Anthony Kelly (lacrosse)

For other people named Anthony Kelly, see Anthony Kelly (disambiguation).

Anthony Kelly
— Lacrosse player —
Born	(1980-05-30) May 30, 1980 North Olmsted, Ohio
Position	Midfielder/Face-Off
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	245 pounds (111 kg)
NCAA team	Ohio State University
NLL team F. Teams	Rochester Knighthawks New York Titans
MLL Team F. Teams	Denver Outlaws Los Angeles Riptide Chicago Machine Rochester Rattlers Ohio Machine
Nationality	United States
Pro career	2005–present
Nickname	A-Train, Train, AK, House, Tired

Anthony Kelly (born May 30, 1980) is a professional lacrosse player with the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), and the Denver Outlaws in the MLL (Major League Lacrosse). He has also played for the New York Titans in the NLL, the Los Angeles Riptide, Rochester Rattlers, and Ohio Machine of the MLL. He is a renowned faceoff specialist and was recently named to the U.S. Men's National Indoor Team.

Biography

Early life

Anthony Kelly was born in North Olmsted, Ohio on May 30, 1980 to Mike and Linda Kelly. Kelly played for St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio, under Ed Aghajanian.

College career

Kelly played at Lacrosse for The Ohio State University for coach Joe Breschi. He had a fantastic college career. Some of his key college accomplishments include:

Four year starter in college, starting every game of his career at Ohio State University
Only player in school history to lead the team in ground balls all 4 years of career^[1]
Ranked Nationally in face-off win percentage all 4 years of college career
Helped the Buckeyes win the GWLL Conference Championship in 2003^[2]
Buckeye Power Club Award Winner

Kelly graduated in 2003 and went on to become the head coach at Hilliard Davidson High School in Hilliard, Ohio – a suburb of Columbus, until the 2007 season.

Professional career

Kelly's professional career started in 2005 with the Minnesota Swarm of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). He was also drafted in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) supplemental draft that same year by the Los Angeles Riptide. Kelly was named L.A.’s “Newcomer of the Year” by US Lacrosse Magazine and lead L.A. to a #2 Ranking in face-off wins for the 2006 season. Anthony remained with the Riptide in 2007 and enjoyed a great year with 169 face offs won, a career high 62 ground balls, and 6 points. In 2008 Kelly won 184 faceoffs for the Riptide and was selected to participate in his first MLL All Star Game and skills competition. He won the fastest shot competition with a shot clocked at 109 mph (175.4 kph).^[1]

When the LA Riptide dissolved in 2009, Kelly was picked up by the Chicago Machine where he played two seasons. He was transferred to the Rochester Rattlers for the 2011 season and then was picked up by the new expansion team the Ohio Machine in 2012. After 8 games with the Ohio Machine Kelly was traded to the Denver Outlaws for the rest of the 2012 MLL season.^[3] As a key face off man for Denver, Kelly won 87–149 face offs in 5 games, with a face off win percentage of 58.4%. He helped the Outlaws advance to the MLL Championship to play for the Steinfeld Cup, where they were eventually defeated by the Chesapeake Bayhawks. Kelly returned with the Outlaws in 2013 and helped them to the first perfect regular season in MLL history. The Outlaws went 14–0 as Anthony won 195 face offs, picked up 59 ground balls, and scored 5 goals.^[1]

Statistics

MLL

Regular season^[4]

YEAR	TEAM	GP	G	2ptG	A	PTS	PIM	GB	S	SPCT	SOG	FO
2013	Denver	14	5	0	0	5	1	59	16	.313	11	195–354
2012	Ohio/Denver	12	1	0	3	4	0	59	10	.100	5	164–306
2011	Rochester	11	3	1	1	5	0	41	12	.250	7	128–285
2010	Chicago	11	0	0	2	2	0	57	13	.000	4	160–317
2009	Chicago	8	2	0	0	2	3.5	12	6	.333	4	108–217
2008	LA	12	6	1	1	8	2.5	45	18	.333	12	184–375
2007	LA	11	1	0	5	6	2	62	17	.059	5	169–337
2006	LA	11	6	0	0	6	1	36	23	.261	14	132–252
TOTALS		90	24	1	12	38	11.5	371	115	.209	62	1240–2443

Playoffs^[4]

YEAR	TEAM	GP	G	2ptG	A	PTS	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	GB	S	SPCT	SOG	FO
2012	Denver	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	0	12–33
TOTALS		2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	0	12–33

Tournament^[4]

YEAR	TEAM	GP	G	2ptG	A	PTS	PIM	PPG	SHG	GB	S	SPCT	SOG	FO
2008	LA	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	1.000	1	15–27
2008	Western Conference	1	3	1	1	5	1	1	1	13	5	.600	3	24–45
2007	LA	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	2	.500	1	23–45
TOTALS		4	5	1	1	7	1	1	1	23	8	.000	5	62–117

NLL

		Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
2007	New York	5	0	1	1	17	26	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008	New York	2	0	0	0	5	0	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009	Rochester	2	0	1	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NLL Totals		9	0	2	2	31	26	0	0	0	0	0	0

Awards and honors

2002 preseason All-America selection
2003 GWLL Championship
2003 Academic All Big Ten award recipient
2003 Ohio State University's Team Sportsmanship Award
2006 Named L.A.'s Newcomer of the Year by US Lacrosse Magazine
2007 Won bronze medal with Team USA at the 2007 World Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia^[5]
2008 MLL All-Star
2008 Won fastest shot competition at MLL All-Star game with a 109 MPH shot
2009 MLL All-Star
2010 MLL All-Star
2013 MLL All-Star
Denver Outlaws career record holder face off win percentage (56.1% 282–503)
MLL career record holder face off attempts (2,443)
MLL career record holder face off wins (1,240)^[1]

Personal info

Anthony is the Midwest Sales Manager for STX. He enjoys hunting with his Dad and brother. He also likes taking his dog, Riggs swimming. Anthony has an Education degree from The Ohio State University.^[6] He co-founded Resolute Lacrosse in 2009 with his former Ohio State lacrosse teammate and friend, Greg Bice.^[7] Anthony plays in the prestigious "C East" level of the Columbus Adult Hockey League where he complains to the referees whenever a penalty is called on him. He also enjoys holding opposing players sticks as he is the slowest player on the ice. ^[8] He began his hockey career in the CAHL initially playing for the Army Of Darkness, but now plays for Westbound & Down.^[8]

References

1 2 3 4 Anthony Kelly #47. Denveroutlaws.com.
↑ Anthony 'AK' Kelly . Rochesterrattlers.com (May 30, 1980). Retrieved on June 8, 2014.
↑ Machine Trades Faceoff Specialist Kelly to Outlaws. Lax Magazine (July 6, 2012). Retrieved on June 8, 2014.
1 2 3 #47 Anthony Kelly. Major League Lacrosse Website. Mll.stats.pointstreak.com.
↑ John Tillman – Head Coach, Harvard University. Crimson Lacrosse. Uplax.com. Retrieved on June 8, 2014.
↑ Resolute Lacrosse Website
↑ Mission. Resolute Lacrosse
1 2 Westbound & Down Hockey. Chillerstats.com. Retrieved on June 8, 2014.

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