Keaton Ellerby
Keaton Ellerby | |||
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Born |
Strathmore, Alberta, Canada | November 5, 1988||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
SHL team Former teams |
Mora IK Florida Panthers Los Angeles Kings Winnipeg Jets Barys Astana HC Fribourg-Gottéron Lukko | ||
NHL draft |
10th overall, 2007 Florida Panthers | ||
Playing career | 2008–present |
Keaton Ellerby (born November 5, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently a member of Mora IK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings and Winnipeg Jets.
Playing career
Junior
Ellerby was drafted 10th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft from the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. During the 2008 World Junior Hockey Championship, Ellerby was invited to try out for the tournament, having played for Canada at the 2007 Superseries against the Russians.
Professional
Ellerby scored his first NHL goal on January 25, 2011 against Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers.[1] During the 2012–13 season, on February 8, 2013, Ellerby was traded by the Panthers to the Los Angeles Kings for a fifth-round selection in the 2013 NHL Draft.[2] The Kings re-signed Ellerby to a one-year deal in July 2013,[3] but he was claimed off waivers by the Winnipeg Jets a month into the 2013–14 season.[4]
Ellerby signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Jets the following summer, but spent most of the 2014–15 season with their American Hockey League affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps.[5]
On July 7, 2015, Ellerby signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League.[6] After 42 games with the Kazakh-based club, Ellerby sought a release and immediately signed with Swiss team HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League A on January 4, 2016, for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. Ellerby also played for Team Canada during Spengler Cup and won the championship scoring one of the goals in the final game.
As a free agent on October 27, 2016, Ellerby belatedly signed for the 2016–17 season with Finnish Liiga outfit, Lukko Rauma.[7] Ellerby proved to be a solid addition to Lukko's blueline, contributing steady defensive play to go along with 3 goals and 12 points in 43 games.
On July 10, 2017, Ellerby continued his travelled European career in agreeing to a one-year deal with top tier Swedish club, Mora IK of the SHL.[8]
International play
In December 2015, he won the Spengler Cup with Team Canada.[9]
Family
Ellerby is first cousins with Shane Doan, captain of the Phoenix Coyotes, and second cousin to Carey Price, goaltender of the Montreal Canadiens.[10] Ellerby's uncle, Alvin Liknes, was a Calgary businessman whose disappearance and murder garnered national attention in 2014.[11]
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2004–05 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
2005–06 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 68 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 69 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 120 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
2007–08 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 53 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | ||
2008–09 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 75 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 58 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2009–10 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 54 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 51 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 41 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Barys Astana | KHL | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Lukko | Liiga | 43 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 212 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
References
- ^ "Weaver's lucky goal gives Panthers win over Rangers". CBS Sports. January 25, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
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(help) - ^ "Kings keep dealing, add Ellerby from Panthers". National Hockey League. February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
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(help) - ^ "Kings agree to terms with Ellerby". TSN. July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
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(help) - ^ "Jets claim defenseman Ellerby off waivers". National Hockey League. November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
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(help) - ^ "Jets sign defenceman Keaton Ellerby to one-year, two-way contract". NHL.com. July 24, 2014.
- ^ "Barys add defenseman to squad" (in Russian). Barys Astana. July 7, 2015. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Mora complete squad with signing of NHL defenseman Keaton Ellerby" (in Swedish). Mora IK. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
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(help) - ^ "Matt D'Agostini goal leads Canada to Spengler Cup victory". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ "Family, passion for hockey bind Doan, Price". NHL.com. January 25, 2013.
- ^ "Ellerby overwhelmed by support from hockey community after family tragedy". Winnipeg Sun. July 24, 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Barys Astana players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Florida Panthers draft picks
- Florida Panthers players
- HC Fribourg-Gottéron players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- Kamloops Blazers players
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Lukko players
- Moose Jaw Warriors players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Rochester Americans players
- St. John's IceCaps players
- Winnipeg Jets players