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 |
March 23, 1975 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
editAs 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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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
edit| 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
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Myers, Alison (September 17, 2013). "Candidates for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Hall of Fame: Part 3". thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Staff Directory". Minnesota Wild. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database