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Canada Kelly Buchberger

Bentley Generals / Chinook HL - 05/06

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Kelly Buchberger Facts

Date of Birth
Dec 02, 1966
Position
RW
Age
57
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Langenburg, SK, CAN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Melville MHA
Status
Retired
Drafted
1985 round 9 #188 overall by Edmonton Oilers
Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
2-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 2
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Kelly Buchberger Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1983-84 Melville Millionaires SJHL 60* 14* 11* 25* 139* -* |
1984-85 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 51* 12* 17* 29* 114* -* |
1985-86 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 72* 14* 22* 36* 206* -* | Playoffs 13 11 4 15 37 -
1986-87 Edmonton Oilers NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 5 0
Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 70* 12* 20* 32* 257* -* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 23 -
1987-88 Edmonton Oilers NHL 19* 1* 0* 1* 81* -1* |
Nova Scotia Oilers AHL 49* 21* 23* 44* 206* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 11 -
1988-89 Edmonton Oilers NHL 66* 5* 9* 14* 234* -14* |
1989-90 Edmonton Oilers NHL 55* 2* 6* 8* 168* -8* | Playoffs 19 0 5 5 13 2
1990-91 Edmonton Oilers NHL 64* 3* 1* 4* 160* -6* | Playoffs 12 2 1 3 25 -3
1991-92 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79* 20* 24* 44* 157* 9* | Playoffs 16 1 4 5 32 2
1992-93 Edmonton Oilers NHL 83* 12* 18* 30* 133* -27* |
Canada WC 8* 0* 2* 2* 6* 0* |
1993-94 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 84* 3* 18* 21* 199* -20* |
Canada WC 8* 0* 0* 0* 8* 3* |
1994-95 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 48* 7* 17* 24* 82* 0* |
1995-96 Edmonton Oilers “C” NHL 82* 11* 14* 25* 184* -20* |
Canada WC 4* 0* 0* 0* 6* -2* |
1996-97 Edmonton Oilers “C” NHL 81* 8* 30* 38* 159* 4* | Playoffs 12 5 2 7 16 -1
1997-98 Edmonton Oilers “C” NHL 82* 6* 17* 23* 122* -10* | Playoffs 12 1 2 3 25 0
1998-99 Edmonton Oilers “C” NHL 52* 4* 4* 8* 68* -6* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -4
1999-00 Atlanta Thrashers “C” NHL 68* 5* 12* 17* 139* -34* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 13* 2* 1* 3* 13* -2* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -1
2000-01 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 82* 6* 14* 20* 75* -10* | Playoffs 8 1 0 1 2 -1
2001-02 Los Angeles Kings “A” NHL 74* 6* 7* 13* 105* -13* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 7 -3
2002-03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 79* 3* 9* 12* 109* 0* |
2003-04 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 71* 1* 3* 4* 109* -19* |
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Bentley Generals Chinook HL 9* 4* 6* 10* 12* -* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 4 -
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2004-05 Edmonton Road Runners AHL Asst. Coach
2006-07 Edmonton Oilers NHL Development Coach
2007-08 Springfield Falcons AHL Head Coach
2008-09 Edmonton Oilers NHL Asst. Coach
2009-10 Edmonton Oilers NHL Asst. Coach
2010-11 Edmonton Oilers NHL Asst. Coach
2011-12 Edmonton Oilers NHL Asst. Coach
2012-13 Edmonton Oilers NHL Asst. Coach
2013-14 Edmonton Oilers NHL Asst. Coach
2014-15 Edmonton Oilers NHL Dir. of Player Personnel
2015-16 Edmonton Oilers NHL Dir. of Player Personnel
2016-17 Edmonton Oilers NHL Dir. of Player Development
2017-18 New York Islanders NHL Asst. Coach
2018-19 Tri-City Americans WHL Head Coach
2019-20 Tri-City Americans WHL Head Coach
2020-21 Tri-City Americans WHL Head Coach
2021-22 Laval Rocket AHL Asst. Coach
2022-23 Laval Rocket AHL Asst. Coach
2023-24 Laval Rocket AHL Asst. Coach
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Kelly Buchberger Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 119* 33* 43* 76* 0.64* 463* -* | 2 7 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.14 * 34 * - *
Chinook HL 1 9* 4* 6* 10* 1.11* 12* -* | 1 6 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.50 * 4 * - *
NHL 18 1 182* 105* 204* 309* 0.26* 2 297* -177* | 10 97 10 * 15 * 25 * 0.26 * 129 * -9 *
SJHL 1 60* 14* 11* 25* 0.42* 139* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 3 20* 0* 2* 2* 0.10* 20* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 2 123* 26* 39* 65* 0.53* 320* -* | 1 13 11 * 4 * 15 * 1.15 * 37 * - *

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Kelly Buchberger Connections

Player Period Teams
Bill Ranford (G) 1987-1996 9 Canada, Edmonton Oilers
Craig MacTavish (F) 1986-1994 8 Edmonton Oilers
Kevin Lowe (D) 1986-1998 8 Edmonton Oilers
Doug Weight (F) 1992-1999 7 Edmonton Oilers

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Kelly Buchberger Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1999, 1 #14 overall by Atlanta Thrashers in the NHL Expansion Draft

Number 24 retired by Moose Jaw Warriors

Cult/Star player for Atlanta Thrashers

Cult/Star player for Edmonton Oilers

Cult/Star player for Moose Jaw Warriors

Career transactions
- 1999-06-25 • Claimed by Atlanta Thrashers in Expansion Draft
- 2000-03-13 • Traded to the Los Angeles Kings with Nelson Emerson for Donald Audette, Frantisek Kaberle
- 2002-07-07 • Signed as a free agent by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 2003-07-31 • Signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins

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