{{short description|American ice hockey player (born 1991)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | name = Kelsey Neumann | image = | image_size = 230px | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|5|07}} | birth_place = Torrance, California, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 5 | weight_lb = | position = Goaltender | shoots = | league = NWHL | team = Buffalo Beauts | former_teams = | sex = f | ntl_team = | career_start = 2016 }} '''Kelsey Neumann''' (born May 7, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).
==Career== Neumann briefly played collegiate women's ice hockey for Clarkson University and SUNY Plattsburgh in the NCAA.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nwhl.zone/roster_players/14024378 |title=Player Roster: |newspaper=NWHL |access-date=September 18, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Blinn|first1=Michael|title=Kelsey Neumann's eccentric life in goalie gear continues with new Buffalo Beauts deal|url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2017/06/02/kelsey-neumann-buffalo-beauts-contract-goalie-equipment|accessdate=June 7, 2017|publisher=Sports Illustrated|date=June 3, 2017}}</ref> Before playing college hockey, Neumann played for the North American Hockey Academy for three years. She played in 150 games totaling 6630 minutes. Over her three years at NAHA, she achieved a career GAA of 1.16, a save percentage of .930, amassed 54 shutouts, and holds the program record for shutouts in a season. Was also in the net for two Assabet Tournament championships, two JWHL championships, and two Cornwall Typhoon tournament championships. Before NAHA, she was a member of the Madison Capitals Bantam AAA boys’ team that participated at Nationals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://clarksonathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2302|title=Kelsey Neumann-2009-2010|last=Neumann|first=Kelsey|website=Clarkson Women's Hockey}}</ref>
Before joining the Buffalo Beauts, Neumann played for the USA Hockey National Bound,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nationals.usahockey.com|title=Youth Nationals|website=nationals.usahockey.com|language=en-us|access-date=August 5, 2017}}</ref> North Carolina Women's hockey team, winning 1 National title and 1 second place title. She finished in the top 5 goalies 4 of the 5 years the team played.<ref>[http://nationals.usahockey.com/page/show/3273338-women-s-senior-b 2017], [http://nationals.usahockey.com/page/show/2153849-women-s-senior-b 2016][http://nationals.usahockey.com/page/show/1661975-women-s-senior-b , 2015][http://nationals.usahockey.com/page/show/1000030-women-s-senior-c-2014- , 2014][http://nationals.usahockey.com/stats/league_instance/10789?subseason=105045&tab=league_instance_player_stats&tool=742592 , 2013]</ref>
===Professional=== Neumann joined the practice squad for the Buffalo Beauts in the 2016/17 NWHL season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nelson|first1=Dustin L.|title=Buffalo Beauts Practice Players Announced for 2016-17 Season|url=http://thehockeywriters.com/buffalo-beauts-practice-players/|accessdate=June 6, 2017|publisher=The Hockey Writers|date=August 20, 2016}}</ref> Neumann was the Buffalo Beauts recipient for the 2017 NWHL Foundation Award.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Balf|first1=Celia|title=NWHL Awards recognizes the top players this season|url=http://www.excellesports.com/news/nwhl-awards-recognizes-top-players-season/|accessdate=June 7, 2017|publisher=Excelle Sports|date=March 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415012204/http://www.excellesports.com/news/nwhl-awards-recognizes-top-players-season/|archive-date=April 15, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In June 2017, it was announced that she had signed a one-year contract to play for the Buffalo Beauts in the 2017/18 NWHL season.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Oliver|first1=Nathaniel|title=Beauts Re-Sign Goalie Neumann|url=http://thehockeywriters.com/buffalo-beauts-re-sign-goalie-neumann/|accessdate=June 7, 2017|publisher=The Hockey Writers|date=June 5, 2017}}</ref>
Neumann returned to the Buffalo Beauts for the 2019–2020 season after a one-year hiatus.
==Personal life== Daughter of Cindi and Tracy Neumann. She was a member of the National Honor Society at the North American Hockey Academy. BA in communications, MS in Special Education and Elementary Education. Member of Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society from Canisius College.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alphasigmanu.org/about/membership/qualifications-procedures/|title=Qualifications & Procedures {{!}} Alpha Sigma Nu|website=www.alphasigmanu.org|language=en|access-date=August 5, 2017}}</ref> Her older brother is currently serving as an Officer in the Army. Lists Vladislav Tretiak as her favorite athlete.
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==External links== *{{icehockeystats}} *High School Statistics and player information from [http://clarksonathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2302 Clarkson University]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Neumann, Kelsey}} Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American sportswomen Category:American women's ice hockey goaltenders Category:Buffalo Beauts players Category:Clarkson Golden Knights women's ice hockey players Category:Ice hockey people from North Carolina Category:People from China Grove, North Carolina Category:Sportspeople from Rowan County, North Carolina Category:State University of New York at Plattsburgh alumni