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Canada Switzerland Matthew Kellenberger
#26 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers / NL - 25/26
1-time OJHL Best Defenseman 1
Date of Birth
Jan 11, 1999
Position
D
Age
27
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Toronto, ON, CAN
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Canada / Switzerland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
27/28

Brother: Nathan Kellenberger

© Photo: Lisa Stutz

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Matthew Kellenberger Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Toronto Nationals U15 AAA GTHL U15 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2014-15 Toronto Nationals U16 AAA GTHL U16 57* 8* 19* 27* 58* -* |
2015-16 Toronto Nationals U18 AAA GTHL U18 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Oakville Blades OJHL 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 2 -
2016-17 Oakville Blades OJHL 51* 10* 18* 28* 40* -* | Playoffs 16 0 7 7 10 -
2017-18 Oakville Blades “A” OJHL 49* 12* 39* 51* 26* -* | Playoffs 13 3 6 9 12 -
2018-19 Princeton Univ. NCAA 27* 1* 4* 5* 10* -15* |
2019-20 Princeton Univ. NCAA 22* 1* 0* 1* 14* -7* |
2020-21 Princeton Univ. NCAA 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2021-22 Princeton Univ. NCAA 25* 4* 2* 6* 16* -8* |
2022-23 RIT (Rochester Inst. of Tech.) NCAA 37* 3* 6* 9* 33* -2* |
2023-24 EHC Kloten NL 29* 0* 2* 2* 6* -1* |
HC Thurgau SL 14* 3* 7* 10* 10* 2* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 4 -1
2024-25 EHC Kloten NL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
HC Sierre SL 31* 1* 11* 12* 20* -4* | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 -1
2025-26 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NL 38* 4* 6* 10* 12* 9* |
2026-27 HC Ajoie NL -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Matthew Kellenberger Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Toronto Pro Hockey Brick Invitational 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2013-14 Toronto Nationals U15 AAA OHF Bantam AAA 8* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2015-16 Toronto Nationals U18 AAA Big Nickel U18 7* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |
2017-18 Canada East U19 WJAC-19 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2023-24 HC Thurgau National Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2024-25 HC Sierre National Cup 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |

Matthew Kellenberger Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Big Nickel U18 1 7* 0* 2* 2* 0.29* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Brick Invitational 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 0* -* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
GTHL U15 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U16 1 57* 8* 19* 27* 0.47* 58* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GTHL U18 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
National Cup 2 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 5 111* 9* 12* 21* 0.19* 73* -32* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 4 71* 4* 8* 12* 0.17* 18* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
OHF Bantam AAA 1 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OJHL 3 103* 22* 59* 81* 0.79* 66* -* | 3 32 3 * 15 * 18 * 0.56 * 24 * - *
SL 2 45* 4* 18* 22* 0.49* 30* -2* | 2 11 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.36 * 4 * -2 *
WJAC-19 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Matthew Kellenberger Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/25/2026
02/25/2026 Confirmed SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers HC Ajoie
10/08/2025
10/08/2025 Extension SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
08/27/2025
08/27/2025 Confirmed EHC Kloten SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
03/28/2025
03/28/2025 Confirmed EHC Kloten Unknown
12/20/2024
12/20/2024 Up/Down HC Sierre EHC Kloten
10/14/2024
10/14/2024 Loan EHC Kloten HC Sierre
11/15/2023
11/15/2023 Loan EHC Kloten HC Thurgau
04/05/2023
04/05/2023 Confirmed RIT (Rochester Inst. of Tech.) EHC Kloten
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 7 #129 overall by Sarnia Sting in the OHL Priority Selection

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #118 by McKeen's Hockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #74 by NHL Central Scouting