Tyler Kelleher

Tyler Kelleher (born January 2, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey right wing who currently plays for Modo Hockey in the HockeyAllsvenskan. He was an All-American for New Hampshire.

The diminutive Kelleher began attending the University of New Hampshire in the fall of 2013 and had a mediocre freshman season. He saw his numbers nearly triple the following year, leading the team's offense. Unfortunately, UNH began to slide in the standings and finished the year 8th in Hockey East. While he continued to produce as an upperclassman, the Wildcats couldn't stop their slide and finished 10th in each of his final two seasons. While he could not help New Hampshire produce winning records, Kelleher became one of the best scorers in college hockey and finished his senior season tied for the NCAA scoring title.

Being undrafted, Kelleher was able to sign with any team and accepted an offer from the Milwaukee Admirals at the end of the 2017 season. Kelleher showed a great deal of promise the following training camp and got off to a hot start, but a knee injury derailed his first full season as a pro. After returning to the ice, he was traded to the Texas Stars for future considerations.

After a disappointing year, Kelleher travelled to Germany to continue his playing career and found much more success with ERC Ingolstadt. After helping the club reach the DEL semifinals in 2019, he spent two seasons with IK Oskarshamn, playing through the uncertainty brought about by COVID-19. In 2021 he debuted for Rögle BK and began his third season in the SHL. Kelleher also played for HV71 in the HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2021–22 season. Kelleher was transferred to Finnish Elite League team Tappara for the 2022–23 season, where he scored his first goal in Finland during a preseason match against HPK. He was then transferred to the Lahti Pelicans on loan. For the 2023–24 season, Kelleher returned to the HockeyAllsvenskan to play for Brynäs IF, which he helped earn promotion up to the SHL. Kelleher earned the play-offs MVP award this year as well. The following season Kelleher repeated this feat with Djurgårdens IF. After this promotion, it was announced that Kelleher had signed a new one-year deal with Modo Hockey to try to earn promotion to SHL once again.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2009–10 Longmeadow High School MA-HS — — — — — — — — — — 2010–11 Deerfield Academy US-Prep 18 11 15 26 — — — — — — 2010–11 WM Blades U16 AAA MSYHL 7 3 2 5 0 — — — — — 2011–12 U.S National Development Team USHL 36 17 13 30 26 2 2 0 2 0 2012–13 U.S. National Development Team USHL 26 9 10 19 12 — — — — — 2013–14 U. of New Hampshire HE 37 5 11 16 4 — — — — — 2014–15 U. of New Hampshire HE 39 18 24 42 26 — — — — — 2015–16 U. of New Hampshire HE 37 10 36 46 10 — — — — — 2016–17 U. of New Hampshire HE 40 24 39 63 32 — — — — — 2016–17 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 6 0 2 2 2 — — — — — 2017–18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 26 7 5 12 10 — — — — — 2017–18 Texas Stars AHL 13 2 1 3 14 — — — — — 2018–19 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 50 13 25 38 48 7 0 8 8 0 2019–20 IK Oskarshamn SHL 51 13 15 28 24 — — — — — 2020–21 IK Oskarshamn SHL 48 8 21 29 12 — — — — — 2021–22 Rögle BK SHL 34 4 6 10 12 — — — — — 2021–22 HV71 Allsv 8 5 2 7 0 15 8 7 15 6 2022–23 Tappara Liiga 13 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 2022–23 Lahti Pelicans Liiga 38 9 17 26 14 18 6 1 7 14 2023–24 Brynäs IF Allsv 25 11 14 25 12 13 7 8 15 0 2024–25 Djurgårdens IF Allsv 33 14 10 24 12 16 7 12 19 8 AHL totals 45 9 8 17 26 — — — — — SHL totals 133 25 42 67 48 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2012 United States U17 6 0 3 3 0 2013 United States U18 7 3 3 6 2 Junior totals 13 3 6 9 2

Awards and honors Award Year All-Hockey East First Team 2016–17 AHCA East Second Team All-American 2016–17