Kelly Sudia

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Kelly Sudia
Born (1980-07-03) 3 July 1980 (age 43)
Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
Height 157[1] cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 59[1] kg (130 lb; 9 st 4 lb)
Position Centre/Defence
Shot Left
Played for
Playing career 2000–2012

Kelly Sudia (born 3 July 1980 in Pointe-Claire, Quebec) is a former professional ice hockey player from Canada. She played in five consecutive Canadian Women's Hockey League championships and won three Clarkson Cup championships. After retiring as a player in 2012, she has been the operations manager and technical coach of the Montreal Canadiennes.

Early life[edit]

Sudia began playing hockey at age 8. She played on amateur teams of the Lakeshore Hockey Association in the West Island area of (Montreal), then joined the Islanders, the John Abbott College women's hockey team in the AA College Women's Hockey League.[2]

Career[edit]

Concordia Stingers[edit]

Sudia played five seasons (2000–2005) for the Concordia Stingers in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIAU) Championship. Considered to be one of the top defensive players on the university circuit, Sudia helped the Stingers compete in the national women's college hockey tournaments in the 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2004–05 seasons.[3] She was captain of the Stingers in 2004–05.[4]

Montreal Axion[edit]

In 2005–06, Sudia joined the Montreal Axion in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).[5] She excelled in defence and particularly in playing shorthanded.[4] She helped the Axion win the league championship in 2005–06 and the following season the team advanced to the championship but lost to the Brampton Thunder.[6] Due to financial difficulties, the NWHL ceased operations in 2007.

Team Quebec[edit]

Sudia was chosen as a defenceman for the Quebec team at the 2006 Esso Canadian National Championship[7] and helped the team win second place to Ontario, earning a silver medal.[8]

Montreal Stars[edit]

In the formation of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), Sudia joined the Montreal Stars. She was a member of the team starting in the 2007–08 season, and helped the Stars win three CWHL Championships (playing in the tournament in five consecutive years) and three Clarkson Cups.[9] She became assistant captain of the Stars in 2009. A defensive player, she finished the 2010–11 season with a record of three goals and four assists. In the 2011–12 season, Sudia scored two goals and five assists for a total of seven points in 26 games.[10] After winning the 2012 Clarkson Cup, Sudia retired from professional hockey.[11]

Coaching[edit]

Sudia's retirement from the Montreal Stars (along with Stephanie Denino) represented a loss of leadership for the team.[12] Sudia returned as an assistant coach for the Stars in 2013[13] and assisted general manager Meg Hewings with the team's logistics and operations.[11] For five years she has acted as the operations manager, video coach and technical coach of the Stars, which were renamed the Canadiennes in 2015.[14]

Sudia graduated from Concordia University[4] with a bachelor's degree in leisure sciences. She is an academic advisor at John Abbott College.[14]

Awards and honours[edit]

  • 3-time Clarkson Cup champion (2009, 2011 and 2012)
  • 5 consecutive championships in the CWHL
  • Silver medalist at the 2006 Esso Women's National Championship in Sydney, Nova Scotia[4]
  • Distinction Award (2005) for her university career at the end of her last CIS season
  • 2-time MVP of John Abbott Islanders[15] and elected to the first all-star team in the Quebec College Women's AA Hockey League (1999–2000 season).

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kelly Sudia". EliteProspects. 19 November 2019.
  2. ^ "2002–2003 Hockey (W) Team Roster". Montreal: Concordia University Department of Recreation and Athletics. 2003. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. ^ Zukerma, Earl (13 March 2005). "SIC, Match de 5e Place: Première victoire de l'histoire pour l'Atlantique : StFX 2, Concordia 1" [CIS, 5th Place Match: First win in history for the Atlantic: StFX 2, Concordia 1] (in French). Dodge Ink Inc. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Profil de Kelly Sudia" [Profile of Kelly Sudia] (in French). Montreal Axion. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Profil de Kelly Sudia" [Profile of Kelly Sudia]. pointstreak.com.
  6. ^ "Le Thunder de Brampton remporte le championnat de la LNHF" [Brampton Thunder wins NHLF championship] (in French). National Women's Hockey League. 24 April 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  7. ^ "2006 Championnat national féminin Esso, Alignement Québec" [2006 Esso Women's National Championship, Alignment Quebec] (in French). Hockey Canada. 12 March 2006. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  8. ^ "L'Ontario remporte le Championnat national féminin Esso 2006, Le Québec remporte l'Argent et l'Alberta le Bronze" [Ontario Wins Esso 2006 National Women's Championship, Quebec Wins Silver, Alberta Wins Bronze] (in French). Hockey Canada. 12 March 2006. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  9. ^ Kaufmann, David (4 April 2011). "Ex-Stingers Win Highest Honour – Former Players Hoist Clarkson Cup". The Link. Montreal: The Link Publication Society Inc. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Stats Montreal". Canadian Women's Hockey League. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  11. ^ a b Staffieri, Mark (21 November 2012). "Kelly Sudia Remaining Active After her Retirement" (in French). Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  12. ^ Staffieri, Mark. "2012-13 CWHL Preview". Bleacher Report. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  13. ^ Richard, Mylène (8 November 2013). "Une saison olympique particulière pour les Stars" [A special Olympic season for the Stars]. canoe.ca (in French). Quebecor.
  14. ^ a b "Les Canadiennes". Les Canadiennes de Montreal. 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Stars defeat Brampton in ladies hockey action". West Island Gazette. Montreal: Postmedia Network Inc. 6 January 2010. Archived from the original on 13 January 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

External links[edit]

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