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Tyler Kelleher

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Tyler Kelleher
Born (1995-01-02) January 2, 1995 (age 29)
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]

Playing career

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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

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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
2009–10 Longmeadow High School MA-HS
2010–11 Deerfield Academy US-Prep 18 11 15 26
2010–11 WM Blades U16 AAA MSYHL 7 3 2 5 0
2011–12 U.S National Development Team USHL 36 17 13 30 26 2 2 0 2 0
2012–13 U.S. National Development Team USHL 26 9 10 19 12
2013–14 U. of New Hampshire HE 37 5 11 16 4
2014–15 U. of New Hampshire HE 39 18 24 42 26
2015–16 U. of New Hampshire HE 37 10 36 46 10
2016–17 U. of New Hampshire HE 40 24 39 63 32
2016–17 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 6 0 2 2 2
2017–18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 26 7 5 12 10
2017–18 Texas Stars AHL 13 2 1 3 14
2018–19 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 50 13 25 38 48 7 0 8 8 0
2019–20 IK Oskarshamn SHL 51 13 15 28 24
2020–21 IK Oskarshamn SHL 48 8 21 29 12
2021–22 Rögle BK SHL 34 4 6 10 12
2021–22 HV71 Allsv 8 5 2 7 0 15 8 7 15 6
2022–23 Tappara Liiga 13 1 2 3 2
AHL totals 45 9 8 17 26
SHL totals 133 25 42 67 48
Liiga totals 13 1 2 3 2
Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2012 Ontario
IIHF World U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Sochi

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 United States U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 0 3 3 0
2013 United States U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3 3 6 2
Junior totals 13 3 6 9 2

Awards and honors

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
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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