Keely Brown
Ringette :
I started playing Ringette at the age of 6 in Kitchener, Ontario. Halfway through my first season, I already knew my love was as a goalie. I played with the Kitchener Ringette Association until I went away to University of Toronto for school. While in University, I enjoyed stints with the Waterloo and Sudbury Ringette Associations, and eventually headed out west to backstop the Edmonton WAM! in the National Ringette League for 10 years.
I also helped form the NRL back in 2002, 2003.
Roller Hockey
I started playing roller hockey (or inline hockey) my first year of University, which quickly lead to several trips and tournaments around North America. The World Championships for Women started in Rochester, New York in 2002 where I helped Team Canada capture our first of 4 Gold Medals with a 2-0 win in the Championship game. We have travelled to the following countries to attend World Championships each summer: USA, France, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, China, Spain and Italy.
Ice Hockey
I was the first female to play high school boys hockey in Central Western Ontario, and chose University of Toronto's varsity hockey program to continue my playing days. A few years playing for the Scarborough Sting and the Mississauga Ice Bears in the National Women's Hockey League, then I moved out to Edmonton to play on the Edmonton Chimos in the Western Women's Hockey League.
I also helped form the NWHL back in the late 1990s as Ontario and Quebec women's hockey merged their leagues.
Career
I finished a 4 year undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto (majored in Psychology and Criminology, minored in Women's Studies), then headed to Osgoode Hall Law School and got called to the Ontario Bar in 2003.
Pairing my first love of sport, and second for law, I was called to the Alberta Bar in 2004 after moving out to Edmonton and became the first in-house lawyer for the Edmonton Oilers (NHL) in 2006. As the company grew to become now what is Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG), which includes the Edmonton Oilers, AHL’s Bakersfield Condors, WHL’s Edmonton Oil Kings, ICE District, and Rogers Place, I head up OEG’s Legal Department and recently was promoted to the Executive group.
I started playing Ringette at the age of 6 in Kitchener, Ontario. Halfway through my first season, I already knew my love was as a goalie. I played with the Kitchener Ringette Association until I went away to University of Toronto for school. While in University, I enjoyed stints with the Waterloo and Sudbury Ringette Associations, and eventually headed out west to backstop the Edmonton WAM! in the National Ringette League for 10 years.
I also helped form the NRL back in 2002, 2003.
- Inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame in the Athlete category - 2014
- Inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in the Athlete category (first Ringette athlete) - 2018
- Goalie Coach for the Senior National Ringette Team - 2013 to present
- Goalie Coach for Team Canada U19 West - 2012
- Canadian National Ringette Team Goalie, 1998-2012
- Team Canada Assistant Captain - 2004-2012
- 2010 World Championships - Final Game MVP
- 2007 World Championships - Gold Medal Game MVP
- 2007 World Championships - “Top Player of the Tournament” for Team Canada
- 2002 World Champion – Gold Medal Game MVP, Top Goalie of the Tournament
- 2010-11 National Champions (also 2010, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2002, 1999, 1997, 1992)
- 2010-11 National Ringette League Champions (also 2010, 2007)
- Goaltender of the Year for the Western Division of the NRL each year since its inception
- 2010-11 First Team All-Star at the Canadian Ringette Championships, Gold Medal Game Defensive Game Star
- 2007-08 Goaltender of the Year for the National Ringette League
- 2007-08 Second Team All-Star at the Canadian Ringette Championships
- 2007-08 Western Division Champions of the National Ringette League since its inception
- 2006-07 Goaltender of the Year for the National Ringette League
Roller Hockey
I started playing roller hockey (or inline hockey) my first year of University, which quickly lead to several trips and tournaments around North America. The World Championships for Women started in Rochester, New York in 2002 where I helped Team Canada capture our first of 4 Gold Medals with a 2-0 win in the Championship game. We have travelled to the following countries to attend World Championships each summer: USA, France, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, China, Spain and Italy.
- Canadian National Inline Hockey Team Goalie, 2002-2011
- World Champions 2002, 2004, 2005, 2012 (Assistant Coach in 2012, 2016)
- World Silver Medalists 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011 (Assistant Coach in 2010, 2013)
- World Bronze Medalists 2009 (Assistant Coach in 2017)
Ice Hockey
I was the first female to play high school boys hockey in Central Western Ontario, and chose University of Toronto's varsity hockey program to continue my playing days. A few years playing for the Scarborough Sting and the Mississauga Ice Bears in the National Women's Hockey League, then I moved out to Edmonton to play on the Edmonton Chimos in the Western Women's Hockey League.
I also helped form the NWHL back in the late 1990s as Ontario and Quebec women's hockey merged their leagues.
- 2008-09 WWHL Top Goalie
- 2005 WWHL Championship MVP
- 2005 WWHL Championship Top Goalie
- 1999 CIAU Championships Top Goalie
Career
I finished a 4 year undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto (majored in Psychology and Criminology, minored in Women's Studies), then headed to Osgoode Hall Law School and got called to the Ontario Bar in 2003.
Pairing my first love of sport, and second for law, I was called to the Alberta Bar in 2004 after moving out to Edmonton and became the first in-house lawyer for the Edmonton Oilers (NHL) in 2006. As the company grew to become now what is Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG), which includes the Edmonton Oilers, AHL’s Bakersfield Condors, WHL’s Edmonton Oil Kings, ICE District, and Rogers Place, I head up OEG’s Legal Department and recently was promoted to the Executive group.
