Keaton Ellerby

Keaton Ellerby
Born (1988-11-05) November 5, 1988
Strathmore, Alberta, Canada
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 as a member of the Panthers in 2012

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
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

  1. ↑ "Weaver's lucky goal gives Panthers win over Rangers". CBS Sports. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
  2. ↑ "Kings keep dealing, add Ellerby from Panthers". National Hockey League. 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  3. ↑ "Kings agree to terms with Ellerby". TSN. 2013-07-04. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  4. ↑ "Jets claim defenseman Ellerby off waivers". National Hockey League. 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
  5. ↑ "Jets sign defenceman Keaton Ellerby to one-year, two-way contract". NHL.com. 2014-07-24.
  6. ↑ "Barys add defenseman to squad" (in Russian). Barys Astana. 2015-07-07. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  7. ↑ "200 NHL gamer Keaton Ellerby signs with Lukko" (in Finnish). Lukko Rauma. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  8. ↑ "Mora complete squad with signing of NHL defenseman Keaton Ellerby" (in Swedish). Mora IK. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  9. ↑ "Matt D'Agostini goal leads Canada to Spengler Cup victory". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  10. ↑ "Family, passion for hockey bind Doan, Price". NHL.com. 2013-01-25.
  11. ↑ "Ellerby overwhelmed by support from hockey community after family tragedy". Winnipeg Sun. 2014-07-24.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Michael Frolík		 Florida Panthers first round draft pick
2007		 Succeeded by
Dmitry Kulikov
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