Tyler Kelleher

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Tyler Kelleher
Born (1995-01-02) January 2, 1995 (age 28)
Longmeadow, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
Liiga team
Former teams		 Lahti Pelicans
Milwaukee Admirals
Texas Stars
ERC Ingolstadt
IK Oskarshamn
Rögle BK
Tappara
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Tyler Kelleher (born January 2, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey right wing who currently plays for Lahti Pelicans in the Liiga. He was an All-American for New Hampshire. [1]

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Playing career

Kelleher had solid junior career, playing on the USNTDP at the end of his high school days. He was selected for both the under-17 and under-18 squads and won a silver medal at the 2013 championship. [2]

The diminutive Kelleher began attending the University of New Hampshire in the fall of 2013 and had a mediocre freshman season. He saw his numbers nearly triple the following year, leading the team's offense. Unfortunately, UNH began to slide in the standings and finished the year 8th in Hockey East. While he continued to produce as an upperclassman, the Wildcats couldn't stop their slide and finished 10th in each of his final two seasons. While he couldn't help New Hampshire produce winning records, Kelleher was one of the best scorers in college hockey and finished his senior season tied for the NCAA scoring title.

Being undrafted, Kelleher was able to sign with any team and accepted an offer from the Milwaukee Admirals at the end of the 2017 season. [3] Kelleher showed a great deal of promise the following training camp and got off to a hot start but a knee injury derailed his first full season as a pro. [4] After returning to the ice, he was traded to the Texas Stars for future considerations. [5]

After a disappointing year, Kelleher travelled to Germany to continue his playing career and found much more success with ERC Ingolstadt. After helping the club reach the DEL semifinals in 2019, he spent two seasons with IK Oskarshamn, playing through the uncertainty brought about by COVID-19. In 2021 he debuted for Rögle BK and began his third season in the SHL. Kelleher also played for HV71 in the HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2021-2022 season. Kelleher was transferred to Finnish Elite League team Tappara for the 2022-2023 season, where he scored his first goal in Finland during preseason match against HPK.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2009–10 Longmeadow High School MA-HS——————————
2010–11 Deerfield Academy US-Prep18111526——————
2010–11WM Blades U16 AAAMSYHL73250—————
2011–12 U.S National Development Team USHL 361713302622020
2012–13 U.S. National Development TeamUSHL269101912—————
2013–14 U. of New Hampshire HE 37511164—————
2014–15 U. of New HampshireHE3918244226—————
2015–16 U. of New HampshireHE3710364610—————
2016–17 U. of New HampshireHE4024396332—————
2016–17 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 60222—————
2017–18 Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL26751210—————
2017–18 Texas Stars AHL1321314—————
2018–19 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 501325384870880
2019–20 IK Oskarshamn SHL 5113152824—————
2020–21 IK OskarshamnSHL488212912—————
2021–22 Rögle BK SHL34461012—————
2021–22 HV71 Allsv 852701587156
2022–23 Tappara Liiga 131232—————
AHL totals45981726—————
SHL totals13325426748—————
Liiga totals131232—————
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Ice hockey
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Ontario
IIHF World U18 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Sochi

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2012 United States U17 Silver medal icon.svg60330
2013 United States U18 Silver medal icon.svg73362
Junior totals133692

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-Hockey East First Team 2016–17 [6]
AHCA East Second Team All-American 2016–17 [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Team USA - U18 World Championships 2013 - Player Stats". Quant Hockey. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Longmeadow native Tyler Kelleher signs AHL deal with Milwaukee Admirals". MassLive.com. March 17, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Fifteen with Tyler Kelleher". Admirals Round Table. January 25, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ "McNeill Acquired by Nashville for O'Brien; Kelleher Traded to Texas". Admirals Round Table. February 3, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hockey East Honors 2016-17 All-Star Teams". HockeyEastOnline.com. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Hockey East Three-Stars Award
2016–17
With: Anders Bjork and Clayton Keller 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Hockey East Scoring Champion
2016–17 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NCAA Ice Hockey Scoring Champion
2016–17
With: Mike Vecchione and Zach Aston-Reese 		Succeeded by
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