Kelly Chase
Encyclopedia
Kelly Wayne Chase is a Canadian former professional ice hockey
player and current radio sportscaster.
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 colour 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.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player and current radio sportscaster.
Playing career
Chase played a tough, physical game that earned him a reputation as an enforcerEnforcer (hockey)
Enforcer is an unofficial role in ice hockey. The term is sometimes used synonymously with "fighter", "tough guy", or "goon". NHL players regarded as enforcers include Tiger Williams, Tony Twist, Bob Probert, Dave Semenko, Dave Schultz, Tie Domi, Dave Brown, Joey Kocur, Clark Gillies, Stu Grimson,...
as well as many penalty minutes, a statistic in which he led the WHL
Western Hockey League
The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada...
in 1987–88 while playing with the Saskatoon Blades
Saskatoon Blades
The Saskatoon Blades are a junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League. They are based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing at the 15,195 seat Credit Union Centre.-History:...
.
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
Peoria Rivermen (IHL)
The Peoria Rivermen were an ice hockey team in the International Hockey League. They played in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena....
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
Hartford Whalers
The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League from 1979–97...
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
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
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
King Clancy Memorial Trophy
The King Clancy Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to his community. Since the award was established in 1988, no player has won it more than...
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 colour commentator
Color commentator
A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...
for St. Louis Blues radio broadcasts on KMOX
KMOX (AM)
KMOX is a radio station broadcasting from St. Louis, Missouri. It is a 50,000-watt clear channel radio station, which permits its nighttime signal to be heard in most of the continental U.S. KMOX operates as "NewsRadio 1120" and refers to itself as "The Voice of St...
. On December 15, 2008, Chase was presented with the 2008 Jack Buck Award
Jack Buck Award
Jack Buck Award is an award named after former St. Louis broadcaster Jack Buck. This award was established in 1987 and is presented to individuals in recognition of enthusiastic and dedicated support of sports in the city of St. Louis, Missouri....
, for his enthusiasm and dedication to sports in the city of St. Louis, Mo.
Awards
- Winner of the King Clancy Memorial TrophyKing Clancy Memorial TrophyThe King Clancy Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice and who has made a significant humanitarian contribution to his community. Since the award was established in 1988, no player has won it more than...
, 1997–98 - Recipient of 2008 Jack Buck Award by the Missouri Athletic ClubMissouri Athletic ClubThe Missouri Athletic Club , founded in 1903, is a traditional gentlemen's club and athletic club in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri, USA, with a separate athletic campus in the St. Louis County suburb of Town and Country. The MAC awards the annual Hermann Trophy, the highest award in American...
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Saskatoon Blades Saskatoon Blades The Saskatoon Blades are a junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Division of the Western Hockey League. They are based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, playing at the 15,195 seat Credit Union Centre.-History:... |
WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... |
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 Peoria Rivermen (IHL) The Peoria Rivermen were an ice hockey team in the International Hockey League. They played in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena.... |
IHL | 38 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | St. Louis Blues | NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
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 Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League from 1979–97... |
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 Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||||