Kellan Lain
Kellan Lain | |
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| Born | August 11, 1989 Canada |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey forward (retired) |
| Years active | 2010–2017, 2018–2019 |
| Known for | Playing with Vancouver Canucks in the NHL |
Kellan Lain (born August 11, 1989) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who last competed with the Idaho Steelheads in the ECHL.
Playing career
Following his junior hockey tenure, Lain spent three seasons at Lake Superior State University, where he amassed 21 goals, 39 points, and accumulated 210 penalty minutes across 108 contests. Upon completing his collegiate career, he inked a one-year deal with the Vancouver Canucks and was assigned to their AHL team, the Chicago Wolves, appearing in 13 games without registering any points.
Although his offensive output was limited, Lain earned a two-year, two-way contract extension valued at $1.2 million with Vancouver. During the 2013–14 NHL training camp, he was considered for a role as a fourth-line center but was ultimately sent to the Canucks' newly affiliated AHL club, the Utica Comets. There, he joined former teammates Jeremy Welsh and Brandon DeFazio and notched his initial professional goals in a two-goal performance against the Abbotsford Heat.
Lain’s NHL debut occurred on January 18, 2014, where he set a league record by engaging in a fight and receiving a game misconduct within two seconds of puck drop. Shortly after, on January 21, he scored his first NHL goal on his first shot during a 2–1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. He participated in eight NHL games before being reassigned to Utica during the Olympic break. Following an injury to Ryan Kesler, Lain was briefly recalled but returned to Utica shortly thereafter.
On November 20, 2014, Lain was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Will Acton and was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons. For the 2015–16 season, he accepted a try-out contract with the Manitoba Moose but was released prior to playing any games. Subsequently, he signed with the Quad City Mallards of the ECHL and secured an AHL professional try-out contract with the Iowa Wild. In March 2016, he rejoined Utica on a PTO agreement.
After failing to obtain NHL or AHL contracts as a free agent during the summer of 2016, Lain signed a one-year contract with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL. He retired following the 2017 season but returned to play for the Stoney Creek Generals during the 2018–19 season, contributing to their Allan Cup championship.
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Oakville Blades | OPJHL | 31 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Oakville Blades | OJHL | 47 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Oakville Blades | OJHL | 16 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Lake Superior State Lakers | CCHA | 38 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Lake Superior State Lakers | CCHA | 38 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Lake Superior State Lakers | CCHA | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Utica Comets | AHL | 63 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Utica Comets | AHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Oklahoma City Barons | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015-16 AHL season | Iowa Wild | AHL | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | |||||||
| Utica Comets | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2016-17 ECHL season | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 52 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2018–19 | Stoney Creek Generals | Allan Cup Hockey | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||