Jack Kelley (ice hockey)

Jack Kelley
Biographical details
Born	July 10, 1927; Medford, Massachusetts
Died	September 16, 2020 (aged 93); Oakland, Maine
Playing career
1948–1949	US National Team
1949–1952	Boston University
Position(s)	Defense
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1962	Colby College
1962–1972	Boston University
1972–1973	New England Whalers
1972–1975	New England Whalers (General Manager)
1975	New England Whalers
1976–1977	Colby College
1977–1981	New England Whalers (General Manager)
1982–1993	Adirondack Red Wings (Dir. of Player Personnel)
1993–2001	Pittsburgh Penguins (President)
Head coaching record
Overall	303-147-12 (.669)
Tournaments	5–3 (.625)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1962 ECAC Hockey Champion; 1965 ECAC Hockey Champion; 1967 ECAC Hockey Champion; 1971 ECAC Hockey Champion; 1971 NCAA National Championship; 1972 ECAC Hockey Tournament Champion; 1972 NCAA National Championship
Awards
	1962 Spencer Penrose Award; 1973 Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame; 1993 US Hockey Hall of Fame; 2010 World Hockey Association Hall of Fame

John Henry Kelley (July 10, 1927 – September 16, 2020^[1]) was an American ice hockey coach and a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Kelley was the first general manager and head coach of the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association (WHA). During the 1972-73 season, he won the Howard Baldwin Trophy as the WHA coach of the year, and also led the Whalers to the Avco World Trophy. He previously served as head coach at Boston University, leading the Terriers to back-to-back NCAA hockey championships in 1971 and 1972. In his 10 year coaching career at Boston U (1962–71), he compiled a .720 winning percentage and won six Beanpot Tournaments.

Kelley, who was born in Medford, Massachusetts, also played his college hockey at Boston U, participating in the NCAA Hockey Tournament in 1951 and 1952. At the time of his graduation, he was the school's all time leading scorer among defensemen. He then took over as coach at Colby College in 1955. After leaving the Whalers, he later worked in the front offices of the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins. His son is writer and producer, David E. Kelley.^{[citation needed]}

Honors[]

In 2010, he was elected as an inaugural inductee into the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame in the coaching category.^[2]

Head coaching record[]

College[]

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Colby Mules (Independent) (1955–1961)
1955–56	Colby College
1956–57	Colby College
1957–58	Colby College
1958–59	Colby College
1959–60	Colby College
1960–61	Colby College
Colby College:		73-45-3
Colby Mules (ECAC Hockey) (1961–1962)
1961–62	Colby College	19-6-2	17-1-1	1st	ECAC Third Place Game (Loss)
Colby College:		19-6-2	17-1-1
Boston University Terriers (ECAC Hockey) (1962–1972)
1962–63	Boston University	7-16-0	7-15-0	22nd
1963–64	Boston University	9-13-0	9-12-0	20th
1964–65	Boston University	25-6-0	15-3-0	1st	ECAC Third Place Game (Win)
1965–66	Boston University	27-8-0	17-2-0	2nd	NCAA Consolation Game (Loss)
1966–67	Boston University	25-5-1	19-0-1	1st	NCAA Runner-Up
1967–68	Boston University	20-9-3	13-6-2	5th	ECAC Third Place Game (Loss)
1968–69	Boston University	19-10-1	13-8-0	6th	ECAC Third Place Game (Loss)
1969–70	Boston University	20-7-0	17-5-0	3rd	ECAC Third Place Game (Win)
1970–71	Boston University	28-2-1	18-1-1	1st	NCAA National Champion
1971–72	Boston University	26-4-1	15-4-1	3rd	NCAA National Champion
Boston University:		206-80-7	143-56-5
Colby Mules (ECAC 2) (1977–1978)
1977–78	Colby College	5-16-0
Colby College:		5-16-0
Total:		303-147-12
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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WHA[]

Team	Year	Regular season						Post season
Team	Year	G	W	L	T	Pts	Division rank	Result
New England Whalers	1972–73	78	46	10	2	94	1st in East	Won Avco Cup
New England Whalers	1974–75	5	3	2	0	(91)	1st in East	Lost in Quarterfinals
New England Whalers	1975–76	33	14	16	3	(73)	3rd in East	(Resigned)
WHA Total		116	63	48	5

References[]

^ The Passing of Legendary Hockey Coach Jack Kelley
^ "WHA Hall of Fame Members". Archived from the original on 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2013-09-14.
^ "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-07-11.

