Todd Kelman
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| Todd Kelman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
5 January 1975 Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Played for |
Bracknell Bees Belfast Giants | ||
| NHL draft |
141st overall, 1993 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2008 | ||
Todd Kelman (born 5 January 1975) is a
During his tenure at the Giants, 'Killer' became a huge favourite amongst the fans for his offensive style of play that created goals for the Giants as well as his strong defensive style and solid penalty killing. In seven seasons he played 366 games, which at the time was more than any other player in Giants history. He also retired as the leading points scoring defenceman in Giants history with 67 goals and 122 assists for 189 points. At the end of the 2006–07 season, Kelman retired as a player to become the General Manager of the Belfast Giants.
In 7 seasons as the General Manager of the Belfast Giants, Kelman and the Giants won the Challenge Cup and British Knock Out Cup (both in the 2008/09 season), the Playoff Championship in 2010 and Elite League titles in 2011-12 & 2013-14.
In 2010, Kelman secured an exhibition game for the named "Belfast Giants Select" (featuring the best players from the Elite League), against the world-famous
Kelman was drafted 141st overall by the
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Vernon Lakers
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BCJHL | 48 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Bowling Green University
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NCAA
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18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Bowling Green University | NCAA | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Bowling Green University | NCAA | 32 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Bowling Green University | NCAA | 36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Bracknell Bees
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BISL | 45 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Bracknell Bees | BISL | 42 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
1999–00
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Bracknell Bees | BISL | 42 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Belfast Giants | BISL | 48 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Belfast Giants | BISL | 48 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Belfast Giants | BISL | 32 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | ||
| 2003–04 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 56 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 44 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 54 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Belfast Giants | EIHL | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| BISL totals | 257 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 248 | 47 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 38 | ||||