Anthony Kelly (lacrosse)

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 255 pounds (116 kg)
NCAA team Ohio State University
NLL team
F. Teams
None
Rochester Knighthawks
New York Titans
MLL Team
F. Teams
Chesapeake Bayhawks
Los Angeles Riptide
Chicago Machine
Rochester Rattlers
Ohio Machine
Denver Outlaws
Nationality United States
Pro career 2005present
Nickname A-Train, Train, AK

Anthony Kelly (born May 30, 1980) is a professional lacrosse player with the Chesapeake Bayhawks in the MLL (Major League Lacrosse). He has also played for the Rochester Knighthawks and New York Titans in the NLL, the Kentucky Stickhorses in the NALL, and the Los Angeles Riptide, Chicago Machine, Rochester Rattlers, Ohio Machine, and Denver Outlaws of the MLL. He is a faceoff specialist and won a Bronze Medal with U.S. Men's National Indoor Team in 2007.

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:

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. Kelly played 12 games with the Outlaws in 2014 and collected a career high 63 ground ball pickups, despite missing the last two games of the regular season due to injury. He won a total of 159-303 faceoffs in the 2014 regular season and went 14-25 in the final playoff game to help the Outlaws win the 2014 MLL Championship.[1] 2015 was another great year for Kelly as he won 169-298 (56.7%) face offs for the Denver.

In 2016, his 9th season in the MLL, Kelly was traded to the Chesapeake Bayhawks to fill the role of face off specialist.[4]

Statistics

MLL

Regular season[5]

YEAR TEAM GP G 2ptG A PTS PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG GB S SPCT SOG FO
2015Denver101001.500000474.2501169-298
2014Denver1200220000006313.0005159-303
2013Denver1450051000005916.31311195–354
2012Ohio/Denver1210340000005910.1005164–306
2011Rochester1131150000004112.2507128–285
2010Chicago1100220000005713.0004160–317
2009Chicago820023.500000126.3334108–217
2008LA1261182.5000004518.33312184–375
2007LA1110562000006217.0595169–337
2006LA1160061000003623.26114132–252
TOTALS11225214411210000481132.000681568-3044

Playoffs[5]

YEAR TEAM GP G 2ptG A PTS PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG GB S SPCT SOG FO
2014Denver2000000000021.000022-42
2013Denver1000000000011.00014-16
2012Denver2001100000020.000012–33
TOTALS5001100000052.000138-91

Tournament[5]

YEAR TEAM GP G 2ptG A PTS PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG GB S SPCT SOG FO
2008LA1100100000041 1.000115–27
2008Western Conference13115110100135 .600324–45
2007LA2100100000062 .500123–45
TOTALS45117110100238.000562–117

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

Personal info

Anthony is the Midwest Sales Manager for STX. He co-founded Resolute Lacrosse in 2009 with his former Ohio State lacrosse teammate and friend, Greg Bice. They are also Co-owners/Operators of The Resolute Athletic Complex, a 74,000 square foot indoor complex with 3 turf fields, a weight room, and training space. He enjoys coaching for Resolute, hunting with his Dad and brother at their family cabin, and playing ice hockey as much as possible in his free time. Anthony has an Education Degree from the Ohio State University where he graduated in 2003. Anthony also coached lacrosse collegiately for Denison University (2004), Harvard University (2008) and The Ohio State University (2009).[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Anthony Kelly #47. Denveroutlaws.com.
  2. Anthony 'AK' Kelly . Rochesterrattlers.com (May 30, 1980). Retrieved on June 8, 2014.
  3. Machine Trades Faceoff Specialist Kelly to Outlaws. Lax Magazine (July 6, 2012). Retrieved on June 8, 2014.
  4. "Kelly Traded to Chesapeake". www.thebayhawks.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Anthony Kelly Stats. Major League Lacrosse Website. www.pointstreak.com.
  6. John Tillman – Head Coach, Harvard University. Crimson Lacrosse. Uplax.com. Retrieved on June 8, 2014.
  7. "Outlaws Win Championship". www.denverpost.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. "2015 MLL All-Star Game". Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  9. "US Lacrosse Hall of Fame". Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  10. "Resolute Lacrosse Bio". www.resolutelacrosse.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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