Kelly Chase

Kelly Chase
Born (1967-10-25) October 25, 1967
Porcupine Plain, SK, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for St. Louis Blues
Hartford Whalers
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1988–2000

Kelly Wayne Chase (born October 25, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current radio sportscaster. He is an uncle of Gregory Chase, who was drafted 188th overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Chase played a tough, physical game that earned him a reputation as an enforcer as well as many penalty minutes, a statistic in which he led the WHL in 1987–88 while playing with the Saskatoon Blades.

Chase was signed as an undrafted free agent in February 1988 by the St. Louis Blues, and spent the majority of the three following seasons with the Peoria Rivermen of the IHL. Chase subsequently became a regular on the Blues' bench, with his play on the ice and quick wit off the ice earning him a spot in the hearts of Blues fans.

In January 1995, the Hartford Whalers selected Chase in the NHL Waiver Draft. Chase would spend most of the next three seasons with the Whalers before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1997. Prior to the 1997–98 season, Chase was reacquired by the Blues for future considerations. It was at the end of that season that Chase was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for his charity work with the Gateway Special Hockey Program, a program started by Chase in the early 1990s to help those with developmental disabilities participate in organized hockey.

Chase retired from professional hockey on July 28, 2000 and is currently the color commentator for St. Louis Blues radio broadcasts on KMOX. On December 15, 2008, Chase was presented with the 2008 Jack Buck Award, for his enthusiasm and dedication to sports in the city of St. Louis, Mo.

Awards

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1985–86 Saskatoon Blades WHL 57 7 18 25 172 10 3 4 7 37
1986–87 Saskatoon Blades WHL 68 17 29 46 317 11 2 8 10 37
1987–88 Saskatoon Blades WHL 70 31 24 55 343 9 3 5 8 32
1988–89 Peoria Rivermen IHL 38 14 7 21 278 — — — — —
1989–90 St. Louis Blues NHL 43 1 3 4 244 9 1 0 1 46
1989–90 Peoria Rivermen IHL 10 1 2 3 76 — — — — —
1990–91 St. Louis Blues NHL 2 1 0 1 15 6 0 0 0 18
1990–91 Peoria Rivermen IHL 61 20 34 54 406 10 4 3 7 61
1991–92 St. Louis Blues NHL 46 1 2 3 264 1 0 0 0 7
1992–93 St. Louis Blues NHL 49 2 5 7 204 — — — — —
1993–94 St. Louis Blues NHL 68 2 5 7 278 4 0 1 1 6
1994–95 Hartford Whalers NHL 28 0 4 4 141 — — — — —
1995–96 Hartford Whalers NHL 55 2 4 6 230 — — — — —
1996–97 Hartford Whalers NHL 28 1 2 3 122 — — — — —
1996–97 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 0 0 0 27 — — — — —
1997–98 St. Louis Blues NHL 67 4 3 7 231 7 0 0 0 23
1998–99 St. Louis Blues NHL 45 3 7 10 143 — — — — —
1999–2000 St. Louis Blues NHL 25 0 1 1 118 — — — — —
NHL totals 458 17 36 53 2017 27 1 1 2 100

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Preceded by
Trevor Linden		 Winner of the King Clancy Memorial Trophy
1998 		Succeeded by
Rob Ray
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