Tyler Kelleher
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| Tyler Kelleher | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
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]
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[which?] 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.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2009–10 | Longmeadow High School | MA-HS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Deerfield Academy | US-Prep | 18 | 11 | 15 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | WM Blades U16 AAA | MSYHL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | U.S National Development Team | USHL | 36 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 26 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | U. of New Hampshire | HE | 37 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | U. of New Hampshire | HE | 39 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | U. of New Hampshire | HE | 37 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | U. of New Hampshire | HE | 40 | 24 | 39 | 63 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 26 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Texas Stars | AHL | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 50 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 51 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | IK Oskarshamn | SHL | 48 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Rögle BK | SHL | 34 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | HV71 | Allsv | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Tappara | Liiga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 38 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | ||
| 2023–24 | Brynäs IF | Allsv | 25 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsv | 33 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 | ||
| AHL totals | 45 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SHL totals | 133 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  United States | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World U-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
 | 2012 Ontario | |
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
| 2013 Sochi | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | United States | U17 |  |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | United States | U18 | |
7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||||