Anthony Kelly (lacrosse)

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Anthony Kelly
Born (1980-05-30) May 30, 1980 (age 44)
North Olmsted, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight255 pounds (116 kg)
PositionMidfielder/Face-Off
NLL team
Former teams		None
Rochester Knighthawks
New York Titans
MLL team
Former teams		 Chesapeake Bayhawks
Los Angeles Riptide
Chicago Machine
Rochester Rattlers
Ohio Machine
Denver Outlaws
NCAA team Ohio State University
Pro career 2005–2018
NicknameA-Train, Train, AK

Anthony Kelly (born May 30, 1980) is a retired professional lacrosse player that played on the Chesapeake Bayhawks in the MLL (Major League Lacrosse). He has also played for the Rochester Knighthawks and New York Titans in the NLL, the Kentucky Stickhorses in the NALL, and the Los Angeles Riptide, Chicago Machine, Rochester Rattlers, Ohio Machine, and Denver Outlaws of the MLL. He is a faceoff specialist and retired in April 2018.

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As a member of the United States national indoor lacrosse team, Kelly won a bronze medal at the 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship. [1] He came out of retirement to return at the 2019 edition, [1] winning another bronze medal.

Biography

Early life

Anthony Kelly was born in North Olmsted, Ohio, on May 30, 1980, to Mike and Linda Kelly. Kelly played for St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio, under Ed Aghajanian.

College career

Kelly played four years of college lacrosse at Ohio State University for coach Joe Breschi, starting every game. He had a fantastic college career. Some of his key college accomplishments include:

Kelly graduated in 2003 and went on to become the head coach at Hilliard Davidson High School in Hilliard, Ohio – a suburb of Columbus, until the 2007 season.

Professional career

Kelly's professional career started in 2005 with the Minnesota Swarm of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). He was also drafted in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) supplemental draft that same year by the Los Angeles Riptide. Kelly was named L.A.’s “Newcomer of the Year” by US Lacrosse Magazine and lead L.A. to a #2 Ranking in face-off wins for the 2006 season. Anthony remained with the Riptide in 2007 and enjoyed a great year with 169 face offs won, a career high 62 ground balls, and 6 points. In 2008 Kelly won 184 faceoffs for the Riptide and was selected to participate in his first MLL All Star Game and skills competition. He won the fastest shot competition with a shot clocked at 109 mph (175.4 km/h). [2]

When the LA Riptide dissolved in 2009, Kelly was picked up by the Chicago Machine where he played two seasons. He was transferred to the Rochester Rattlers for the 2011 season and then was picked up by the new expansion team the Ohio Machine in 2012. After 8 games with the Ohio Machine Kelly was traded to the Denver Outlaws for the rest of the 2012 MLL season. [4] As a key face off man for Denver, Kelly won 87–149 face offs in 5 games, with a face off win percentage of 58.4%. He helped the Outlaws advance to the MLL Championship to play for the Steinfeld Cup, where they were eventually defeated by the Chesapeake Bayhawks. Kelly returned with the Outlaws in 2013 and helped them to the first perfect regular season in MLL history. The Outlaws went 14–0 as Anthony won 195 face offs, picked up 59 ground balls, and scored 5 goals. Kelly played 12 games with the Outlaws in 2014 and collected a career high 63 ground ball pickups, despite missing the last two games of the regular season due to injury. He won a total of 159-303 faceoffs in the 2014 regular season and went 14–25 in the final playoff game to help the Outlaws win the 2014 MLL Championship. [2] 2015 was another great year for Kelly as he won 169-298 (56.7%) face offs for the Denver.

In 2016, his 9th season in the MLL, Kelly was traded to the Chesapeake Bayhawks to fill the role of face off specialist. [5]

Statistics

MLL

Regular season

YEARTEAMGPG2ptGAPTSPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGGBSSPCTSOGFO
2015Denver101001.500000474.2501169-298
2014Denver1200220000006313.0005159-303
2013Denver1450051000005916.31311195–354
2012Ohio/Denver1210340000005910.1005164–306
2011Rochester1131150000004112.2507128–285
2010Chicago1100220000005713.0004160–317
2009Chicago820023.500000126.3334108–217
2008LA1261182.5000004518.33312184–375
2007LA1110562000006217.0595169–337
2006LA1160061000003623.26114132–252
TOTALS11225214411210000481132.000681568-3044

[6]

Playoffs

YEARTEAMGPG2ptGAPTSPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGGBSSPCTSOGFO
2014Denver2000000000021.000022-42
2013Denver1000000000011.00014-16
2012Denver2001100000020.000012–33
TOTALS5001100000052.000138-91

[6]

Tournament

YEARTEAMGPG2ptGAPTSPIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGGBSSPCTSOGFO
2008LA11001000000411.000115–27
2008Western Conference13115110100135.600324–45
2007LA2100100000062.500123–45
TOTALS45117110100238.000562–117

[6]

NLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
2007New York50111726––––––
2008New York200050––––––
2009Rochester201190000000
NLL Totals90223126000000

Awards and honors

Personal info

Anthony is the Midwest Sales Manager for STX. He co-founded Resolute Lacrosse in 2009 with his former Ohio State lacrosse teammate and friend, Greg Bice. They are also Co-owners/Operators of The Resolute Athletic Complex, a 74,000 square foot indoor complex with 3 turf fields, a weight room, and training space. He enjoys coaching for Resolute, hunting with his Dad and brother at their family cabin, and playing ice hockey as much as possible in his free time. Anthony has an Education Degree from the Ohio State University where he graduated in 2003. Anthony also coached lacrosse collegiately for Denison University (2004), Harvard University (2008) and The Ohio State University (2009). [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hamilton, Matt (September 21, 2019). "The A-Train has Arrived: Kelly, at 39, a Valuable Member of U.S. Men's Box". USA Lacrosse Magazine. USA Lacrosse . Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Anthony Kelly #47 Archived January 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine . Denveroutlaws.com.
  3. ↑ Anthony 'AK' Kelly . Rochesterrattlers.com (May 30, 1980). Retrieved on June 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ Machine Trades Faceoff Specialist Kelly to Outlaws Archived February 26, 2014, at archive.today . Lax Magazine (July 6, 2012). Retrieved on June 8, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kelly Traded to Chesapeake". www.thebayhawks.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 Anthony Kelly Stats. Major League Lacrosse Website. www.pointstreak.com.
  7. ↑ John Tillman – Head Coach, Harvard University Archived February 26, 2014, at archive.today . Crimson Lacrosse. Uplax.com. Retrieved on June 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Outlaws Win Championship". www.denverpost.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  9. ↑ "2015 MLL All-Star Game" . Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  10. ↑ "US Lacrosse Hall of Fame" . Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Resolute Lacrosse Bio". www.resolutelacrosse.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
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