Justin Kelly (ice hockey player)

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CanadaCanada  Justin Kelly Ice hockey player
Date of birth March 17, 1981
place of birth Abbotsford , British Columbia , Canada
size 193 cm
Weight 84 kg
position striker
number # 27
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1997 Spokane Chiefs
1997-1999 Prince Albert Raiders
1998-2002 Saskatoon Blades
2002-2003 IF Troy-Ljungby
2003-2004 Lowell Lock Monsters
Las Vegas Wranglers
2004-2005 Adirondack Frostbite
2005-2006 Johnstown Chiefs
2006-2007 EHC Olten
EHC Linz
HC Pustertal
2007-2010 Bietigheim Steelers
2010-2011 Krefeld penguins
2011–2012 DEG Metro Stars
2012-2013 IF Troy-Ljungby
2013-2014 Ravensburg tower stars
2014-2018 Bietigheim Steelers
2018-2019 Deggendorfer SC

Justin Kelly (born March 17, 1981 in Abbotsford , British Columbia ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who was under contract with Deggendorfer SC in the DEL2 until February 2019 .

Career

Justin Kelly began his career in the 1997/98 season with the Spokane Chiefs in the Western Hockey League . During this season he moved to league rivals Prince Albert Raiders . During the following season he moved to the Saskatoon Blades after 30 games for which he played until 2002.

For the 2002/03 season Kelly went to Sweden for IF Troja-Ljungby for a year . Between 2003 and 2006, Kelly returned to North America, where he played in three different leagues for the Lowell Lock Monsters , Las Vegas Wranglers , Springfield Falcons and Johnstown Chiefs . Among other things, he made 34 appearances for the Lowell Lock Monsters in the American Hockey League .

In the 2006/07 season Kelly moved to Europe for a second time. During the first year he was on the ice for EHC Olten , EHC Linz and HC Pustertal in three European leagues. From 2007 to 2010 he played for SC Bietigheim-Bissingen in the 2nd Bundesliga ice hockey , won the championship title with the Steelers in 2009 and was named Player of the Year in 2009/10. He then moved to the Krefeld Pinguinen in the German Ice Hockey League for the 2010/11 season , where he signed a one-year contract before receiving a contract for the 2011/12 season with the DEG Metro Stars a year later .

Kelly spent the 2012/13 season in Sweden and scored 21 goals in 46 appearances for the second division club IF Troja-Ljungby . He then returned to the second German league: 54 games and 32 goals (90 points) was his record for the 2013/14 season, which he spent with the Ravensburg Towerstars in the DEL2 . Kelly returned to the Bietigheim Steelers for the 2014/15 season. In the following season (2015/16) the Canadian remained loyal to the Steelers, was the best scorer in the league (34 goals, 51 assists) and was named player of the year in the second highest German division for the second time since 2009/10.

In February 2019, Kelly had to end his career at the age of 37 for health reasons. On October 21, 2018, he played for his last club Deggendorfer SC away in Kaufbeuren and suffered a severe concussion that finally forced him to end his career.

Achievements and Awards

  • 2009 second division champion with SC Bietigheim
  • 2009 Top scorer in the 2nd Bundesliga play- offs (together with Alexander Serikow )
  • 2009 Best Center in the 2nd Bundesliga
  • 2010 top scorer of the 2nd Bundesliga main round (together with Jordan Webb )
  • 2010 player of the year in the 2nd Bundesliga
  • 2010 Best Center in the 2nd Bundesliga
  • 2015 DEL2 champion with SC Bietigheim
  • 2016 top scorer in the DEL2
  • 2016 player of the year in the DEL2
  • 2018 DEL2 champion with SC Bietigheim
  • 2018 top scorer of the DEL2 playoffs 2018 (23 points)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ANDREAS EBERLE: Justin Kelly as the new bearer of hope. In: swp.de. Retrieved March 13, 2016 .
  2. ↑ eishockey.info, DEG confirms newcomer Justin Kelly - attacker signs for one year , May 13, 2011, accessed on August 31, 2012
  3. ^ Statistics of the DEL2. In: www.del-2.org. Retrieved February 14, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Justin Kelly - a crowd favorite returns to Ellental. www.esbg.de, accessed on February 14, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Justin Kelly is DEL2 player of the year. In: Hockeyweb. Retrieved March 13, 2016 .
  6. ↑ idowa, Straubing Germany: Deggendorf Fire: A Great says Servus: Justin Kelly retires - idowa. Retrieved February 25, 2019 .
  7. ↑ pointstreak.com, Hockey Stats | GER - BL - 2nd Bundesliga | scoring leaders
  8. ↑ swp.de, Kelly to Ravensburg - 2010 named best second division player of the year.
  9. ↑ del-2.org, DEL2 top scorer
  10. ↑ Ice Hockey News Review 2017/18, page 97
personal data
SURNAME Kelly, Justin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Abbotsford , British Columbia