Steve Kelly

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Steve Kelly
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Kelly with the Houston Aeros in 2007
Born (1976-10-26) October 26, 1976 (age 47)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
Tampa Bay Lightning
New Jersey Devils
Los Angeles Kings
Adler Mannheim
Frankfurt Lions
Minnesota Wild
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
NHL draft 6th overall, 1995
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1996–2009

Steve Kelly (born October 26, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, New Jersey Devils, Los Angeles Kings and the Minnesota Wild.

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Playing career

Kelly played his junior hockey with the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League (WHL), where he compiled 254 points in 268 games. In 1995–96, Kelly tallied 101 points and 203 penalty minutes to lead the Raiders to a 47-win season and second place in the WHL Eastern Division. Kelly was then drafted in the first round, sixth overall, of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers.

Despite his high draft status, Kelly has never appeared in more than 43 games in an NHL season and has just 21 points in 147 games. Kelly played just 27 games for the Edmonton Oilers during the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons before being traded in February 1998 to the Tampa Bay Lightning along with Bryan Marchment and Jason Bonsignore in exchange for Roman Hamrlík and Paul Comrie.

After 58 games over two seasons with the Lightning, Kelly was sent to the New Jersey Devils prior to the 1999–2000 season, where he spent the majority of the season with their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Albany River Rats. Kelly notched 57 points for Albany, but made just one appearance with the Devils. However, injuries during the Devils' playoff run forced Kelly into the NHL lineup, where he appeared in 10 games during the Devils' Stanley Cup-winning drive. In February 2001, after 25 games in New Jersey, Kelly was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for forward Bob Corkum. With L.A.'s AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, Kelly enjoyed his best statistical seasons as a pro, amassing 133 points in just 113 games from 2002–2004, and represented the Canadian All-Stars in the 2004 AHL All-Star Classic.

Following the 2003–04 season, Kelly signed in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) with Adler Mannheim. In November 2005, Kelly signed with the Frankfurt Lions of the same league, where he scored 20 points in 22 games. In 2007, he signed with the Minnesota Wild and spent much of the season with the team's AHL affiliate, the Houston Aeros, before being called up at the end of the season to fill in at center. After being signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets and sent down to their affiliate the Syracuse Crunch, Kelly chose to return to Europe by signing a one-year contract with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga. [1] However, after posting 3 points in only his second game in the 2009–10 season, Kelly suffered a season-ending injury and decided to terminate his contract and retire from professional hockey in order to return to Canada. [2]

While showing promise at the beginning of his pro career, Kelly is often regarded as a draft bust during his NHL career.[ citation needed ] Many fans and media expected the Oilers to draft Shane Doan (an obvious choice who was drafted next by Winnipeg, and later become the captain of the Jets/Coyotes franchise), or Jarome Iginla (an Edmonton native and junior teammate of Doan's), but Edmonton drafted Kelly sixth overall instead.

Personal life

After retiring, Kelly joined the Calgary Police Service as a police officer.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1992–93 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 651192075—————
1993–94 Prince Albert RaidersWHL65194261106—————
1994–95 Prince Albert RaidersWHL6831417215315791635
1995–96 Prince Albert RaidersWHL7027741012031813183147
1996–97 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 48929381111133624
1996–97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 8101660002
1997–98 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 50116—————
1997–98 Hamilton BulldogsAHL11281018—————
1997–98 Edmonton OilersNHL190228—————
1997–98 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL51122910110
1997–98 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL2421315—————
1998–99 Cleveland LumberjacksIHL18671336—————
1998–99 Tampa Bay LightningNHL3413427—————
1999–00 Detroit Vipers IHL10004—————
1999–2000 Albany River Rats AHL7621365713131122
1999–2000 New Jersey Devils NHL10000100004
2000–01 New Jersey DevilsNHL2422421—————
2000–01 Los Angeles Kings NHL11101480002
2001–02 Manchester Monarchs AHL491021318851894
2001–02 Los Angeles KingsNHL8011210000
2002–03 Manchester MonarchsAHL5419446314430110
2002–03 Los Angeles KingsNHL152350—————
2003–04 Manchester MonarchsAHL5921497011710002
2003–04 Los Angeles KingsNHL30000—————
2004–05 Adler Mannheim DEL 461122332101214572
2005–06 Adler MannheimDEL194172144—————
2005–06 Frankfurt Lions DEL2261420119—————
2006–07 Frankfurt LionsDEL47929382098281030
2007–08 Houston Aeros AHL481018288130006
2007–08 Minnesota Wild NHL20000—————
2008–09 Syracuse Crunch AHL4510122274—————
2009–10 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana EBEL 21232—————
AHL totals390102217319764265131838
NHL totals1499122183250008
DEL totals13430821125822031215102

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References

  1. ↑ "Former NHL player Kelly signs in the EBEL". Austrian Hockey League. 2009-09-16. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  2. ↑ "Steve Kelly ends career". HDD Olimpija Ljubljana. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2010-10-06.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick
1995 		Succeeded by
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