Tracey Kelusky
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Tracey Kelusky (born September 9, 1975 in Peterborough, Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Calgary Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse League and the Peterborough Lakers of the Major Series Lacrosse. He became captain of the Roughnecks in the 2003-2004 season and led them to the NLL championship.
Kelusky joined the NLL in the 2000-2001 season with the Columbus Landsharks and was named the NLL Rookie of the Year. In the 2001-2002 season, he played for the expansion franchise Montreal Express. The Roughnecks picked up Kelusky first overall in the dispersal draft after the Express franchise folded in 2002.
In the 2005 National Lacrosse League All-Star Game, Kelusky won the MVP in front of a home crowd at the Pengrowth Saddledome.
During the off season, Kelusky teaches lacrosse at the NSA program located at Central Memorial High School in Calgary, Alberta
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2001 | Columbus | 14 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 98 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002 | Montreal | 16 | 44 | 50 | 94 | 98 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003 | Calgary | 13 | 37 | 26 | 63 | 51 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2004 | Calgary | 16 | 32 | 37 | 69 | 73 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2005 | Calgary | 16 | 45 | 32 | 77 | 77 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Calgary | 16 | 35 | 34 | 69 | 75 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 91 | 217 | 206 | 423 | 472 | 81 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 6 | |||
[edit] Awards
- 2000, Drafted first overall by the Columbus Landsharks
- 2001, NLL Rookie of the Year
- 2001, NLL second team all pro
- 2002, NLL first team all pro
- 2002, Inside Lacrosse Magazine's NLL MVP (voted by NLL players and coaches)
- 2002, part of Canada's silver medal team at the World Lacrosse Championship
- 2002, part of Team Canada at the Heritage Cup
- 2003, NLL first team all pro
- 2003, part of Canada's gold medal team at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
- 2004, part of Canada's Heritage Cup-winning team
- 2004, NLL first team all pro
- 2005, NLL All Star Game Most Valuable Player
- 2005, NLL second team all pro
| Preceded by: John Grant Jr |
NLL Rookie of the Year 2001 |
Succeeded by: Blaine Manning |
