Jack Kelley

Jack Kelley

Born: July 10, 1927
Age: 97
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Biography

John Henry "Jack" Kelley (born July 10, 1927 in Medford, Massachusetts) is a former American ice hockey coach. He is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. Kelley was the first general manager and head coach of the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association (WHA). During the 1972-73 season, he won the Howard Baldwin Trophy as the WHA coach of the year, and also led the Whalers to the Avco World Trophy. He previously served as head coach at Boston University, leading the Terriers to back-to-back NCAA hockey championships in 1971 and 1972. In his 10 year coaching career at Boston U (1962-71), he compiled a .720 winning percentage and won six Beanpot Tournaments.

Kelley also played his college hockey at Boston U, participating in the NCAA Hockey Tournament in 1951 and 1952. At the time of his graduation, he was the school's all time leading scorer among defensemen. He then took over as coach at Colby College in 1955. After leaving the Whalers, he later worked in the front offices of the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins. His son is writer and producer, David E. Kelley.

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Honors

In 2010, he was elected as an inaugural inductee into the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame in the coaching category.

WHA coaching record

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T Pts Division rank Result
New England Whalers 1972-73 78 46 10 2 94 1st in East Won Avco Cup
New England Whalers 1974-75 5 3 2 0 (91) 1st in East Lost in Quarterfinals
New England Whalers 1975-76 33 14 16 3 (73) 3rd in East (Resigned)
NHL Total 116 63 48 5

College head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Colby Mules (Independent)
1955-56 Colby College
1956-57 Colby College
1957-58 Colby College
1958-59 Colby College
1959-60 Colby College
1960-61 Colby College
Colby College: 73-45-3
Colby Mules (ECAC Hockey)
1961-62 Colby College 19-6-2 17-1-1 1st ECAC Third Place Game (Loss)
Colby College: 19-6-2 17-1-1
Boston University Terriers (ECAC Hockey)
1962-63 Boston University 7-16-0 7-15-0 22nd
1963-64 Boston University 9-13-0 9-12-0 20th
1964-65 Boston University 25-6-0 15-3-0 1st ECAC Third Place Game (Win)
1965-66 Boston University 27-8-0 17-2-0 2nd NCAA Consolation Game (Loss)
1966-67 Boston University 25-5-1 19-0-1 1st NCAA Runner-Up
1967-68 Boston University 20-9-3 13-6-2 5th ECAC Third Place Game (Loss)
1968-69 Boston University 19-10-1 13-8-0 6th ECAC Third Place Game (Loss)
1969-70 Boston University 20-7-0 17-5-0 3rd ECAC Third Place Game (Win)
1970-71 Boston University 28-2-1 18-1-1 1st NCAA National Champion
1971-72 Boston University 26-4-1 15-4-1 3rd NCAA National Champion
Boston University: 206-80-7 143-56-5
Colby Mules (NESCAC)
1977-78 Colby College 5-16-0
Colby College: 5-16-0
Total: 303-147-12




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