2021-22 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
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Jersey Number 26
Tanner Kelly
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 165
- B/T::
- R
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Muskegon (USHL)
Bio
Career Capsule
Skated ion 144 career games in Green and White ... Contributed 58 points (24 goals, 35 assists) ... Finished his career a +14 with 40 blocked shots and six career game-winners ... 87 career PIM.
2024-25 (Senior)
Skated in all 37 games, with an 8-9-17 scoring line ... Had a pair of power-play markers, the first of his career ... Recorded one-game-winner and won 63 % of his faceoffs ... Career-best 71 shots on goal ... Had the primary assist on Red Savage's goal against Boston College (10/12) ... Earned Big Ten Third Star of the Week honors after a two-goal, two-assist performance in the Canisius series (10/25-26) ... Assisted on Red Savage's tally against OSU (11/8) ... Earned an assist and was +1 in the Notre Dame series (11/15-16) ... Scored a goal and was +2 in the series at Minnesota (12/13-14) ... Assisted on MSU's first goal against Western Michigan in the GLI (12/30) ... Had a three-point weekend with two goals and an assist in the series against Minnesota (1/24-25) ... Opened the scoring in MSU's win at Ohio State (1/31) ... Had an assist (+1) in the final home series vs. Penn State (2/21-22) ... Scored a goal and was +2 in the in the final series at Notre Dame (2/28-3/1) ... Had three shots on net (and his line had a team-best 12 combined) in the Big Ten semifinal victory over Notre Dame (3/15) ... Had a goal in his final game at Munn Ice Arena, a 4-3 double-OT victory over Ohio State to earn a second straight Big Ten title.
2023-24 (Junior)
Appeared in 35 games, with career bests in goals (9), points (18) and was a +13 ... Tied for third in the Big Ten (12th nationally) in game-winning goals (4) ... Picked up an assist on a Nash Nienhuis tally in the opener against Lake State (10/7) ... Earned his first goal of the season at Ohio State, scoring the game-winner in the second game (11/4) ... Had his first multiple-point game with a goal and an assist in the finale vs. Penn State (11/11) ... Had the game-winning goal in the first game against No. 1 Wisconsin (11/17) ... Matched his career best with his fourth goal of the season in the GLI semifinals vs. Ferris State (12/28) ... Had a goal and an assist in the weekend sweep at Penn State (1/12-13) ... Recorded a pair of goals and an assist (+4) in a sweep of Michigan (2/9-10) ... Assisted on Nash Nienhuis’ game-winner in the B1G semifinal win over Ohio State (3/16) ... Scored twice in the Big Ten Championship game against Michigan (3/23), his first career multiple-goal game ... Had one assist in the NCAA first-round win over Western Michigan (3/29).
2022-23 (Sophomore)
Skated in all 38 games for MSU ... Had career bests in goals (4), assists (14) and points (18) ... Finished as a +3 on the year with 13 blocked shots ... Picked up an assist in the first game of the year at home against Bowling Green (10/7) ... Scored his first goal of the season on a penalty shot against UMass-Lowell (10/13), which stood as the game winner ... Had a career-best three-point night with three assists against LIU (10/22) ... Scored a shootout goal to help MSU secure the extra Big Ten point in a 1-1 deadlock at Notre Dame (10/29) ... Had a goal in each game of the Wisconsin series at home (11/4-5) and added an assist in the second game ... Tallied a goal, an assist, a pair of blocked shots, and was a +2 in a split at Penn State (11/18-19) ... Recorded an assist on Tiernan Shoudy’s game-winner against Michigan (12/9) ... Assisted on Miroslav. Mucha’s power play goal against Penn State (1/14) and also scored a goal in the shootout ... Had a pair of assists in the game vs. Michigan at LCA (2/11).
2021-22 (Freshman)
Scored three goals and added a pair of assists in 34 games in his first collegiate season ... Scored his first collegiate goal on the road at Notre Dame (12/10) ... Scored a goal in each of the home games against Ohio State (1/21-22) ... Had an assist (his first of the season) and a blocked shot in the Penn State finale (2/26).
Prior to MSU
Ranked 18th in the USHL in points (47), and 15th in goals (21) in 53 regular-season games for the Muskegon Lumberjacks in 2020-21 … His 47 points (21g, 26a) also ranked fourth for Muskegon, while his six power-play goals were tied for the team lead … Kelly’s 143 shots ranked second on the team … Recorded 11 multi-point games and his longest point streak was five games over which he produced a total of 9 points (5g, 4a) … Had 15 points (3g, 12a) in 42 games in his first full USHL season in 2019-20 … Made his USHL debut in 2018-19, playing six games for Muskegon after racking up 101 points (35g, 66a) in 69 games for Little Caesars U16 … Represented the USA at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, tallying two assists in five games … Played youth hockey for Little Caesars.
Personal
Advertising management major ... Son of Michael and Corry-Lyn Kelly … Has three sisters Makenna, Brooke, and Skylar ... Graduated from Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills in 2020 … Credits his parents and grandparents as his biggest hockey influence ... Played one year of high school lacrosse ... Advertising management major.
