Jeff Kealty
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| Jeff Kealty | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | April 9, 1976 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) | ||
| NHL Draft | 22nd overall, 1994 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1998–2000 | ||
Jeff Kealty (born April 9, 1976) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman and current assistant general manager of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 22nd overall, by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. However, he never played in the National Hockey League, retiring after playing just 71 games with the Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League.
After retiring from playing, Kealty became a scout for the Nashville Predators organization. On July 25, 2007, Kealty was named the team's Chief Amateur Scout.[1] On December 1, 2017, Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced that Kealty had been promoted to Director of Player Personnel, and currently assists Poile on all player personnel decisions, in addition to the duties he was already responsible for as Chief Amateur Scout.[2]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Catholic Memorial School | HS-MA | ||||||||||||
| 1993–94 | Catholic Memorial School | HS-MA | ||||||||||||
| 1994–95 | Boston University | HE | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Boston University | HE | 34 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Boston University | HE | 40 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Boston University | HE | 38 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 70 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 134 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| HE totals | 137 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| IHL totals | 71 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | United States | WJC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
References[edit]
- ^ Predators name Jeff Kealty Chief Amateur Scout
- ^ "Predators Promote Jeff Kealty to Director of Player Personnel". NHL.com. December 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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