Career
Kelly was drafted 259th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2000 National Hockey League Entry but never played in the National Hockey League. After turning pro from Providence College in 2002, he spent three seasons in the American Hockey League for the Saint John"s Maple Leafs. He then moved to the United Hockey League with the Danbury Thrashers and also had a brief spell in the Elite Ice Hockey League in the United Kingdom for the Sheffield Steelers.
He then briefly played in Italy"s Serie A league for Bolzano-Bozen before moving to the GET-ligaen in Norway, playing for Vålerenga and winning the championship.
In 2007, Kelly returned to Italy, signing with the Hockey Club Junior Milano Vipers. On 2 August 2008, Kelly married his long-time girlfriend Lesley Kelly(née Grinius), a medical resident at the University of Saskatchewan.