Clayton Keller

Clayton Keller (born July 29, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Utah Hockey Club of the National Hockey League (NHL), serving as team captain. Keller was selected 7th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Arizona Coyotes.
==Playing career==
===Amateur===
Keller played in the 2010 and 2011 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the St. Louis Blues minor ice hockey team.
Keller joined the US National Team Development Program in 2014 and finished his NTDP career in 2016, setting the record for all-time points with 189, ahead of Phil Kessel, Patrick Kane, Jeremy Bracco, and Auston Matthews. His record was eventually broken by Jack Hughes in 2019. Keller also finished his NTDP career second all-time in assists.
Keller freshman season with Boston University was the 2016-2017 season, where he led the team in scoring with 21 goals and 24 assists in 31 games. He was named the Hockey East Rookie of the Year for 2016–17.
===Professional===
Keller was selected 7th overall by the Arizona Coyotes at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. He was one of the five first round picks in 2016 that hailed from Greater St. Louis. With Boston's exit from the NCAA tournament, he signed a three-year NHL entry-level contract with the Coyotes on March 26, 2017 and played in his first NHL game the next night against his hometown team, the St. Louis Blues. He earned his first NHL point with an assist in the next game, also against the Blues.
Keller was named NHL Rookie of the Month for October 2017 after he became the franchise's first rookie to record at least nine goals in one month since Teemu Selänne in March 1993. He also became the franchise's first rookie to record 15 points in a month since Selänne and Keith Tkachuk in March 1993. On March 21, 2018, passed Peter Mueller for most points, 55, by a Coyote rookie since the franchise relocated from Winnipeg before the 1996-97 season. Keller was again named the NHL Rookie of the Month in March, after he led all rookies with 13 assists and 19 points in 17 games and recorded a 10-game points streak, which was the longest by any rookie in the 2017–18 season. Before the conclusion of the regular season, Keller was awarded three team awards; Team MVP, Leading Scorer Award, and the Three Star Award. Keller completed his rookie season with 42 assists and 65 points, leading the team in points and goals, as well as tying for assists. On April 22, 2018, Keller was named one of the finalists for the Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded to top first-year player.
On September 4, 2019, the Coyotes re-signed Keller to an eight-year, $57.2 million contract extension. On December 22, 2019, Keller became the first player in franchise history to go four games with at least three points prior to turning 22. By January, Keller was second amongst the team in scoring with 29 points and was thus listed as a “Last Man standing” option for the 2020 NHL All-Star Game, allowing fans to vote him into the competition. During the pause in play due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Keller competed in a league-wide NHL Player Gaming Challenge tournament with teammate Conor Garland.
==International play==
Keller played for Team USA at the 2014 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, winning the silver medal, where he finished as top scorer. 
Keller was a member of Team USA that won a gold medal at the 2015 IIHF World U18 Championships. At the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships, Team USA won the bronze medal and Keller was Team USA's scoring leader. Keller was awarded MVP of the tournament. At the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Team USA won the gold medal and Keller led Team USA in scoring and was named to the tournament All-star team.
Keller was selected to represent Team USA at the 2017 IIHF World Championship, held in Paris, France, and Cologne, Germany. Team USA finished in 5th place. Keller registered five goals and two assists in 8 games. On April 19, 2019, Keller was selected to represent Team USA for the second time at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, held in Bratislava and Kosice, Slovakia.
Team USA finished in 7th place. Keller registered two goals and two assists in 8 games.
==Records==
* Arizona/Phoenix Coyotes rookie points record - 65 
* Arizona/Phoenix Coyotes record for fewest games needed to reach 100 career points - 132 games
==Personal life==
Keller was raised in Swansea, Illinois, an eastern suburb of St. Louis. He was born to Bryan, a certified public accountant, and Kelley Keller. Keller's younger brother also plays hockey.
Clayton is 6'2
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2014–15 	U.S. National Development Team	USHL 		61 	34 	48 	82 	28 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	U.S. National Development Team	USHL 		62 	37 	70 	107 	40 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Boston University 	HE 		31 	21 	24 	45 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Arizona Coyotes 	NHL 		3 	0 	2 	2 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Arizona Coyotes 	NHL 		82 	23 	42 	65 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2018–19 	Arizona Coyotes 	NHL 		82 	14 	33 	47 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Arizona Coyotes 	NHL 		70 	17 	27 	44 	28 		9 	4 	3 	7 	0
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		237 	54 	104 	158 	76 		9 	4 	3 	7 	0
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
2014 	United States	U17 	 		6 	6 	7 	13 	4
2015 	United States	WJC18 	 		7 	4 	5 	9 	0
2016 	United States	WJC18 	 		7 	4 	10	14 	2
2017 	United States	WJC 	 		7 	3 	8 	11 	2
2017 	United States	WC 	5th 		8 	5 	2 	7 	2
2019 	United States	WC 	7th 		8 	2 	2 	4 	0
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		27	17	30	47 	8
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		16	7 	4 	11 	2
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	Cite
College 	College 	College
HE All-Rookie Team 	2017 	
HE Rookie of the Year 	2017 	
HE Second All-Star Team 	2017 	
NHL 	NHL 	NHL
NHL Rookie of the Month October, March 	2017–18 	
NHL All-Star Game 	2019 	
International 	International	International
IIHF World U18 Championships All-Star Team 	2016 	
IIHF World U18 Championships Most Valuable Player	2016 	
IIHF World U20 Championships All-Star Team 	2017 	
==References==
==External links==
*{hockeydb}}
Category:Born in 1998
Category:American men's ice hockey centers
Category:Arizona Coyotes draft picks
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Category:Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
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Category:USA Hockey National Team Development Program players