Pete Kelly (ice hockey) explained

Pete Kelly
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:170
Played For:St. Louis Eagles
Detroit Red Wings
New York Americans
Brooklyn Americans
Birth Date:1913 5, mf=yes
Birth Place:St. Vital, Manitoba, Canada
Death Place:Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Career Start:1934
Career End:1942

Peter Cameron Kelly (May 22, 1913 – March 22, 2004) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played for several NHL teams.

Career

Kelly played seven seasons in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Eagles, Detroit Red Wings, New York Americans and Brooklyn Americans. He won the Stanley Cup twice in his career, with the Detroit Red Wings in 1936 and 1937. After leaving the NHL in 1942 he continue to play senior hockey for several years, finally retiring in 1952.

He was the last surviving former player of the St. Louis Eagles, a team that played just one season in the NHL (1934–35) after relocating from Ottawa.

In his post-hockey career, Kelly directed athletics at the University of New Brunswick.[1] He died in 2004 at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton, at the age of 90.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1929–30Montreal VictoriasMCJHL10 3 0 3 4
1930–31Montreal AAAMCJHL10 7 0 7 102 1 0 1 2
1930–31Montreal AAAMCHL1 0 0 0 0
1930–31Montreal AAAMem-Cup4 4 3 7 4
1931–32Montreal AAAMCHJL10 8 9 17 102 2 0 2 6
1931–32Montreal ACMCHL1 0 0 0 0
1931–32Montreal AAAMem-Cup6 5 5 10 2
1932–33Montreal RoyalsMCHL8 0 0 0 06 0 2 2 11
1932–33Montreal RoyalsAl-Cup6 0 2 2 11
1933–34Charlottetown AbbiesMSHL39 14 11 25 673 1 0 1 2
1934–35St. Louis EaglesNHL25 3 10 13 14
1934–35Charlottetown AbbiesMSHL20 16 11 27 27
1935–36Detroit Red WingsNHL46 6 8 14 307 1 1 2 2
1936–37Detroit Red WingsNHL47 5 4 9 128 2 0 2 0
1937–38Detroit Red WingsNHL9 0 1 1 2
1937–38Pittsburgh HornetsIAHL39 7 20 27 262 0 2 2 0
1938–39Detroit Red WingsNHL32 4 9 13 44 0 0 0 0
1938–39Pittsburgh HornetsIAHL6 2 6 8 0
1939–40Pittsburgh HornetsIAHL54 20 20 40 229 2 5 7 9
1940–41Pittsburgh HornetsAHL25 4 16 20 8
1940–41New York AmericansNHL11 3 5 8 2
1940–41Springfield IndiansAHL19 6 14 20 63 2 1 3 0
1941–42Brooklyn AmericansNHL7 0 1 1 4
1941–42Springfield IndiansAHL46 33 44 77 115 1 6 7 4
1942–43Moncton RCAF FlyersNBDHL4 9 6 15 4 4 8 12 12
1943–44Moncton RCAF FlyersNBDHL4 4 3 7 0
1943–44Charlottetown All-StarsPEI-Sr4 3 6 9 2
1943–44Saint John GarrisonExhib4 6 7 13 02 2 1 3 0
1943–44Saint John BeaversAl-Cup3 6 3 9 0
1944–45Charlottetown #2PEI-Sr8 7 15 22 72 3 1 4 0
1944–45New Glasgow BombersNSAPC2 3 3 6 05 11 4 15 0
1944–45New Glasgow BombersAl-Cup3 5 5 10 0
1946–47New Glasgow BombersNSAPC16 14 14 28 3 2 1 3 0
1946–47New Glasgow BombersAl-Cup2 0 0 0 0
1947–48University of New BrunswickYCHL1 0 3 3 04 4 6 10 2
1948–49University of New BrunswickYCHL3 2 1 3 05 6 5 11 0
1949–50University of New BrunswickSNBHL5 7 5 12 41 0 0 0 0
1951–52University of New BrunswickExhib1 0 3 3 0
IAHL/AHL totals189 72 120 192 7319 5 14 19 13
NHL totals177 21 38 59 6819 3 1 4 2

Awards and achievements

Notes and References

  1. News: PETE KELLY WINS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND AT FUNDY PARK TOURNEY . 17 September 2023 . The Daily Gleaner . September 14, 1953.
  2. Web site: Peter KELLY - Obituary #162211 . YourFolks.com . 16 January 2024 . en.