Christopher D. Kelleher (born March 23, 1975) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman. He played one game in the National Hockey League, with the Boston Bruins on March 16, 2002, against the Detroit Red Wings. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2007, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League. After retiring he became a scout with the Minnesota Wild.

Chris Kelleher
Kelleher with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2004
Born (1975-03-23) March 23, 1975 (age 49)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Krefeld Pinguine
Linköping HC
National team  United States
NHL draft 130th overall, 1993
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1998–2007

Biography

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As a youth, Kelleher played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Boston Junior Bruins minor ice hockey team.[1]

He later played in one National Hockey League game for the Boston Bruins during the 2001–02 NHL season. He officially retired from professional hockey during the 2006-07 season due to a knee injury.[2]

He is currently Director of Pro Scouting for the Minnesota Wild.[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1990–91 Belmont Hill School HS-MA 20 4 23 27 14
1991–92 Saint Sebastian's School HS-MA 28 7 27 34 12
1992–93 Saint Sebastian's School HS-MA 25 8 30 38 16
1993–94 Saint Sebastian's School HS-MA 24 10 21 31
1994–95 Boston University HE 35 3 17 20 62
1995–96 Boston University HE 37 7 18 25 43
1996–97 Boston University HE 39 10 24 34 54
1997–98 Boston University HE 37 4 26 30 40
1998–99 Syracuse Crunch AHL 45 1 4 5 43
1999–00 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 67 0 12 12 40
2000–01 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 66 6 13 19 37 21 7 18 25 4
2001–02 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Providence Bruins AHL 31 6 13 19 14 2 0 1 1 0
2002–03 Providence Bruins AHL 72 8 27 35 50 4 0 1 1 0
2003–04 Krefeld Pinguine DEL 47 5 16 21 38
2004–05 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 65 3 18 21 26 11 0 2 2 6
2005–06 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 52 3 26 29 48 11 0 3 3 9
2006–07 Linköping HC SWE 25 1 4 5 24
AHL totals 398 27 113 140 258 49 7 25 32 19
NHL totals 1 0 0 0 0

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1995 United States WJC 7 1 0 1 0
Junior totals 7 1 0 1 0

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1994–95 [citation needed]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1996–97 [citation needed]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 1997 [4]
All-Hockey East Second Team 1997–98 [citation needed]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1997–98 [citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  2. ^ Myers, Alison (September 17, 2013). "Candidates for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Hall of Fame: Part 3". thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Staff Directory". Minnesota Wild. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
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