Jeff Kealty

Jeff Kealty
Jeff Kealty
Born	April 9, 1976 (age 48); Newton, MA, USA
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Left
Played for	Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)
NHL draft	22nd overall, 1994; Quebec Nordiques
Playing career	1998–2000

Jeff Kealty (born April 9, 1976 in Newton, Massachusetts) is a former professional ice hockey defenseman and current Director of Player Personnel for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 22nd overall, by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. However, he never played in the National Hockey League, retiring after playing just 71 games with the Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League.

After retiring from playing, Kealty became a scout for the Nashville Predators organization. On July 25, 2007, Kealty was named the team's Chief Amateur Scout.^[1] On December 1, 2017, Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced that Kealty had been promoted to Director of Player Personnel, and currently assists Poile and Assistant General Manager Paul Fenton on all player personnel decisions, in addition to the duties he was already responsible for as Chief Amateur Scout.^[2]

References

^ Predators name Jeff Kealty Chief Amateur Scout
^ "Predators Promote Jeff Kealty to Director of Player Personnel". NHL.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.

External links

Jeff Kealty career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Wade Belak	Quebec Nordiques first round draft pick 1994	Succeeded by Marc Denis

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[1] Predators name Jeff Kealty Chief Amateur Scout

[2] "Predators Promote Jeff Kealty to Director of Player Personnel". NHL.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.

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