Keely Brown

Keely Brown is a former Canadian national level athlete who played ringette, roller in-line hockey, and ice hockey as a goaltender. She played for the Canadian Senior National Ringette Team and was also a goalie on the Canadian Women's National Inline Hockey team. Brown also played semi-professional ringette in Canada's National Ringette League and in semi-pro women's ice hockey. Brown currently works for the National Hockey League's, Edmonton Oilers as a Senior Legal Counsel, and works for the Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG).

In ringette as an athlete, Brown has won the World Ringette Championships gold medal once, and the silver medal three times. She has won five more silver medals in coaching and consulting positions for the national Canadian ringette teams in both junior and senior levels. As of 2023, Brown is one of the assistant coaches for the Canada national ringette team and will help coach Team Canada Junior (U21). The 2023 Junior Canada team is competing in the upcoming 2023 World Ringette Championships.

Brown was inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame in 2014. As a ringette player, Brown won the gold at the World Ringette Championships in 2002 playing goalie for Team Canada and the silver medal three times. As a Team Canada coach she won one senior silver medal in 2013. She also helped create the National Ringette League and played for the Edmonton WAM!. In women's ice hockey, Brown played varsity level in Canada, played in Canada's Western Women's Hockey League, and in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL, 1999–2007). In the late 1990s, Brown had also helped merge women's hockey leagues from Ontario and Quebec to form Canada's now defunct NWHL.

Apart from her athletic achievements, Brown also contributed significantly to the development of ringette equipment. Brown is recognized for her role in helping to develop the Keely glove, which was designed to provide better protection and grip for ringette goalies.

Early life Keely Brown was born and raised in Canada and displayed a keen interest in sports at an early age, taking up ringette, a sport that was gaining popularity in the country. She eventually honed her skills as an ice hockey goaltender and then broadened her experience by participating in in-line hockey.

Education Brown completed a four-year undergraduate degree in psychology and criminology with a women's studies minor at the University of Toronto, after which she went on to Osgoode Hall Law School and was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2003. The Keely glove was a significant advancement in ringette goaltending equipment, is still used by many athletes today, and has been developed for both senior and junior goalies. In 2021, a custom Keely glove was created for Callie Bizuk, a one-armed ringette goalie from Alberta.

Ringette goalie school Keely Brown, along with Heather Konkin, established their own company called 5-Count Ringette Goalie Instruction.

Ringette Canada Hall of Fame In 2014, Brown was inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame. and finally two golds as one of the team's assistant coaches in 2012 and 2016.

Ice hockey High school Brown made history as the first female to play high school boys hockey in Central Western Ontario where she played as a goaltender.

Canadian varsity To further her career, Brown decided to join the University of Toronto's varsity hockey program, playing in the 1999-2000 season for the Toronto Varsity Blues women's ice hockey team.

Semi-professional After playing for the Scarborough Sting and Mississauga Ice Bears in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) for a few years, she transitioned to play for the Edmonton Chimos in the Western Women's Hockey League. Moreover, Brown played an instrumental role in merging women's hockey leagues from Ontario and Quebec to form the National Women's Hockey League (1999–2007) in the late 1990s.

Personal life and legacy Brown is recognized as one of the greatest goaltenders in both ringette and women's inline hockey. She was inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame in 2014 in the Athlete category. Brown continues to promote and develop ringette and other sports.

Individual honours Inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame in 2014 in the Athlete category. Inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2018, as a Ringette Athlete.