Keaton Ellerby

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Keaton Ellerby
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Ellerby with the Winnipeg Jets in 2014
Born (1988-11-05) November 5, 1988 (age 35)
Strathmore, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Florida Panthers
Los Angeles Kings
Winnipeg Jets
Barys Astana
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Lukko
Mora IK
Iserlohn Roosters
Dornbirn Bulldogs
Ferencvárosi TC
Sheffield Steelers
NHL Draft 10th overall, 2007
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2008–2022

Keaton Ellerby (born November 5, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He last played under contract with the Sheffield Steelers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings and Winnipeg Jets.

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Playing career

Junior

Ellerby was drafted 10th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft from the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. During the 2008 World Junior Hockey Championship, Ellerby was invited to try out for the tournament, having played for Canada at the 2007 Superseries against the Russians.

Professional

Ellerby as a member of the Panthers in 2012 Keaton Ellerby 2012-03-09.JPG
Ellerby as a member of the Panthers in 2012

Ellerby scored his first NHL goal on January 25, 2011 against Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers. [1] During the 2012–13 season, on February 8, 2013, Ellerby was traded by the Panthers to the Los Angeles Kings for a fifth-round selection in the 2013 NHL Draft. [2] The Kings re-signed Ellerby to a one-year deal in July 2013, [3] but he was claimed off waivers by the Winnipeg Jets a month into the 2013–14 season. [4]

Ellerby signed a one-year contract with the Jets the following summer for the 2014–15 season. He spent most of the season in the minors.

On July 7, 2015, Ellerby signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League. [5] After 42 games with the Kazakh-based club, Ellerby sought a release and immediately signed with Swiss team HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League A on January 4, 2016, for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. Ellerby also played for Team Canada during Spengler Cup and won the championship scoring one of the goals in the final game.

The following season, Ellerby signed for the 2016–17 season with Finnish Liiga outfit, Lukko Rauma. [6] Ellerby proved to be a solid addition to Lukko's blueline, contributing steady defensive play to go along with 3 goals and 12 points in 43 games.

On July 10, 2017, Ellerby agreed to a one-year deal with top tier Swedish club, Mora IK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). [7] He contributed with a heavily defensive role, logging the most blocked shots in the SHL and playing big minutes. After one season with a struggling club, he agreed to a one-year deal with German club, Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL, on September 13, 2018. [8]

As a free agent midway into the 2019–20 season, Ellerby continued his professional career signing in the neighbouring Austrian Hockey League with the Dornbirn Bulldogs on November 18, 2019. [9]

In the 2020-21 season, Ellerby moved to Hungary to sign for Erste Liga side Ferencvárosi TC.

In August 2021, Ellerby agreed terms with UK EIHL side Sheffield Steelers for the 2021-22 season - following in the footsteps of Justin Hodgman who also moved to Sheffield from Ferencvarosi earlier in the summer. [10] Ellerby retired from hockey in the summer of 2022. [11]

International play

In December 2015, he won the Spengler Cup with Team Canada. [12]

Coaching career

Upon retirement from playing in 2022, Ellerby was named an assistant coach of Western Hockey League (WHL) side Prince Albert Raiders. [13]

Personal

Ellerby is first cousins with Shane Doan, former captain of the Arizona Coyotes, and second cousin to Carey Price, goaltender of the Montreal Canadiens. [14] Ellerby's uncle, Alvin Liknes, was a Calgary businessman whose disappearance and murder garnered national attention in 2014. [15] He is married to Lauren Ellerby, with whom he has a son. Lauren joined forces with Annie Montoya, whose husband Al Montoya played with Keaton on the Jets, to create a firm based around helping the relocation of athletes and their families. [16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2004–05 Kamloops Blazers WHL 6001177600016
2005–06 Kamloops BlazersWHL68268121—————
2006–07 Kamloops BlazersWHL6922325120412312
2007–08 Kamloops BlazersWHL1603329—————
2007–08 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL532212381502215
2008–09 Rochester Americans AHL 753202344—————
2009–10 Rochester AmericansAHL58613193471014
2009–10 Florida Panthers NHL 220002—————
2010–11 Rochester AmericansAHL172358—————
2010–11 Florida PanthersNHL542101222—————
2011–12 Florida PanthersNHL400551010002
2012–13 Florida PanthersNHL900036—————
2012–13 Los Angeles Kings NHL350331650000
2013–14 Winnipeg Jets NHL512462—————
2014–15 St. John's IceCaps AHL413131632—————
2014–15 Winnipeg JetsNHL10110—————
2015–16 Barys Astana KHL 4227949—————
2015–16 HC Fribourg–Gottéron NLA 131560—————
2016–17 Lukko Liiga 43391212—————
2017–18 Mora IK SHL 5206626—————
2018–19 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 5118946—————
2019–20 Dornbirner EC AUT 26471116—————
2020–21 Ferencvárosi TC EL 3441216—10022—
2021–22 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 51110119420002
AHL totals19114496311871014
NHL totals212423278860002

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2005 Canada Pacific U17 60110
2005 Canada IH18 50114
2006 Canada U18 501110
Junior totals1603314

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References

  1. ↑ "Weaver's lucky goal gives Panthers win over Rangers". CBS Sports . January 25, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Kings keep dealing, add Ellerby from Panthers". National Hockey League . February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Kings agree to terms with Ellerby". TSN. July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Jets claim defenseman Ellerby off waivers". National Hockey League . November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Barys add defenseman to squad" (in Russian). Barys Astana. July 7, 2015. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ "200 NHL gamer Keaton Ellerby signs with Lukko". Lukko Rauma (in Finnish). October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Mora complete squad with signing of NHL defenseman Keaton Ellerby" (in Swedish). Mora IK. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Keaton Ellerby joins Iserlohn". Iserlohn Roosters (in German). September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ @ebel_dec_press (November 18, 2019). "Dornbirn Bulldogs signed Keaton Ellerby for the rest of the season. When the 31yo deefenseman will get in the line-…" (Tweet). Retrieved November 18, 2019– via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Fox adds 218 game NHL D-Man Ellerby to the Blue Line".
  11. ↑ @steelershockey (August 3, 2022). "🍊🏒 Congratulations to Keaton Ellerby on his new position with the Price Island Raiders as assistant coachRead mor…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Matt D'Agostini goal leads Canada to Spengler Cup victory". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ "WHL alumnus Ellerby named Raiders assistant coach – WHL Network". October 15, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Family, passion for hockey bind Doan, Price". NHL.com. January 25, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Ellerby overwhelmed by support from hockey community after family tragedy". Winnipeg Sun. July 24, 2014.
  16. ↑ Mendes, Ian (February 26, 2024). "Former NHL wives launch business to help athletes relocate after a trade". The Athletic.
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