduated from the

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in 2007. She resides in

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Coaching career

DeKeyser's first coaching experience was serving in the head coaching position of the girls' hockey team at

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. She joined the Badgers in 1999. During the 2009–2010 season she was appointed as interim head coach while Mark Johnson took a leave of absence in order to coach the

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in the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

Awards and honors

*Four-year letterwinner, Cornell *Academic All-Ivy honoree

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dekeyser, Tracey Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian ice hockey coaches Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey players Cornell University alumni Ice hockey people from Ottawa People from Middleton, Wisconsin Sportspeople from Dane County, Wisconsin Swiss Women's League players University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey coaches