| Tracey Kelusky | |
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| Born | September 9, 1975 , Peterborough, Ontario, CA |
| Position | Forward |
| Height |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| MSL Team | Peterborough Lakers |
| NLL Team F. Teams |
Buffalo Bandits Calgary Roughnecks Montreal Express Columbus Landsharks |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Pro Career | 2001–present |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname | Captain Calgary |
Tracey Kelusky (born September 9, 1975 in Peterborough, Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League and the Peterborough Lakers of the Major Series Lacrosse. Kelusky was formerly the captain of the Calgary Roughnecks, and led them to NLL championships in 2004 and 2009.
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College career
Tracey played college lacrosse at the University of Hartford, making his mark in the NCAA record books by scoring 59 goals in 14 games during the 2000 season.
Professional career
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 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game.[1]
Statistics
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 | ||
| 2007 | Calgary | 16 | 35 | 53 | 88 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Calgary | 7 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Calgary | 16 | 31 | 53 | 84 | 84 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Calgary | 13 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Buffalo | 16 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| NLL Totals | 159 | 345 | 393 | 738 | 787 | 111 | 15 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 68 | 6 | |||
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
- 2004, Champion's Cup
- 2005, NLL All Star Game Most Valuable Player
- 2005, NLL second team all pro
- 2007, NLL Sportsmanship Award[2]
- 2009, Champion's Cup
| Preceded by John Grant Jr |
NLL Rookie of the Year 2001 |
Succeeded by Blaine Manning |
| Preceded by Mark Steenhuis |
NLL All-Star Game MVP 2005 |
Succeeded by Lewis Ratcliff |
| Preceded by Sean Greenhalgh |
NLL Sportsmanship Award 2007 |
Succeeded by Dan Carey |
Personal life
Keluskey is a boyhood friend of professional wrestler Robert Roode. Keluskey even made an appearance on the December 29 edition of Impact Wrestling, where he confronted Roode and was attacked by him.[3]
See also
External links
References
- ^ "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3811. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ "Kelusky wins Sportsmanship Award". NLL.com. April 30, 2007. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=2919. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
- ^ Stamp, Stephen (2011-12-31). "Kelusky facing another legendary athlete". IL Indoor. http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/12/31/kelusky-facing-another-legendary-athlete/. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
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