Clayton Keller

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Clayton Keller
Born (1998-07-29) July 29, 1998 (age 25)
Chesterfield, Missouri, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Left
NHL team Arizona Coyotes
National team  United States
NHL draft 7th overall, 2016
Arizona Coyotes
Playing career 2017–present

Clayton Keller (born July 29, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Keller was selected 7th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Coyotes.[1]

Playing career

Amateur

Keller joined the US National Team Development Program in 2014 and finished his NTDP career in 2016, setting the record for the leader in all-time points with 189, ahead of only Phil Kessel, Patrick Kane, Jeremy Bracco, and Auston Matthews. Keller also finished his NTDP career second all-time in assists.[2]

Keller began his freshman season with Boston University where he led the team in scoring with 21 goals and 24 assists in 31 games. He was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Year for 2016–17.[3]

Professional

Keller was selected 7th overall by the Arizona Coyotes at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. With Boston's exit from the NCAA tournament[4] he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Coyotes on March 26, 2017[5] [6] and played in his first NHL game the next night against the St. Louis Blues.[7] He earned his first NHL point with an assist in the next game, also against the Blues.[8][9]

Keller was named NHL rookie of the month for the month of October.[10]

Keller became the franchise’s first rookie to record at least nine goals in one month since Teemu Selänne had 20 goals in March 1993. He is also the first rookie to record 15 points in a month since Selänne and Keith Tkachuk did so in March 1993.[11][12]

International play

Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's ice hockey
IIHF World U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Switzerland
Bronze medal – third place 2016 United States
IIHF World U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Canada

Keller played for Team USA at the 2014 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, winning a silver medal, where he finished as top scorer.[13] Keller was a member of Team USA that won a gold medal at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships.

At the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Keller led Team USA in scoring to a bronze medal finish, and was awarded MVP of the tournament.[14]

At the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Keller led Team USA in scoring to a gold medal finish[15] and was named to the tournament All-star team.[16]

Records

Leader in all-time points with the US National Team Development Program (189).[17]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 U.S. National Development Team USHL 55 33 60 93 38 — — — — —
2015–16 U.S. National Development Team USHL 15 9 14 23 4 — — — — —
2016–17 Boston University HE 31 21 24 45 26 — — — — —
2016–17 Arizona Coyotes NHL 3 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
NHL totals 3 0 2 2 0 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 United States U17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 6 7 13 4
2015 United States WJC18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 4 5 9 0
2016 United States WJC18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 4 10 14 2
2017 United States WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 3 8 11 2
2017 United States WC 5th 8 5 2 7 2
Junior totals 27 17 30 37 8
Senior totals 8 5 2 7 2

Awards and honors

Award Year Cite
College
HE All-Rookie Team 2017 [18]
HE Rookie of the Year 2017 [19]
HE Second All-Star Team 2017 [20]
NHL
NHL Rookie of the Month October 2017 [21]
International
IIHF World U18 Championships All-Star Team 2016
IIHF World U18 Championships Most Valuable Player 2016 [22]
IIHF World U20 Championships All-Star Team 2017 [23]

References

  1. ^ "Coyotes Select Keller 7th Overall at 2016 NHL Entry Draft". nhl.com. June 25, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  2. ^ http://www.usahockeyntdp.com/records
  3. ^ "BOSTON UNIVERSITY'S CLAYTON KELLER IS 2017 TIM TAYLOR NATIONAL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR". Hockey Commissioners Association. April 7, 2017.
  4. ^ Vest, Dave (March 26, 2017). "Keller Scores Goal, But BU Exits NCAA Tournament". nhl.com. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Coyotes Sign Keller to Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  6. ^ "Coyotes Sign Clayton Keller". SB Nation College Hockey. March 26, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  7. ^ Vest, Dave (March 28, 2017). "'Yotes Notes: Keller Makes NHL Debut in Hometown". nhl.com. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "Keller earns first NHL point on assist". foxsports.com. March 30, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  9. ^ Vest, Dave (March 30, 2017). "'Yotes Notes: Keller Notches First NHL Point". nhl.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  10. ^ "Coyotes' Clayton Keller: Coined best October rookie". CBSsports. November 1, 2017.
  11. ^ "Coyotes Clayton Keller NHL rookie of the month". Belleville News-Democrat. November 1, 2017.
  12. ^ "Keller named NHL's top rookie in October". NHL.com. November 1, 2017.
  13. ^ "Nov 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge". hockeycanada.ca. November 2, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  14. ^ Aykroyd, Lucas (April 24, 2016). "Keller named MVP". iihf.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  15. ^ "Team USA Wins Gold at World Juniors In Epic Fashion". usahockey.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  16. ^ Aykroyd, Lucas (January 6, 2017). "Chabot named MVP". iihf.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  17. ^ "Records with USNTDP". USA Hockey National Team Development Program. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ Sarah Hall (March 26, 2017). "Clayton Keller signs Entry Level Contract with the Coyotes". Five For Howling.
  19. ^ "BOSTON UNIVERSITY'S CLAYTON KELLER IS 2017 TIM TAYLOR NATIONAL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR". Hockey Commissioners Association. April 7, 2017.
  20. ^ Mark Brown (March 27, 2017). "Coyotes Look For Keller to Develop". Hockey Wrtiters.
  21. ^ "Keller on Rookie of the Month". NHL.com. November 2, 2017.
  22. ^ "Keller named MVP". u18worlds2016.iihf.com. April 24, 2016.
  23. ^ "5 Things learned from Day 1 of World Juniors". NHL.com. December 26, 2016.

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Preceded by Arizona Coyotes first round draft pick
2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Hockey East Rookie of the Year
2016–17 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by Hockey East Three-Stars Award
2016–17
(shared with Anders Bjork and Tyler Kelleher) 		Succeeded by
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