Skated ion 144 career games in Green and White ... Contributed 58 points (24 goals, 35 assists) ... Finished his career a +14 with 40 blocked shots and six career game-winners ... 87 career PIM.
2024-25 (Senior)
Skated in all 37 games, with an 8-9-17 scoring line ... Had a pair of power-play markers, the first of his career ... Recorded one-game-winner and won 63 % of his faceoffs ... Career-best 71 shots on goal ... Had the primary assist on Red Savage's goal against Boston College (10/12) ... Earned Big Ten Third Star of the Week honors after a two-goal, two-assist performance in the Canisius series (10/25-26) ... Assisted on Red Savage's tally against OSU (11/8) ... Earned an assist and was +1 in the Notre Dame series (11/15-16) ... Scored a goal and was +2 in the series at Minnesota (12/13-14) ... Assisted on MSU's first goal against Western Michigan in the GLI (12/30) ... Had a three-point weekend with two goals and an assist in the series against Minnesota (1/24-25) ... Opened the scoring in MSU's win at Ohio State (1/31) ... Had an assist (+1) in the final home series vs. Penn State (2/21-22) ... Scored a goal and was +2 in the in the final series at Notre Dame (2/28-3/1) ... Had three shots on net (and his line had a team-best 12 combined) in the Big Ten semifinal victory over Notre Dame (3/15) ... Had a goal in his final game at Munn Ice Arena, a 4-3 double-OT victory over Ohio State to earn a second straight Big Ten title.
2023-24 (Junior)
Appeared in 35 games, with career bests in goals (9), points (18) and was a +13 ... Tied for third in the Big Ten (12th nationally) in game-winning goals (4) ... Picked up an assist on a Nash Nienhuis tally in the opener against Lake State (10/7) ... Earned his first goal of the season at Ohio State, scoring the game-winner in the second game (11/4) ... Had his first multiple-point game with a goal and an assist in the finale vs. Penn State (11/11) ... Had the game-winning goal in the first game against No. 1 Wisconsin (11/17) ... Matched his career best with his fourth goal of the season in the GLI semifinals vs. Ferris State (12/28) ... Had a goal and an assist in the weekend sweep at Penn State (1/12-13) ... Recorded a pair of goals and an assist (+4) in a sweep of Michigan (2/9-10) ... Assisted on Nash Nienhuis’ game-winner in the B1G semifinal win over Ohio State (3/16) ... Scored twice in the Big Ten Championship game against Michigan (3/23), his first career multiple-goal game ... Had one assist in the NCAA first-round win over Western Michigan (3/29).
2022-23 (Sophomore)
Skated in all 38 games for MSU ... Had career bests in goals (4), assists (14) and points (18) ... Finished as a +3 on the year with 13 blocked shots ... Picked up an assist in the first game of the year at home against Bowling Green (10/7) ... Scored his first goal of the season on a penalty shot against UMass-Lowell (10/13), which stood as the game winner ... Had a career-best three-point night with three assists against LIU (10/22) ... Scored a shootout goal to help MSU secure the extra Big Ten point in a 1-1 deadlock at Notre Dame (10/29) ... Had a goal in each game of the Wisconsin series at home (11/4-5) and added an assist in the second game ... Tallied a goal, an assist, a pair of blocked shots, and was a +2 in a split at Penn State (11/18-19) ... Recorded an assist on Tiernan Shoudy’s game-winner against Michigan (12/9) ... Assisted on Miroslav. Mucha’s power play goal against Penn State (1/14) and also scored a goal in the shootout ... Had a pair of assists in the game vs. Michigan at LCA (2/11).
2021-22 (Freshman)
Scored three goals and added a pair of assists in 34 games in his first collegiate season ... Scored his first collegiate goal on the road at Notre Dame (12/10) ... Scored a goal in each of the home games against Ohio State (1/21-22) ... Had an assist (his first of the season) and a blocked shot in the Penn State finale (2/26).
Prior to MSU
Ranked 18th in the USHL in points (47), and 15th in goals (21) in 53 regular-season games for the Muskegon Lumberjacks in 2020-21 … His 47 points (21g, 26a) also ranked fourth for Muskegon, while his six power-play goals were tied for the team lead … Kelly’s 143 shots ranked second on the team … Recorded 11 multi-point games and his longest point streak was five games over which he produced a total of 9 points (5g, 4a) … Had 15 points (3g, 12a) in 42 games in his first full USHL season in 2019-20 … Made his USHL debut in 2018-19, playing six games for Muskegon after racking up 101 points (35g, 66a) in 69 games for Little Caesars U16 … Represented the USA at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, tallying two assists in five games … Played youth hockey for Little Caesars.
Personal
Advertising management major ... Son of Michael and Corry-Lyn Kelly … Has three sisters Makenna, Brooke, and Skylar ... Graduated from Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills in 2020 … Credits his parents and grandparents as his biggest hockey influence ... Played one year of high school lacrosse ... Advertising management major.
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