Career
During his tenure at the Giants, "The Killer" became a huge favourite amongst the fans for his offensive style of play that created goals for the Giants as well as his strong defensive style and solid penalty killing. In seven seasons he played 366 games, more than any other player in Giants history. He is also the leading points scoring defenceman in Giants history with 67 goals and 122 assists for 189 points.
At the end of the 2006-2007 season, Kelman retired as a player and began his new role as General Manager.
He did however play 14 more games for the Giants during the 2007-2008 season to cover for the injured Roman Gavalier. His two seasons working with Steve Thornton proved to be the most successful on the ice in the ten years of the Giants existence.
Recently, Kelman secured an exhibition game for the named "Belfast Giants Select" (featuring the best players from the Elite League), against the world famous National Hockey League side, the Boston Bruins. The game took place at the Odyssey Arena on October 2, 2010, with the Bruins securing a 5-1 victory.
Kelman was drafted 141st overall by the Saint Louis Blues in the 1993 National Hockey League Entry Draft, but never played a game having spent his career at college for Bowling Green State University before joining the Bees in 1997.