Kelly Dyer (born March 1, 1966 in

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and raised in

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) is a member of the Northeastern University athletics Hall of Fame, and a former

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for the

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Youth

Dyer grew up in Acton,

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and was a

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r for the younger years of her life before taking up

. On why she became a

, “I grew up in a neighborhood with boys who liked to play hockey. They stuck me in goal and shot things at me,” she says. “And I liked it.” Dyer went on the play with the boys during high school, and was on the same team with players such as

Tom Barrasso Thomas Patrick Barrasso (born March 31, 1965) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 18 seasons. He began his time in the NHL with the Buffalo ...

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, and Bob Sweeney.

Northeastern University

Dyer enrolled at Northeastern where she became a backstop for a Northeastern team that won back-to-back ECAC championships, the de facto National Championship at the time as there was no NCAA tournament yet. Dyer had a career 2.04 goals against average and was the team MVP her final two seasons and posted a record of 48-3-1.

National team and the pros

Dyer was a four-time member of the

in 1990, 1991, 1994, and 1995, amassing three World Championship silver medals. Dyer is also one of six women to play men's professional ice hockey. She played as the goaltender for the

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where her team won three

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championships.

Retirement

Dyer retired from ice hockey in 1996 when she became a product manager for Louisville Hockey.

References

External links

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GoNU.com Hall of Fame Profile
1966 births Living people American women's ice hockey goaltenders Ice hockey players from Massachusetts Ice hockey players from New Jersey Jacksonville Bullets players Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey players People from Acton, Massachusetts People from Princeton, New Jersey Sportspeople from Middlesex County, Massachusetts Sportspeople from Mercer County, New Jersey {{US-icehockey-goaltender-stub