Kelly Cooke


Kelly Cooke is a former American ice hockey player, currently serving as a referee.

Playing career

After graduating from Princeton University in 2013, Laing was selected by the Boston Pride with the 35th pick overall in the 2013 CWHL Draft. In 2015, Cooke signed with the Boston Pride of the new NWHL professional league. On December 31, 2015, she participated in the 2016 Outdoor Women's Classic, the first outdoor professional women's hockey game.
Following her retirement from the NWHL, Cooke served as the league's Director of Player Safety.

Officiating career

In September 2019, Cooke became one of four women to officiate at the NHL level for the first time, working in an NHL Prospect Tournament hosted by the Nashville Predators in Nashville, Tennessee.
Cooke was also joined by Katie Guay, Kendall Hanley and Kirsten Welsh as officials who worked the Elite Women's 3-on-3 event at the 2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.
Also in 2020, Cooke and Hanley served as officials at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. Of note, both worked the bronze medal game, a 6-1 victory by Russia over Finland, with Cooke as one of the referees, while Hanley was among the linesmen.

Personal

Cooke graduated from Northeastern University's School of Law in 2019.