Joel Kellman

Joel Kellman (born 25 May 1994) is a Swedish professional ice hockey center currently playing under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Joel Kellman
Born (1994-05-25) 25 May 1994
Karlskrona, Sweden
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 San Jose Sharks
San Jose Barracuda (AHL)
HV71
Karlskrona HK
Brynäs IF
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

Undrafted, Kellman played as a junior within the Malmö Redhawks before making his Swedish Hockey League debut playing 1 game with HV71 during the 2013–14 SHL season.[1]

Kellman transferred to Karlskrona HK of the HockeyAllsvenskan, after an initial loan, for the 2014–15 season. In helping Karlskrona gain promotion to the SHL, Kellman became a fixture amongst the scoring lines in the following three seasons. Improving his points totals in each season, Kellman produced 15 goals and 34 points in 51 games during the 2017–18 season, however was unable to prevent Karlskrona returning to the Allsvenskan.

In order to remain in the SHL, Kellman signed a two-year contract with Brynäs IF on 9 April 2018.[2] In the 2018–19 season with Brynäs IF, he tallied 16 goals and 18 assists in 45 games. He led the team in goals and was third in assists and points.

In showing continued improvement throughout his SHL career, Kellman opted out of his contract with Brynäs in securing a one-year, entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks of the NHL on 26 April 2019.[3] He made his NHL debut on 21 December 2019.[4] He scored his first NHL goal on 28 December 2019, in a 6–1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.[5]

On 28 August 2020, Kellman as a restricted free agent was signed to a two-year $1.5 million contract extension with the San Jose Sharks.[6] On 18 September 2020, Kellman was loaned to Swedish Allsvenskan club, Kristianstads IK, until the commencement of the delayed 2020–21 NHL season.[7] He featured in 14 games with Kristianstads, collecting 3 goals and 5 points.

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Malmö Redhawks J20 10 4 1 5 2 — — — — —
2011–12 Malmö Redhawks J20 47 20 15 35 18 5 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Malmö Redhawks J20 43 19 30 49 20 3 1 0 1 6
2012–13 Malmö Redhawks Allsv 12 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2012–13 Borås HC Div.1 1 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2013–14 HV71 J20 31 10 10 20 14 6 0 5 5 2
2013–14 HV71 SHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2013–14 Karlskrona HK Allsv 18 4 4 8 6 6 1 1 2 0
2014–15 Karlskrona HK Allsv 49 17 22 39 26 4 4 0 4 2
2015–16 Karlskrona HK SHL 47 3 13 16 22 — — — — —
2016–17 Karlskrona HK SHL 52 15 15 30 20 — — — — —
2017–18 Karlskrona HK SHL 51 15 19 34 30 — — — — —
2018–19 Brynäs IF SHL 45 16 18 34 16 — — — — —
2019–20 San Jose Barracuda AHL 25 4 12 16 6 — — — — —
2019–20 San Jose Sharks NHL 31 3 4 7 4 — — — — —
2020–21 Kristianstads IK Allsv 14 3 2 5 8 — — — — —
SHL totals 196 49 65 114 88 — — — — —
NHL totals 31 3 4 7 4 — — — — —

References
  1. "HV71 2013–14 player statistics". eliteprospects.com. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. "Brynas signs Joel Kellman" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. "Sharks sign center Joel Kellman". San Jose Sharks. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. "Pietrangelo breaks tie in third period, Blues defeat Sharks". San Jose Sharks. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. "Ferraro, Kellman Score Their Firsts In Same Game". nhl.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  6. "Sharks Re-sign Center Joel Kellman". nhl.com. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  7. "Joel Kellman signs with Kristianstads". Kristianstads IK. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
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