Chris Kelleher
# Chris Kelleher

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.

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.

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

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | AHL totals | AHL totals | 398 | 27 | 113 | 140 | 258 | 49 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 19 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

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

## Awards and honors

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