Kelly Kisio

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Kelly Kisio
Born (1959-09-18) September 18, 1959 (age 63)
Peace River, Alberta, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers
San Jose Sharks
Calgary Flames
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1980–1995

Kelvin Wade Kisio (born September 18, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who currently serves as a scout for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). [1] Kisio played 761 games in the NHL as a centre for the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, and Calgary Flames between 1983 and 1995, and was team captain for the Rangers for three and a half years.

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Career

Kisio played junior hockey with the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Red Deer Rustlers and Western Hockey League's Calgary Wranglers, producing consecutive 60 goal seasons for the latter. [1]

He played the 1982–83 season with HC Davos in Switzerland. He scored 49 goals and 32 assists. Although Davos was leading the season for more than 20 games, they ended in third place. In his next-to-last game for HC Davos, Kisio scored eight goals and two assists. The game's final score was 19–7. [2] Kisio left three days later for the Detroit Red Wings where he became a valuable player in the NHL.

Kisio's best season in the NHL was in 1992–93 with the San Jose Sharks. That season he tied a career high in goals (26) and points (78) and represented the Sharks in the 1993 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal after Pat Falloon went down with a season-ending shoulder injury.

Kisio ended his playing career with the Calgary Flames in 1995, who were ousted by his former team, San Jose in the playoffs. He then joined the Flames' scouting staff. For the 1998–99 season, he was named general manager of the Calgary Hitmen, who are owned by the Flames. With Kisio as GM, the Hitmen made the playoffs every year but one [1] (2010–11), won four regular season titles, and won the Western Hockey League title in both 1999 and 2010.

Family

Kisio and his wife Linda have three children: Brent, Kurtis, and Kristina. Brent (born December 15, 1982) is the head coach of the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League, [3] and Kurtis (born June 30, 1984) played 59 games with the Austin Ice Bats of the Central Hockey League during the 2007–08 season. [4]

Awards

Legacy

In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Kisio at No. 80 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons. [5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL 605348101101—————
1977–78 Red Deer RustlersAJHL58746814266—————
1978–79 Calgary Wranglers WHL 70606112173151216284
1979–80 Calgary WranglersWHL7165731386421014
1980–81 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 31271643488771413
1980–81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 4110142443—————
1981–82 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 786239101591612172938
1982–83 HC Davos NDA 38493887—————
1982–83 Detroit Red Wings NHL 144370—————
1983–84 Detroit Red WingsNHL702337603441014
1984–85 Detroit Red WingsNHL752041615630222
1985–86 Detroit Red WingsNHL7621486985—————
1986–87 New York Rangers NHL702440647340112
1987–88 New York RangersNHL7723557888—————
1988–89 New York RangersNHL702636629140009
1989–90 New York RangersNHL682244661051028108
1990–91 New York RangersNHL5115203558—————
1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL4811263754—————
1992–93 San Jose SharksNHL7826527890—————
1993–94 Calgary Flames NHL51723302870228
1994–95 Calgary FlamesNHL1274116732519
NHL totals761229429658768396152152

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Fisher, Scott (2 September 2016). "Kelly Kisio leaves post with Hitmen". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Walliser Volksfreund 28 février 1983 —". E-newspaperarchives.ch. 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  3. ↑ "Brent Kisio". Elite Prospects.
  4. ↑ "Kurtis Kisio". Elite Prospects.
  5. ↑ Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. p. 52. ISBN   978-0470736197 . Retrieved February 3, 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by New York Rangers captain
1987–91 		Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award Winner
1989–90 NHL season 		Succeeded by
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