Chris Kelleher

Chris Kelleher
Chris Kelleher
	Kelleher with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in 2004
Born	March 23, 1975; Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	Boston Bruins ; Krefeld Pinguine ; Linköping HC
National team	United States
NHL Draft	130th overall, 1993; Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1998–2007

Christopher D. Kelleher (born March 23, 1975) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman. He played one game in the National Hockey League, with the Boston Bruins on March 16, 2002, against the Detroit Red Wings. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2007, was mainly spent in the minor American Hockey League. After retiring he became a scout with the Minnesota Wild.

Biography

As a youth, Kelleher played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Boston Junior Bruins minor ice hockey team.[1]

He later played in one National Hockey League game for the Boston Bruins during the 2001–02 NHL season. He officially retired from professional hockey during the 2006-07 season due to a knee injury.[2]

He is currently Director of Pro Scouting for the Minnesota Wild.[3]

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1990–91	Belmont Hill School	HS-MA	20	4	23	27	14	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Saint Sebastian's School	HS-MA	28	7	27	34	12	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Saint Sebastian's School	HS-MA	25	8	30	38	16	—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Saint Sebastian's School	HS-MA	24	10	21	31	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Boston University	HE	35	3	17	20	62	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Boston University	HE	37	7	18	25	43	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Boston University	HE	39	10	24	34	54	—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Boston University	HE	37	4	26	30	40	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	45	1	4	5	43	—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	67	0	12	12	40	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	66	6	13	19	37	21	7	18	25	4
2001–02	Boston Bruins	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Providence Bruins	AHL	31	6	13	19	14	2	0	1	1	0
2002–03	Providence Bruins	AHL	72	8	27	35	50	4	0	1	1	0
2003–04	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL	47	5	16	21	38	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	65	3	18	21	26	11	0	2	2	6
2005–06	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	52	3	26	29	48	11	0	3	3	9
2006–07	Linköping HC	SWE	25	1	4	5	24	—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals			398	27	113	140	258	49	7	25	32	19
NHL totals			1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995	United States	WJC		7	1	0	1	0
Junior totals				7	1	0	1	0

Award	Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team	1994–95
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	1996–97
Hockey East All-Tournament Team	1997	[4]
All-Hockey East Second Team	1997–98
AHCA East Second-Team All-American	1997–98

"Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
Myers, Alison (September 17, 2013). "Candidates for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Hall of Fame: Part 3". thehockeywriters.com. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
"Staff Directory". Minnesota Wild. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
"2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

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