Tyler Kelleher

Tyler Kelleher
Born (1995-01-02) January 2, 1995
Longmeadow, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
HA team
Former teams		 Modo Hockey
ERC Ingolstadt
IK Oskarshamn
Rögle BK
Tappara
Lahti Pelicans
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Tyler Kelleher (born January 2, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey right wing who currently plays for Modo Hockey in the HockeyAllsvenskan. He was an All-American for New Hampshire.[1]

Playing career

Kelleher had solid junior career, playing on the USNTDP at the end of his high school days. He was selected for both the under-17 and under-18 squads and won a silver medal at the 2013 championship.[2]

The diminutive Kelleher began attending the University of New Hampshire in the fall of 2013 and had a mediocre freshman season. He saw his numbers nearly triple the following year, leading the team's offense. Unfortunately, UNH began to slide in the standings and finished the year 8th in Hockey East. While he continued to produce as an upperclassman, the Wildcats couldn't stop their slide and finished 10th in each of his final two seasons. While he could not help New Hampshire produce winning records, Kelleher became one of the best scorers in college hockey and finished his senior season tied for the NCAA scoring title.

Being undrafted, Kelleher was able to sign with any team and accepted an offer from the Milwaukee Admirals at the end of the 2017 season.[3] Kelleher showed a great deal of promise the following training camp and got off to a hot start, but a knee injury derailed his first full season as a pro.[4] After returning to the ice, he was traded to the Texas Stars for future considerations.[5]

After a disappointing year, Kelleher travelled to Germany to continue his playing career and found much more success with ERC Ingolstadt. After helping the club reach the DEL semifinals in 2019, he spent two seasons with IK Oskarshamn, playing through the uncertainty brought about by COVID-19. In 2021 he debuted for Rögle BK and began his third season in the SHL. Kelleher also played for HV71 in the HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2021–22 season. Kelleher was transferred to Finnish Elite League team Tappara for the 2022–23 season, where he scored his first goal in Finland during a preseason match against HPK. He was then transferred to the Lahti Pelicans on loan. For the 2023–24 season, Kelleher returned to the HockeyAllsvenskan to play for Brynäs IF, which he helped earn promotion up to the SHL. Kelleher earned the play-offs MVP award this year as well. The following season Kelleher repeated this feat with Djurgårdens IF. After this promotion, it was announced that Kelleher had signed a new one-year deal with Modo Hockey to try to earn promotion to SHL once again.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2009–10 Longmeadow High School MA-HS ——————————
2010–11 Deerfield Academy US-Prep 18111526——————
2010–11 WM Blades U16 AAA MSYHL 73250—————
2011–12 U.S National Development Team USHL 361713302622020
2012–13 U.S. National Development Team USHL 269101912—————
2013–14 U. of New Hampshire HE 37511164—————
2014–15 U. of New Hampshire HE 3918244226—————
2015–16 U. of New Hampshire HE 3710364610—————
2016–17 U. of New Hampshire HE 4024396332—————
2016–17 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 60222—————
2017–18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 26751210—————
2017–18 Texas Stars AHL 1321314—————
2018–19 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 501325384870880
2019–20 IK Oskarshamn SHL 5113152824—————
2020–21 IK Oskarshamn SHL 488212912—————
2021–22 Rögle BK SHL 34461012—————
2021–22 HV71 Allsv 852701587156
2022–23 Tappara Liiga 131232—————
2022–23 Lahti Pelicans Liiga 3891726141861714
2023–24 Brynäs IF Allsv 25111425121378150
2024–25 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 331410241216712198
AHL totals 45981726—————
SHL totals 13325426748—————
Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Silver medal – second place2012 Ontario
IIHF World U18 Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Sochi

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 United States U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 0 3 3 0
2013 United States U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 3 3 6 2
Junior totals 13 3 6 9 2

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East First Team 2016–17 [6]
AHCA East Second Team All-American 2016–17 [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Team USA - U18 World Championships 2013 - Player Stats". Quant Hockey. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Longmeadow native Tyler Kelleher signs AHL deal with Milwaukee Admirals". MassLive.com. March 17, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Fifteen with Tyler Kelleher". Admirals Round Table. January 25, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  5. ↑ "McNeill Acquired by Nashville for O'Brien; Kelleher Traded to Texas". Admirals Round Table. February 3, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hockey East Honors 2016-17 All-Star Teams". HockeyEastOnline.com. March 16, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
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