Parker Kelly
Kelly in 2024
Born (1999-05-14) May 14, 1999 (age 24)
Camrose, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present

Parker Kelly (born May 14, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Early life

Kelly was born on May 14, 1999, in Camrose, Alberta, Canada.[1] His grandfather, Nicolaas Keyzer, was born in the Netherlands before moving his family to Leamington, Ontario.[2]

Playing career

Amateur

Growing up in Alberta, Kelly played Bantam AAA ice hockey with the Camrose Vikings before being drafted in the seventh round of the 2014 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft by the Prince Albert Raiders. In his final full season with the Vikings, Kelly had recorded 58 points through 31 games.[3] Following the draft, Kelly attended their training camp but was one of nine players to be returned to their AAA club.[4] He then joined the Sherwood Park Kings and Camrose Kodiaks for the remainder of the 2014–15 season.[1]

The following season, Kelly joined the Raiders for 68 games where he recorded eight goals and 11 assists for 19 points.[1] His first career WHL goal came with nine minutes remaining in the third period of a game against the Lethbridge Hurricanes on December 15, 2015.[5] During his rookie season, Kelly was given the moniker "Pesky Parker Kelly" due to his scrappy style of play.[2] He finished the year with two team awards; Rookie of the Year and Scholastic Player of the Year.[6] He returned to the Raiders for his sophomore season, where he improved his offensive output and collected 22 goals and 43 points.[1] In spite of his success, the team failed to qualify for the 2017 WHL playoffs and ranked third-last leaguewide.[2]

Kelly concluded his third season with the Raiders with 21 goals and 43 points in 72 games. On September 19, 2017, Kelly signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators.[7]

Professional

After signing with the Senators organization, Kelly joined the Belleville Senators, the Senators' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate for five games. He spent the 2018–19 season with the Raiders before joining Belleville for the 2019–20 season. Kelly scored ten goals and six assists for 16 points in 57 games. Kelly was again assigned to Belleville for the 2020–21 season. Kelly scored 18 points in 33 games with Belleville.[8]

After the AHL season was concluded, Kelly was called up to Ottawa in May 2021. He made his NHL debut on May 12, 2021, against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Senators' final game of the 2020–21 NHL season. He scored on his only shot in the game despite playing 7:32 minutes.[9] Kelly remained with Ottawa following training camp at the beginning of the 2021–22 season, playing as the team's fourth-line center.[10] On October 12, 2021 Kelly signed a two-year contract extension.[8] He was assigned to Belleville on October 24, 2021.[11] He was recalled on November 6 after Tyler Ennis became ill.[12] After playing in his eleventh game with the Senators, he was re-assigned to Belleville on November 28.[13] He served as an alternate captain with Belleville.[14] He played in 22 games with Belleville registering nine points before being recalled by Ottawa on February 8, 2022.[15] He returned to Belleville on February 11.[16] Kelly was brought back up to Ottawa for the fifth time on April 5 after Mathieu Joseph was injured. Kelly had spent the majority of his time in Ottawa on the fourth line, but after being called up, saw some time on Ottawa's top line with Brady Tkachuk and Josh Norris.[17] The 2022–23 season marked Kelly's first as a regular in the NHL. He played mainly on the fourth line with Austin Watson and Dylan Gambrell.[18] On March 23, it was announced that Kelly had suffered a broken kneecap and would be out for the remainder of the season. He finished with one goal and four points in 55 games.[19][20]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Camrose Kodiaks AJHL 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 68 8 11 19 31 5 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 72 21 22 43 75 — — — — —
2017–18 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 69 29 30 59 75 7 3 1 4 8
2017–18 Belleville Senators AHL 5 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2018–19 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 64 35 32 67 54 23 8 9 17 14
2019–20 Belleville Senators AHL 57 10 6 16 18 — — — — —
2020–21 Belleville Senators AHL 33 10 8 18 32 — — — — —
2020–21 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2021–22 Ottawa Senators NHL 41 7 5 12 60 — — — — —
2021–22 Belleville Senators AHL 33 5 9 14 34 2 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Ottawa Senators NHL 55 1 3 4 37 — — — — —
NHL totals 97 9 8 17 97 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Parker Kelly". Elite Prospects. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Reddon, Trevor (January 16, 2019). "The Captains: Kelly continues to overcome the odds". PaNow. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Raiders Sign Three More". Prince Albert Raiders. August 27, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Raiders Trim Roster by 3". Prince Albert Raiders. September 2, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Raiders' Comeback Effort Falls Short". Prince Albert Raiders. December 15, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Raiders Hand Out 2015-2016 Player Awards". Prince Albert Raiders. March 18, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Prince Albert Raiders forward Parker Kelly signs with Senators". Western Hockey League. September 19, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Senators sign forward Parker Kelly to two-year extension". Sportsnet. October 12, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  9. ^ Tidcombe, Matt (May 13, 2021). "Kelly shines in NHL debut". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  10. ^ Garrioch, Bruce (October 12, 2021). "Parker Kelly has had to battle the odds to get to the Ottawa Senators and it earned him an extension". Saltwire. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  11. ^ Sens Communications [@Media_Sens] (October 24, 2021). "Roster update: The #Sens have re-assigned forward Parker Kelly and recalled goaltender Filip Gustavsson to/from @BellevilleSens" (Tweet). Retrieved February 21, 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Sens Communications [@Media_Sens] (November 6, 2021). "Roster update: The #Sens have recalled forward Parker Kelly from @BellevilleSens" (Tweet). Retrieved February 21, 2023 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Miller, Jack (November 28, 2021). "B-Sens lineup bolstered with addition of Murray and Kelly. Captain could be next". Quinte News. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  14. ^ Vanderlaan, Joshua (January 18, 2022). "Kelly positive about opportunities in Senators organization". American Hockey League. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "Senators' Parker Kelly: Recalled from AHL affiliate". CBS Sports. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  16. ^ Sens Communications [@Media_Sens] (February 11, 2022). "Roster update: The #Sens have re-assigned forward Parker Kelly to @BellevilleSens" (Tweet). Retrieved February 21, 2023 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Warren, Ken (April 14, 2022). "Senators' Parker Kelly receives big line promotion". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  18. ^ Warne, Steve (March 1, 2023). "Ottawa Senators Profile: The Unshakable Parker Kelly". Faces Magazine. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  19. ^ "Senators' Parker Kelly: Done for season". CBS Sports. March 23, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  20. ^ Warren, Ken (March 23, 2023). "Warren's Piece: Kleven officially signs with Senators". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved June 28, 2023.

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