Matt Kelly
 Matt Kelly 
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| Date of birth | March 23, 1985 |
| place of birth | Tottenham , Ontario , Canada |
| Nickname | Bud |
| size | 190 cm |
| Weight | 93 kg |
| position | defender |
| number | # 44 |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Career stations | |
| 2002-2003 | Thornhill Rattlers |
| 2003-2006 | Belleville Bulls |
| 2006-2009 | Victoria Salmon Kings |
| 2009–2012 | HC Pustertal |
| 2012-2014 | Ravensburg tower stars |
| 2014-2015 | EC Graz 99ers |
| 2015-2016 | EC VSV |
Matt "Bud" Kelly (born March 23, 1985 in Tottenham , Ontario ) is a Canadian ice hockey player who was under contract with the EC VSV from the EBEL until January 2016 .
Career
Matt Kelly began his career as a professional hockey player in 2002 with the Thornhill Rattlers in the OPJHL. In the same year he moved to the Belleville Bulls from the Ontario Hockey League , where he defended for four years. In the 2005/06 season he came to three missions with the Manitoba Moose from the American Hockey League . In the summer of 2006 he signed a contract with the Victoria Salmon Kings from the ECHL . Also in the 2007/08 season he came to some missions with the Manitoba Moose from the AHL.
In the summer of 2009 he moved to Europe and signed a contract in Italy with HC Pustertal , which was extended in the following two years.
In May 2012 Kelly signed with the Ravensburg Towerstars from the 2nd Bundesliga ice hockey , where he came up with the jersey number 44 .
In spring 2015 Kelly moved - together with Miha Verlič - from the EC Graz 99ers to the EC VSV . On January 26, 2016, he played his last game for Villach and returned to Canada after an early termination for family reasons.
Achievements and Awards
- 2010: most assists (36) and most points (43) from a Serie A1 defender
- 2011: Winner Coppa Italia with HC Pustertal and player of the year in the A1 series
- 2012: Winner Supercoppa Italiana with the HC Pustertal
- 2013: Most goals (13) by a defender of the DEL2
statistics
| league | Regular season | Play-offs | ||||||||||
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| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | ||
| AHL | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| ECHL | 3 | 175 | 26th | 66 | 92 | 190 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 23 | |
(Status: end of the 2009/10 season)
Web links
- Matt Kelly at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Matt Kelly at hockeydb.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tower stars sign Canadian Matt Kelly ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , www.towerstars.de
- ↑ sportreport.biz, Miha Verlic changes from Graz 99ers to VSV , April 27, 2015, accessed on June 15, 2015
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| SURNAME | Kelly, Matt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kelly, Bud |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tottenham , Ontario, Canada |