Kelly Kisio

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CanadaCanada  Kelly Kisio Ice hockey player
Date of birth September 18, 1959
place of birth Wetaskiwin , Alberta , Canada
size 175 cm
Weight 77 kg
position center
Shot hand Right
Career stations
1976-1988 Red Deer Rustlers
1978-1980 Calgary Wranglers
1980-1981 Adirondack Red Wings
Kalamazoo Wings
1981-1982 Dallas Black Hawks
1982-1983 HC Davos
1983-1986 Detroit Red Wings
1986-1991 New York Rangers
1991-1993 San Jose Sharks
1993-1995 Calgary Flames

Kelvin Wade "Kelly" Kisio (born September 18, 1959 in Wetaskiwin , Alberta ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player , coach and functionary as well as current scout , who played 800 games for Detroit between 1976 and 1995, among other things Red Wings , New York Rangers , San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League on the position of the center has denied. Then Kisio, who was the 21st team captain in the history of the New York Rangers franchise between 1987 and 1991, pursued  a career as a coach and official. Since 2016 he has been employed as a scout for the Vegas Golden Knights from the NHL.

Career

Kisio started his career in 1976 with the Alberta Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League . Without draft , he moved to the Kalamazoo Wings in the International Hockey League in the 1980/81 season and later in the year to the Adirondack Red Wings , a farm team of the Detroit Red Wings , in the American Hockey League . After a season in the Central Hockey League with the Dallas Black Hawks , the Canadian tried his luck in Europe with HC Davos in the Swiss National League A at the beginning of the 1982/83 season . There the center attracted attention with its services and in early March 1983 he finally signed a contract with the Detroit Red Wings. Kisio stayed in Detroit until the summer of 1986 when he was given up in a large swap deal with the New York Rangers . In the Big Apple he had his best career in the 1987/88 season with 78 points.

In summer 1991, the Canadian was then in the NHL expansion draft by the Minnesota North Stars selected him a few days later to the newly formed franchise the San Jose Sharks transferred. After a mixed first season for the team and himself, the versatile striker equalized his personal point record in the 1992/93 season and received an invitation to the NHL All-Star Game . However, he couldn't prevent the team's bad performance. Then in August 1993, Kisio left the Sharks and joined the Calgary Flames . After a persistent shoulder injury that had put him out of action for a long time in the already shortened season, he ended his career.

After retiring, he first worked as a scout for the Flames. In 1998 he took over the post of general manager of the Calgary Hitmen from the WHL, which belong to the organization of the Calgary Flames. From 2004 to 2008, Kisio was also the head coach of the team, but then concentrated again exclusively on his duties as general manager at the Calgary Hitmen. Since 2016 he has been back as a scout in the NHL for the Vegas Golden Knights .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1976/77 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL 60 53 48 101 101 - - - - -
1977/78 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL 58 74 68 142 66 - - - - -
1978/79 Calgary Wranglers WHL 70 60 61 121 73 15th 12 16 28 4th
1979/80 Calgary Wranglers WHL 71 65 73 138 64 2 1 0 1 4th
1980/81 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 31 27 16 43 48 8th 7th 7th 14th 13
1980/81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 41 10 14th 24 43 - - - - -
1981/82 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 78 62 39 101 59 16 12 17th 29 38
1982/83 HC Davos NLA 38 49 38 87 - - - - -
1982/83 Detroit Red Wings NHL 14th 4th 3 7th 0 - - - - -
1983/84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 70 23 37 60 34 4th 1 0 1 4th
1984/85 Detroit Red Wings NHL 75 20th 41 61 56 3 0 2 2 2
1985/86 Detroit Red Wings NHL 76 21st 48 69 85 - - - - -
1986/87 New York Rangers NHL 70 24 40 64 73 4th 0 1 1 2
1987/88 New York Rangers NHL 77 23 55 78 88 - - - - -
1988/89 New York Rangers NHL 70 26th 36 62 91 4th 0 0 0 9
1989/90 New York Rangers NHL 68 22nd 44 66 105 10 2 8th 10 8th
1990/91 New York Rangers NHL 51 15th 20th 35 58 - - - - -
1991/92 San Jose Sharks NHL 48 11 26th 37 54 - - - - -
1992/93 San Jose Sharks NHL 78 26th 52 78 90 - - - - -
1993/94 Calgary Flames NHL 51 7th 23 30th 28 7th 0 2 2 8th
1994/95 Calgary Flames NHL 12 7th 4th 11 6th 7th 3 2 5 19th
AJHL total 118 127 116 243 166 - - - - -
WHL overall 141 125 134 259 137 17th 13 16 29 8th
NHL overall 761 229 429 658 768 39 6th 15th 21st 52

( 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 Kisio, Kelly
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kisio, Kelvin Wade (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player, scout, coach and official
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Wetaskiwin , Alberta , Canada