John Paul Kelly

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John Paul Kelly was a left wing. Born November 15, 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, he stood 6'1", weighed 215 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1979 (round 3, 50th overall) by the Los Angeles Kings. In 400 NHL regular-season games he had 54 goals and 70 assists for 124 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

400

Goals

54

Assists

70

Points

124

NHL playoff career

Games

18

Goals

1

Assists

1

Points

2

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.14

Assists / game

0.18

Points / game

0.31

Shots / game

1.10

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

16

1982–83 · Los Angeles Kings

Assists

15

1982–83 · Los Angeles Kings

Points

31

1982–83 · Los Angeles Kings

Shots

103

1982–83 · Los Angeles Kings

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 1985–86

   • Los Angeles KingsNHL

2. 1984–85

   • Los Angeles KingsNHL

3. 1983–84

   • Los Angeles KingsNHL

4. 1982–83

   • Los Angeles KingsNHL

5. 1981–82

   • Los Angeles KingsNHL

6. 1980–81

   • RochesterAHL
   • HoustonCHL
   • Los Angeles KingsNHL

7. 1979–80

   • Los Angeles KingsNHL

8. 1978–79

   • New WestminsterWHL
   • CanadaWJC-A

9. 1977–78

   • New WestminsterM-Cup
   • New WestminsterWCJHL

10. 1976–77

    • New WestminsterM-Cup
    • New WestminsterWCJHL

11. 1975–76

    • Maple RidgeBCJHL
    • New WestminsterWCJHL

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Season-by-season history

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
1985–86	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Regular	61	6	9	15	50	-16	38	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 9 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 61 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 50 Plus Minus -16 Points 15 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1579 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 38
1984–85	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Regular	73	8	10	18	55	-9	71	0	0	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 10 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 73 Goals 8 Ot Goals 0 Pim 55 Plus Minus -9 Points 18 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1127 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 71
1984–85	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
1983–84	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Regular	72	7	14	21	73	-34	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 14 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 72 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 73 Plus Minus -34 Points 21 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0805 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 87
1982–83	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Regular	65	16	15	31	52	-15	103	4	5	1	1	2	0	All stats Assists 15 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 65 Goals 16 Ot Goals 0 Pim 52 Plus Minus -15 Points 31 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.1553 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 103
1981–82	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Regular	70	12	11	23	100	-19	92	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 70 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 100 Plus Minus -19 Points 23 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1304 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 92
1981–82	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Playoffs	10	1	0	1	14	-8	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 10 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus -8 Points 1 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0769 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
1980–81	AHL	Rochester	Regular	16	5	10	15	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 16 Goals 5 Pim 32 Points 15
1980–81	CHL	Houston	Regular	33	11	17	28	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 17 Games Played 33 Goals 11 Pim 31 Points 28
1980–81	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Regular	19	3	6	9	8	4	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 19 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 4 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 18
1980–81	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	25	-2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 25 Plus Minus -2 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
1979–80	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Regular	40	2	5	7	28	-6	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 40 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 28 Plus Minus -6 Points 7 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0645 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 31
1979–80	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
1978–79	WHL	New Westminster	Regular	70	25	22	47	207	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 22 Games Played 70 Goals 25 Pim 207 Points 47
1978–79	WJC-A	Canada	Regular	5	0	0	0	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 10 Points 0
1978–79	WHL	New Westminster	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 15 Points 1
1977–78	M-Cup	New Westminster	Regular	5	3	0	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 3 Pim 2 Points 3
1977–78	WCJHL	New Westminster	Regular	70	26	30	56	124	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 30 Games Played 70 Goals 26 Pim 124 Points 56
1977–78	M-Cup	New Westminster	Playoffs	5	3	0	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 3 Pim 2 Points 3
1977–78	WCJHL	New Westminster	Playoffs	20	10	15	25	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Games Played 20 Goals 10 Pim 51 Points 25
1976–77	M-Cup	New Westminster	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats
1976–77	WCJHL	New Westminster	Regular	68	35	24	59	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 24 Games Played 68 Goals 35 Pim 62 Points 59
1976–77	WCJHL	New Westminster	Playoffs	5	2	2	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 0 Points 4
1975–76	BCJHL	Maple Ridge	Regular	64	34	35	69	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 35 Games Played 64 Goals 34 Pim 68 Points 69
1975–76	WCJHL	New Westminster	Regular	2	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0

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