Kelly Summers (born April 29, 1996) is a Canadian ice hockey defenseman who plays for the Madawaska Valley Wolves of the Northern Premier Hockey League. He has played professionally in the American Hockey League for the Binghamton Devils and Adirondack Thunder and most recently played for the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL. He was an All-American for Clarkson.
Playing career Summers had a tremendous season of junior hockey as an 18-year old, averaging more than a point per game and helping the Carleton Place Canadians win the Fred Page Cup. After the season Summers was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the NHL draft. He began attending Clarkson University that fall and debuted for the ice hockey team. Summers provided steady production from the blueline and improved each season in terms of his offensive numbers. For his senior season, Summers became one of the top players in college hockey, nearly doubling his point production and helping the Golden Knights reach the ECAC championship game. That season, Clarkson made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade and while their appearance was short-lived, it was a huge step for the program.
After graduating, Summers signed a contract with the ECHL's Adirondack Thunder and produced well as a rookie. Near the end of the year he signed a PTO (professional try-out) contract with the Ottawa Senators AHL affiliate Belleville Senators but didn't play in any games for the squad. After resigning with Adirondack, Summers finally got a shot at the AHL when he was loaned to the Binghamton Devils for nine games.
Summers' time in the minor leagues was cut short when the COVID-19 pandemic ended the 2019–20 season prematurely and then caused the following year to be delayed.
Instead of waiting around for his chance to play, Summers travelled to Germany to play for ETC Crimmitschau, where he remained for two years - but sat out the 2021–22 season due to a shoulder injury.
On 12 July 2022, Summers was revealed to be the latest signing for the Nottingham Panthers.
After one season with Nottingham, Summers returned to Canada and joined the Madawaska Valley Wolves in the semi-professional Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League, now the Northern Premier Hockey League.
Personal life Summers' cousin Mike Sullivan also played college hockey. Coincidentally, he too played four years at Clarkson.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2009–10 Ottawa Valley Titans U14 AAA HEO U14 27 1 17 18 10 6 2 2 4 2 2010–11 Ottawa Valley Titans U15 AAA HEO U15 30 3 19 22 12 10 2 6 8 14 2011–12 Ottawa Valley Titans U16 AAA OEHL U16 30 9 22 31 20 8 3 6 9 6 2011–12 Carleton Place Canadians CCHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2012–13 Carleton Place Canadians CCHL 59 13 20 33 14 12 1 1 2 4 2013–14 Carleton Place Canadians CCHL 56 17 43 60 12 16 5 8 13 4 2014–15 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 33 6 4 10 4 — — — — — 2015–16 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 37 3 11 14 20 — — — — — 2016–17 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 39 3 14 17 30 — — — — — 2017–18 Clarkson ECAC Hockey 40 6 24 30 35 — — — — — 2018–19 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 49 5 19 24 21 4 0 0 0 6 2019–20 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 44 9 15 24 28 — — — — — 2019–20 Binghamton Devils AHL 9 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2020–21 ETC Crimmitschau DEL2 42 6 22 28 20 — — — — — 2021–22 ETC Crimmitschau DEL2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — —2022–23Nottingham PanthersEIHL 54 7 20 27 18 4 0 3 3 2 CCHL totals 117 30 63 93 26 28 6 9 15 8 NCAA totals 149 18 53 71 89 — — — — — ECHL totals 93 14 34 48 49 4 0 0 0 6
Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2017–18 AHCA East Second Team All-American 2017–18
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