Last winter, Kelsie Fralick wrapped up her final season as goalie for the Connecticut College Women’s Ice Hockey team with a staggering 2,016 career saves. Among her achievements was a national caliber .947 save percentage that rocketed her onto the All-New England Small Athletic Conference Women’s Hockey First Team. Off the ice, she was nominated for (but did not ultimately receive) the 2014 and 2015 BNY Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award for her dedication to volunteer service.
Her many outside involvements as a Camel included working with the Special Olympics Speed Skating Team of Southeastern Conn and organizing bone marrow test drives on campus through the Be The Match program.
Fralick’s career on the ice didn’t end in Dayton Arena, however. On Aug 17 she signed a professional contract with Boston Pride, one of four charter teams to comprise the inaugural National Women’s Hockey League (NWHL). The Boston Pride, as well as the Buffalo Beauts, New York Riveters and Connecticut Whale, will clash to claim the Isobel Cup.
Fralick will continue to inspire others on and off the ice, as she will continue to work at St. Paul’s school in Concord, N.H. The Pride’s first game this season will be against the Beauts on Oct. 11, in Buffalo, NY. The team’s first home game is Nov. 11 against the Riveters. Fralick’s addition to the Pride will likely offer valuable assistance in the net in this historic first season.
