Keaton Ellerby

Keaton Ellerby (born November 5, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently under contract with the Dornbirn Bulldogs of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League for the Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings and Winnipeg Jets.

Keaton Ellerby
Ellerby with the Winnipeg Jets in 2014
Born (1988-11-05) November 5, 1988
Strathmore, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
EBEL team
Former teams		 Dornbirn Bulldogs
Florida Panthers
Los Angeles Kings
Winnipeg Jets
Barys Astana
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Lukko
Mora IK
Iserlohn Roosters
NHL Draft 10th overall, 2007
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2008–present

Playing career

Junior

Ellerby was drafted 10th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft from the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League. During the 2008 World Junior Hockey Championship, Ellerby was invited to try out for the tournament, having played for Canada at the 2007 Superseries against the Russians.

Professional
Ellerby as a member of the Panthers in 2012

Ellerby scored his first NHL goal on January 25, 2011 against Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers.[1] During the 2012–13 season, on February 8, 2013, Ellerby was traded by the Panthers to the Los Angeles Kings for a fifth-round selection in the 2013 NHL Draft.[2] The Kings re-signed Ellerby to a one-year deal in July 2013,[3] but he was claimed off waivers by the Winnipeg Jets a month into the 2013–14 season.[4]

Ellerby signed a one-year contract with the Jets the following summer for the 2014–15 season. He spent most of the season in the minors.

On July 7, 2015, Ellerby signed his first contract abroad, agreeing to a one-year deal with Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League.[5] After 42 games with the Kazakh-based club, Ellerby sought a release and immediately signed with Swiss team HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League A on January 4, 2016, for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. Ellerby also played for Team Canada during Spengler Cup and won the championship scoring one of the goals in the final game.

The following season, Ellerby signed for the 2016–17 season with Finnish Liiga outfit, Lukko Rauma.[6] Ellerby proved to be a solid addition to Lukko's blueline, contributing steady defensive play to go along with 3 goals and 12 points in 43 games.

On July 10, 2017, Ellerby agreed to a one-year deal with top tier Swedish club, Mora IK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[7] He contributed with a heavily defensive role, logging the most blocked shots in the SHL and playing big minutes. After one season with a struggling club, he agreed to a one-year deal with German club, Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL, on September 13, 2018.[8]

As a free agent midway into the 2019–20 season, Ellerby continued his professional career signing in the neighbouring Austrian Hockey League with the Dornbirn Bulldogs on November 18, 2019.[9]

International play

In December 2015, he won the Spengler Cup with Team Canada.[10]

Personal

Ellerby is first cousins with Shane Doan, captain of the Phoenix Coyotes, and second cousin to Carey Price, goaltender of the Montreal Canadiens.[11] Ellerby's uncle, Alvin Liknes, was a Calgary businessman whose disappearance and murder garnered national attention in 2014.[12]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Kamloops Blazers WHL 60 0 1 1 77 6 0 0 0 16
2005–06 Kamloops Blazers WHL 68 2 6 8 121 — — — — —
2006–07 Kamloops Blazers WHL 69 2 23 25 120 4 1 2 3 12
2007–08 Kamloops Blazers WHL 16 0 3 3 29 — — — — —
2007–08 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 53 2 21 23 81 5 0 2 2 15
2008–09 Rochester Americans AHL 75 3 20 23 44 — — — — —
2009–10 Rochester Americans AHL 58 6 13 19 34 7 1 0 1 4
2009–10 Florida Panthers NHL 22 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2010–11 Rochester Americans AHL 17 2 3 5 8 — — — — —
2010–11 Florida Panthers NHL 54 2 10 12 22 — — — — —
2011–12 Florida Panthers NHL 40 0 5 5 10 1 0 0 0 2
2012–13 Florida Panthers NHL 9 0 0 0 36 — — — — —
2012–13 Los Angeles Kings NHL 35 0 3 3 16 5 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Winnipeg Jets NHL 51 2 4 6 2 — — — — —
2014–15 St. John's IceCaps AHL 41 3 13 16 32 — — — — —
2014–15 Winnipeg Jets NHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2015–16 Barys Astana KHL 42 2 7 9 49 — — — — —
2015–16 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 13 1 5 6 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Lukko Liiga 43 3 9 12 12 — — — — —
2017–18 Mora IK SHL 52 0 6 6 26 — — — — —
2018–19 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 51 1 8 9 46 — — — — —
NHL totals 212 4 23 27 88 6 0 0 0 2
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References
  1. "Weaver's lucky goal gives Panthers win over Rangers". CBS Sports. January 25, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
  2. "Kings keep dealing, add Ellerby from Panthers". National Hockey League. February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  3. "Kings agree to terms with Ellerby". TSN. July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  4. "Jets claim defenseman Ellerby off waivers". National Hockey League. November 2, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  5. "Barys add defenseman to squad" (in Russian). Barys Astana. July 7, 2015. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  6. "200 NHL gamer Keaton Ellerby signs with Lukko". Lukko Rauma (in Finnish). October 27, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  7. "Mora complete squad with signing of NHL defenseman Keaton Ellerby" (in Swedish). Mora IK. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  8. "Keaton Ellerby joins Iserlohn". Iserlohn Roosters (in German). September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  9. DEC press (November 18, 2019). "Dornbirn sign Keaton Ellerby". Twitter. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  10. "Matt D'Agostini goal leads Canada to Spengler Cup victory". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  11. "Family, passion for hockey bind Doan, Price". NHL.com. January 25, 2013.
  12. "Ellerby overwhelmed by support from hockey community after family tragedy". Winnipeg Sun. July 24, 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Michael Frolík		 Florida Panthers first round draft pick
2007		 Succeeded by
Dmitry Kulikov
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