Kellen Briggs

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Kellen Briggs
Kellen Briggs Ontario Reign.jpg
Born (1983-06-28) June 28, 1983 (age 41)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Portland Pirates
Dresdner Eislöwen
Heilbronner Falken
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–2013

Kellen Briggs (born June 28, 1983) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender.

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Playing career

Briggs graduated from Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He played three seasons with the USHL's Sioux Falls Stampede, where he led the USHL in saves (1,422) and total minutes played (2,529).

He spent the next four years (2003–2007) tending goal for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He recorded 25 wins in his first year, which set the school record for a freshman. His sophomore year, he went with the team to the Frozen Four, and was co-recipient of the John Mariucci team MVP award.

Briggs' senior year at the University of Minnesota, he served as alternate team captain. [1] He was the first goaltender since 1973 to receive that honor. He helped the Golden Gophers win the McNaughton Cup and the Broadmoor Trophy in 2007. He also holds the school record for most wins in a career (84), and most shutouts in a career (13 [2] ).

In October 2007, Briggs played in his first professional game with the Idaho Steelheads. He was picked to play in the 2007 National Conference All-Star game in the ECHL, and had his first American Hockey League call-up when he was loaned to the Rockford IceHogs though he didn't get to play on ice. He moved to the Ontario Reign in 2008 which was followed by a spell in the AHL for the Portland Pirates. He then moved to Germany in the 2nd Bundesliga with Dresdner Eislöwen before returning to the Ontario Reign in 2010. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLOTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2000–01 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 25167012246903.38.9004—————3.67.895
2001–02Sioux Falls StampedeUSHL4525151236613423.40.9032———————
2002–03 Sioux Falls StampedeUSHL4516234252615623.71.901————————
2003–04 University of Minnesota WCHA 402510321999642.62.894————————
2004–05 University of MinnesotaWCHA332111018957542.37.914————————
2005–06 University of MinnesotaWCHA32216318327832.55.904————————
2006–07 University of MinnesotaWCHA26177215195422.13.917————————
2007–08 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 311711218025422.36.920————————
2008–09 Ontario Reign ECHL127507162912.43.927————————
2008–09 Portland Pirates AHL 63303581702.85.90310032101.85.950
2009–10 Dresdner Eislöwen 2.GBun 4623220275712952.81—3—————2.41—
2010–11 Ontario ReignECHL27916115299303.65.890————————
2010–11 Heilbronner Falken 2.GBun1311207872722.06—3—————4.07—
2011–12Dresdner Eislöwen2.GBun21613012156513.21—————————
2012–13Dresdner Eislöwen2.GBun311615018237912.60—————————
AHL totals63303581702.85.90310032101.85.950

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
WCHA All-Tournament Team 2004 [4]
WCHA Tournament MVP2004
Frank Pond Rookie of the Year 2005
WCHA All-Academic Team 2006

References

  1. ↑ Kellen Briggs and Alex Goligoski Named 2006-07 Minnesota Assistant Captains [ permanent dead link ]. WCHA . Accessed on August 8, 2008.
  2. ↑ "GOPHERSPORTS.COM :: University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site :: Ice Hockey". Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ OntarioReign.com - Player Profile Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 2010-10-09.
  4. ↑ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament
2004 		Succeeded by
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