Keaton Ellerby

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox ice hockey player Keaton Ellerby (born November 5, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently a member of the Lukko team of finnish SM-Liiga. 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, but was cut from the roster.

Professional

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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Kings re-signed Ellerby to a one-year deal in July 2013,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> but he was claimed off waivers by the Winnipeg Jets a month into the 2013–14 season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On July 7, 2015, Ellerby signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After 42 games with the Kazakh based club, Ellerby sought a release and immediately signed with Swiss team HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the NLA on January 4, 2016. His contract will expire at the end of the 2015-16 season.

International play

In December 2015, he won the Spengler Cup with Team Canada.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Family

Ellerby is first cousins with Shane Doan, captain of the Phoenix Coyotes, and second cousin to Carey Price, goaltender of the Montreal Canadiens.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ellerby's uncle, Alvin Liknes, was a Calgary businessman whose disappearance and murder garnered national attention in 2014.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				212	4	23	27	88		6	0	0	0	2

External links

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