Kelly Buchberger

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Kelly Buchberger
Date of birth 2nd December 1966
place of birth Langenburg , Saskatchewan , Canada
size 188 cm
Weight 95 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1985 , 9th lap, 188th position
Edmonton Oilers
Career stations
1983-1984 Melville Millionaires
1984-1986 Moose Jaw Warriors
1986-1987 Nova Scotia Oilers
1987-1999 Edmonton Oilers
1999-2000 Atlanta Thrashers
2000-2002 Los Angeles Kings
2002-2003 Phoenix Coyotes
2003-2004 Pittsburgh Penguins

Kelly Michael Buchberger (born December 2, 1966 in Langenburg , Saskatchewan ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and current coach who, during his active career between 1983 and 2004, played 1279 games for the Edmonton Oilers , Atlanta Thrashers , Los Angeles Kings , Phoenix Coyotes and Pittsburgh Penguins played in the National Hockey League on the position of right winger . Buchberger, who embodied the player type of the Enforcer , won the Stanley Cup twice in the service of the Edmonton Oilers in 1987 and 1990 . In addition, he became world champion in the jersey of the Canadian national team in 1994 . Since the 2018/19 season he has been the head coach of the Tri-City Americans from the Western Hockey League .

Career

Kelly Buchberger began his career as a hockey player with the Moose Jaw Warriors , for which he was active in the Western Hockey League from 1984 to 1986 . During this time he was selected during the NHL Entry Draft 1985 in the ninth round as a total of 188 players by the Edmonton Oilers . For the NHL team of the Oilers, the winger made his debut in the Stanley Cup finals of the 1986/87 season . The final series was won by the Oilers, so Buchberger won his first Stanley Cup in his rookie season. Three years later he won the cup for the second time with the Oilers. Although Edmonton won this 1987/88, but the attacker played this season mainly in their farm team , where he was on the ice for the Nova Scotia Oilers from the American Hockey League .

On June 25, 1999, the Canadian was selected in the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers , leaving Edmonton as the last player to win a Stanley Cup with the Oilers . Shortly before the end of the trade deadline in March 2000 , Buchberger was handed over to the Los Angeles Kings , for whom he played until 2002. His last two positions as players were in the 2002/03 season , the Phoenix Coyotes and 2003/04 the Pittsburgh Penguins .

Immediately after the end of his career, Buchberger was assistant coach for the Edmonton Road Runners of the American Hockey League , the former farm team of his long-term employer, the Edmonton Oilers, in the 2004/05 season . After this season he was accepted into the management of the club as a development coach . During the 2007/08 season , Buchberger first worked as head coach when he missed the playoffs with the Springfield Falcons , Edmonton's AHL farm team. Nevertheless, he was accepted as an assistant coach in the coaching staff of the Edmonton Oilers before the 2008/09 season . He held this post until June 2014, when he relinquished the position of assistant coach to Craig Ramsay and is now responsible for player development himself.

For the 2017/18 season he switched from the Oilers to the New York Islanders as assistant coach , but was released after a year. Since the 2018/19 season he has been the head coach of the Tri-City Americans from the Western Hockey League .

International

For Canada , Buchberger took part in the 1993 , 1994 and 1996 World Championships . At the 1994 World Cup, Buchberger and his team were world champions, and vice-world champions in 1996.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1983/84 Melville Millionaires SJHL 60 14th 11 25th 139 - - - - -
1984/85 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 51 12 17th 29 114 - - - - -
1985/86 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 72 14th 22nd 36 206 13 11 4th 15th 37
1986/87 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 70 12 20th 32 257 5 0 1 1 23
1986/87 Edmonton Oilers NHL - - - - - 3 0 0 0 5
1987/88 Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 49 21st 23 44 206 2 0 0 0 11
1987/88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 19th 1 0 1 81 - - - - -
1988/89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 66 5 9 14th 234 - - - - -
1989/90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 55 2 6th 8th 168 19th 0 5 5 13
1990/91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 64 3 1 4th 160 12 2 1 3 25th
1991/92 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 20th 24 44 157 16 1 4th 5 32
1992/93 Edmonton Oilers NHL 83 12 18th 30th 133 - - - - -
1993/94 Edmonton Oilers NHL 84 3 18th 21st 199 - - - - -
1994/95 Edmonton Oilers NHL 48 7th 17th 24 82 - - - - -
1995/96 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82 11 14th 25th 184 - - - - -
1996/97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 81 8th 30th 38 159 12 5 2 7th 16
1997/98 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82 6th 17th 23 122 12 1 2 3 25th
1998/99 Edmonton Oilers NHL 52 4th 4th 8th 68 4th 0 0 0 0
1999/00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 68 5 12 17th 139 - - - - -
1999/00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 13 2 1 3 13 4th 0 0 0 4th
2000/01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 82 6th 14th 20th 75 8th 1 0 1 2
2001/02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 74 6th 7th 13 105 7th 0 0 0 7th
2002/03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 79 3 9 12 109 - - - - -
2003/04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 71 1 3 4th 109 - - - - -
WHL overall 123 26th 39 65 320 13 11 4th 15th 37
AHL total 119 33 43 76 463 7th 0 1 1 34
NHL overall 1182 105 204 309 2297 97 10 14th 24 129

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1993 Canada WM 4th Place 8th 0 2 2 6th
1994 Canada WM 1st place, gold 8th 0 0 0 8th
1996 Canada WM 2nd place, Siber 4th 0 0 0 6th
Men overall 20th 0 2 2 20th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Buchberger, Kelly
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Buchberger, Kelly Michael (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd December 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Langenburg , Saskatchewan