Tracey Kelusky

Tracey Kelusky
Born	September 9, 1975 (age 47); Peterborough, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	180 pounds (82 kg)
Shoots	Right
Position	Forward
NLL draft	1st overall, 2000; Columbus Landsharks
NLL teams	Philadelphia Wings ; Buffalo Bandits ; Calgary Roughnecks ; Montreal Express ; Columbus Landsharks
MSL team	Peterborough Lakers
Pro career	2001–2014
Nickname	TK

Last updated November 14, 2022

Tracey Kelusky (born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian former lacrosse player and current head coach of Panther City LC.^[1] Kelusky played for the Columbus Landsharks, Montreal Express, Calgary Roughnecks, Buffalo Bandits and Philadelphia Wings. While with the Roughnecks, Kelusky was named captain and lead them to titles in 2004 and 2009.

College career

Kelusky played college lacrosse at the University of Hartford, making his mark in the NCAA record books by scoring 59 goals in 14 games during the 2000 season.

Professional career

Kelusky joined the NLL in the 2000-2001 season with the Columbus Landsharks and was named the NLL Rookie of the Year. In the 2001-2002 season, he played for the expansion franchise Montreal Express. The Roughnecks picked up Kelusky first overall in the dispersal draft after the Express franchise folded in 2002.

In the 2005 National Lacrosse League All-Star Game, Kelusky won the MVP in front of a home crowd at the Pengrowth Saddledome. During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game.^[2]

In December 2013, Kelusky was acquired by the Philadelphia Wings as a free agent.

On September 19, 2014, Kelusky announced he was retiring from professional lacrosse.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Kelusky became an assistant coach for the New England Blackwolves. For the 2019-20 season he served as offensive coach for the Philadelphia Wings. Kelusky became the first-ever head coach for the expansion Panther City LC club in 2021.

Statistics

NLL

Reference:^[3]

Tracey Kelusky		Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP

2001	Columbus Landsharks	14	24	27	51	98	20	3.64	7.00	1.43	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2002	Montreal Express	16	44	50	94	98	8	5.88	6.13	0.50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003	Calgary Roughnecks	13	37	26	63	51	16	4.85	3.92	1.23	1	3	2	5	9	2	5.00	9.00	2.00
2004	Calgary Roughnecks	16	32	37	69	73	8	4.31	4.56	0.50	3	7	4	11	13	4	3.67	4.33	1.33
2005	Calgary Roughnecks	16	45	32	77	77	12	4.81	4.81	0.75	1	4	1	5	3	0	5.00	3.00	0.00
2006	Calgary Roughnecks	16	35	34	69	75	17	4.31	4.69	1.06	1	4	4	8	6	0	8.00	6.00	0.00
2007	Calgary Roughnecks	16	35	53	88	95	0	5.50	5.94	0.00	1	3	1	4	2	0	4.00	2.00	0.00
2008	Calgary Roughnecks	7	11	14	25	26	5	3.57	3.71	0.71	2	3	7	10	6	0	5.00	3.00	0.00
2009	Calgary Roughnecks	16	31	53	84	84	4	5.25	5.25	0.25	3	9	5	14	16	0	4.67	5.33	0.00
2010	Calgary Roughnecks	13	30	34	64	56	10	4.92	4.31	0.77	1	1	2	3	3	0	3.00	3.00	0.00
2011	Buffalo Bandits	16	21	33	54	54	11	3.38	3.38	0.69	2	2	3	5	10	0	2.50	5.00	0.00
2012	Buffalo Bandits	12	12	16	28	37	2	2.33	3.08	0.17	1	1	1	2	4	0	2.00	4.00	0.00
2013	Buffalo Bandits	7	4	6	10	22	9	1.43	3.14	1.29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014	Philadelphia Wings	17	22	25	47	40	17	2.76	2.35	1.00	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		195	383	440	823	886	139	4.22	4.54	0.71	16	37	30	67	72	6	4.19	4.50	0.38
Career Total:		211	420	470	890	958	145	4.22	4.54	0.69

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

Awards

2000, Drafted first overall by the Columbus Landsharks
2001, NLL Rookie of the Year
2001, NLL second team all pro
2002, NLL first team all pro
2002, Inside Lacrosse Magazine's NLL MVP (voted by NLL players and coaches)
2002, part of Canada's silver medal team at the World Lacrosse Championship
2002, part of Team Canada at the Heritage Cup
2003, NLL first team all pro
2003, part of Canada's gold medal team at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
2004, part of Canada's Heritage Cup-winning team
2004, NLL first team all pro
2004, Champion's Cup
2005, NLL All Star Game Most Valuable Player
2005, NLL second team all pro
2007, NLL Sportsmanship Award^[4]
2009, Champion's Cup
2022, Les Bartley Award

Preceded by John Grant Jr	NLL Rookie of the Year 2001	Succeeded by Blaine Manning
Preceded by Mark Steenhuis	NLL All-Star Game MVP 2005	Succeeded by Lewis Ratcliff
Preceded by Sean Greenhalgh	NLL Sportsmanship Award 2007	Succeeded by Dan Carey

Personal life

Kelusky is a boyhood friend of professional wrestler Bobby Roode. Kelusky even made an appearance on the December 29th, 2011 edition of Impact Wrestling, where he confronted Roode and was attacked by him.^[5]

External links

Bio from Buffalo Bandits page

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References

↑ "Tracey Kelusky Named Head Coach of Panther City Lacrosse Club".
↑ "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
↑ "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
↑ "Kelusky wins Sportsmanship Award". NLL.com. April 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
↑ Stamp, Stephen (2011-12-31). "Kelusky facing another legendary athlete". IL Indoor. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-01-01.

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[1] "Tracey Kelusky Named Head Coach of Panther City Lacrosse Club".

[2] "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.

[3] "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2017.

[4] "Kelusky wins Sportsmanship Award". NLL.com. April 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-30.

[5] Stamp, Stephen (2011-12-31). "Kelusky facing another legendary athlete". IL Indoor. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-01-01.

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