Chris Kelly (born November 11, 1980 in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. He is a forward, and he plays on a line with Antoine Vermette and Chris Neil.
Playing career
OHL career
At the major junior level, Chris had played for the Sudbury Wolves and London Knights. In 1998-99, he scored 36 goals, his best season goal-wise in the OHL. He also played for the Bobby Orr team in the mid-season of the CHL Top Prospects Game. In the playoffs he scored 9 goals and 26 points in 25 games as the Knights reached the OHL Final.
AHL career
He spent three seasons in the American Hockey League, mostly with the Binghamton Senators. He also played with the Grand Rapids Griffins and Muskegon Fury. In 2004-05, he had finished 5th in the AHL in plus-minus with +30. He also finished 5th on the Binghamton Senators with 60 points, as the team finished fourth overall in the league. When he was a professional rookie in 2001-02, he helped the Grand Rapids Griffins finish fourth in the AHL.
NHL career
Kelly was drafted 94th overall by the Ottawa Senators in 1999. He played in his first four games in 2003-04, with the Senators. He made his NHL debut on February 5, 2004, in a match against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Kelly is currently playing in his third full NHL season with Ottawa. He frequently plays on a line with Antoine Vermette and Chris Neil. He has a job as a penalty killer, usually playing with Vermette, and Mike Fisher. On July 31, 2007, he re-signed with the Senators to a one-year contract worth $1.263 million. Kelly was set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2008 but re-signed with the Senators on a four-year contract extension worth $8.5 million on June 20, 2008.
Personal life
Kelly is currently planning to get married during the summer of 2008, in Mexico. He met his fiancee Krissy Broderick while attending Saunders; Broderick now teaches elementary school in Ottawa.
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