Story by Randy Schultz; Photos by Janet Schultz©
Kelsey Barrett, who played defense for the HEWS (Hamburg/Eden/West Seneca) girls high school hockey team, was named Girls High School Hockey Player of the Month by the Buffalo Sabres for the month of January.
To say she was surprised by the honor was an understatement.
“It was really cool and it means a lot to me,” said Barrett, a senior at Eden High School, who has been playing hockey since she was four years old. “It came as a shock to me, I never expected it.”
Barrett was one of four seniors this season playing for HEWS and the lone senior on defense.
HEWS finished the regular season with a record of 11-5-0-0 in the Western New York Girls Varsity Ice Hockey Federation (WNYGVIHF).
In the playoffs HEWS defeated Williamsville, 8-3 in the quarterfinals before losing to LIDA (Lancaster/Iroquois/Depew/Alden), 2-1, in the semifinals.
Barrett finished the season with one goal and seven assists for eight points.
No exactly the way Barrett or her team wanted to end their season or her high school career. But she is already looking to the future.
“I’m going on to St. John Fisher University, and I will be playing lacrosse there,” commented Barrett, the daughter of Mike and Molly Barrett. Kelsey also has two sisters. “I’ll be majoring in Biology.
“I’m pretty excited about that and I’m looking forward to it.
