Steve Kelly R . Steve Kelly ( born October 26 , 1976 ) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers , Tampa Bay Lightning , New Jersey Devils , Los Angeles Kings , Minnesota Wild and the Columbus Blue Jackets . Playing career . Kelly played his junior hockey with the Prince Albert Raiders of the WHL , where he compiled 254 points in 268 games . In 1995 – 1996 , Kelly tallied 101 points and 203 penalty minutes to lead the Raiders to a 47 - win season and second place in the WHL Eastern Division . Kelly was then drafted in the first round , 6th overall , of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers . Despite his high draft status , Kelly has never appeared in more than 43 games in an NHL season and has just 21 points in 147 games . Kelly played just 27 games for the Edmonton Oilers during the 1996 – 97 and 1997 – 98 seasons before being traded in February 1998 to the Tampa Bay Lightning along with Bryan Marchment and Jason Bonsignore in exchange for Roman Hamrlík and Paul Comrie . After 58 games over two seasons with the Lightning , Kelly was sent to the New Jersey Devils prior to the 1999 – 2000 season , where he spent the majority of the season with their AHL affiliate , the Albany River Rats . Kelly notched 57 points for Albany , but made just one appearance with the Devils . However , injuries during the Devils ' playoff run forced Kelly into the NHL lineup , where he appeared in 10 games during the Devils ' Stanley Cup winning drive . In February 2001 , after 25 games in New Jersey , Kelly was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for forward Bob Corkum . With L . A . ' s AHL affiliate , the Manchester Monarchs , Kelly enjoyed his best statistical seasons as a pro , amassing 133 points in just 113 games from 2002 – 2004 , and representing the Canadian All - Stars in the 2004 AHL All - Star Classic . Following the 2003 – 2004 season , Kelly signed in Germany ' s Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Mannheim Eagles . In November 2005 , Kelly signed with the Frankfurt Lions of the same league , where he scored 20 points in 22 games . In 2007 , he signed with the Minnesota Wild and spent much of the season with the team ' s AHL affiliate , the Houston Aeros before being called up at the end of the season to fill in at center . After being signed by Columbus Blue Jackets and sent down to their affiliates Syracuse Crunch , Kelly chose to return to Europe by signing a one - year - contract with HDD Tilia Olimpija Ljubljana in Erste Bank Eishockey Liga . However , after posting 3 points in only his second game in the 2009 - 10 season , Kelly suffered a season ending injury and decided terminate his contract and retire from professional hockey to return to Canada . While showing promise at the beginning of his pro career , most would regard him as the ' biggest bust ' of the 1995 NHL draft . Many Oilers fans use Kelly as an example of the Oilers ' inability to draft NHL level players . Most fans and media expected the Oilers to draft Shane Doan — an obvious choice who was drafted next by Winnipeg and later become the face and captain of the Jets / Coyotes franchise — but shocked everybody by drafting Kelly 6th overall .