FORMER FPHL GOALTENDER DILLON KELLEY MAKES AHL DEBUT

Former Federal Prospects Hockey League goaltender Dillon Kelley made his American Hockey League debut with the Henderson Silver Knights.

Kelley, 27, played in 22 games with Danbury is the 2019-20 season and 17 games with Elmira in the 2020-21 season. The Petoskey, MI native had a 13-6-0 record for Danbury, along with a 3.51 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage. With Elmira, Kelley went 3-2-0 with a 3.15 goals-against average and a .928 save percentage.

Earlier this season, Kelley played one game with the ECHL’s Kansas City Mavericks and surrendered one goal in a victory. The 6-foot-5, 216-pound netminder was acquired in a trade by the ECHL’s Rapid City Rush and went 8-0-0 with a 2.68 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage in ten games.

Kelley was recalled by Henderson on March 18 and recorded a win in his first AHL start on March 19 against San Diego.  In three games with the Vegas Golden Knights affiliate, Kelley has one win, a 3.60 goals-against average, and a .857 save percentage.