Kelly Summers

Kelly Summers is a Canadian ice hockey defenseman who is currently signed to the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL. He was an All-American for Clarkson.

After graduating, Summers signed a contract with the ECHL's Adirondack Thunder and produced well as a rookie. Near the end of the year he signed a PTO (professional try-out) contract with the Belleville Senators but didn't play in any games for the squad. After resigning with Adirondack, Summers finally got a shot at the AHL when he was loaned to the Binghamton Devils for 9 games.

Summers' time in the minor leagues was cut short when the COVID-19 pandemic ended the 2019–20 season prematurely and then caused the following year to be delayed.

Instead of waiting around for his chance to play, Summers travelled to Germany to play for ETC Crimmitschau, where he remained for two years - but sat out the 2021–22 season due to a shoulder injury.

On 12 July 2022, Summers was revealed to be the latest signing for the Nottingham Panthers.

Personal life Summers' cousin Mike Sullivan also played college hockey. Coincidentally, he too played 4 years at Clarkson.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2009–10 Ottawa Valley Titans U14 AAA HEO U14 27 1 17 18 10 6 2 2 4 2 2010–11 Ottawa Valley Titans U15 AAA HEO U15 30 3 19 22 12 10 2 6 8 14 2011–12 Ottawa Valley Titans U16 AAA OEHL U16 30 9 22 31 20 8 3 6 9 6 2011–12 Carleton Place Canadians CCHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2012–13 Carleton Place Canadians CCHL 59 13 20 33 14 12 1 1 2 4 2013–14 Carleton Place Canadians CCHL 56 17 43 60 12 16 5 8 13 4 2014–15 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 33 6 4 10 4 — — — — — 2015–16 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 37 3 11 14 20 — — — — — 2016–17 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 39 3 14 17 30 — — — — — 2017–18 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 40 6 24 30 35 — — — — — 2018–19 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 49 5 19 24 21 4 0 0 0 6 2019–20 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 44 9 15 24 28 — — — — — 2019–20 Binghamton Devils AHL 9 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2020–21 ETC Crimmitschau DEL2 42 6 22 28 20 — — — — — 2021–22 ETC Crimmitschau DEL2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — —2022–23Nottingham PanthersEIHL 54 7 20 27 18 4 0 3 3 2 CCHL totals 117 30 63 93 26 28 6 9 15 8 NCAA totals 149 18 53 71 89 — — — — — ECHL totals 93 14 34 48 49 4 0 0 0 6

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2017–18 AHCA East Second Team All-American 2017–18