External links[]

Jack Kelley career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Sporting positions
Preceded by Position created Ron Ryan	General Manager of the New England/Hartford Whalers 1972–75 1977–81	Succeeded by Ron Ryan Larry Pleau
Preceded by Position created Ron Ryan	Head coach of the New England Whalers 1972–73 1975	Succeeded by Ron Ryan Don Blackburn
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Murray Armstrong	Spencer Penrose Award 1961–62	Succeeded by Tony Frasca

[1] The Passing of Legendary Hockey Coach Jack Kelley

[2] "WHA Hall of Fame Members". Archived from the original on 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2013-09-14.

[media-3] "2008-09 ECAC Hockey Media Guide". ECAC Hockey. Retrieved 2014-07-11.

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show v t Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Boston Arena (1918–1971) Walter Brown Arena (1971–2005) Agganis Arena (2005–Present)
Head coaches	(1917–1918) (1919–1920) (1922–1924) Chippy Gaw (1924–1928) Wayland Vaughan (1928–1940) (1940–1941) Wayland Vaughan (1941–1943) Harry Cleverly (1945–1962) Jack Kelley (1962–1972) Leon Abbott (1972–1973) Jack Parker (1973–2013) David Quinn (2013–2018) Albie O'Connell (2018–)
Seasons	1917–18 1970–71 1971–72 1977–78 1994–95 2014–15 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Conference affiliations	ECAC Hockey (1961–1984) Hockey East (1984–Present)
Rivalries	Boston College Eagles (Green Line Rivalry) Beanpot Maine Black Bears
All-time leaders	John Cullen (241 Points) Chris Drury (113 Goals) Sean Fields (62 Wins)
National championships	1971 1972 1978 1995 2009
Frozen Four appearances	1950 1951 1953 1960 1966 1967 1971 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2009 2015
NCAA Tournament appearances	1950 1951 1953 1960 1966 1967 1971 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1984 1986 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2012 2015 2016 2017 2018 2021
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC Hockey: 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 Hockey East: 1986 1991 1994 1995 1997 2006 2009 2015 2018
Hobey Baker winners	Chris Drury (1998) Matt Gilroy (2009) Jack Eichel (2015)
Boston University Boston, MA

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Biographical details
Born	(1927-07-10)July 10, 1927 Medford, Massachusetts
Died	September 16, 2020(2020-09-16) (aged 93) Oakland, Maine
Playing career
1948–1949	US National Team
1949–1952	Boston University

Position(s)	Defense
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1962	Colby College
1962–1972	Boston University
1972–1973	New England Whalers
1972–1975	New England Whalers (General Manager)
1975	New England Whalers
1976–1977	Colby College
1977–1981	New England Whalers (General Manager)
1982–1993	Adirondack Red Wings (Dir. of Player Personnel)
1993–2001	Pittsburgh Penguins (President)

Head coaching record
Overall	303-147-12 (.669)
Tournaments	5–3 (.625)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1962 ECAC Hockey Champion 1965 ECAC Hockey Champion 1967 ECAC Hockey Champion 1971 ECAC Hockey Champion 1971 NCAA National Championship 1972 ECAC Hockey Tournament Champion 1972 NCAA National Championship
Awards
1962 Spencer Penrose Award 1973 Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame 1993 US Hockey Hall of Fame 2010 World Hockey Association Hall of Fame