Dave Kelly (born July 29, 1943) is a Canadian retired

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Early life

Kelly was born in

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. He played junior hockey with the Toronto Neil McNeil Maroons and

Toronto Knob Hill Farms Toronto Knob Hill Farms were a junior ice hockey team who played one season in the fledgling Metro Junior A League in 1962–63. Formerly the Unionville Seaforths, the team moved to downtown Toronto for the Metro League's second year and became as ...

Career

Kelly played for several seasons in the

Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League (WHL) is a junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitutes the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) as the highest level of junior hocke ...

with the

Portland Buckaroos The Portland Buckaroos was the name of several professional ice hockey teams based in Portland, Oregon. PCHL/NWHL era (1928–1941) The first incarnation of Portland Buckaroos played their home games at the Portland Ice Arena (Oregon), Portland ...

. Kelly was a two-time winner of the WHL Outstanding Goaltender Award.

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1943 births Living people Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Los Angeles Blades (WHL) players Portland Buckaroos players San Diego Gulls (WHL) players Ice hockey people from Toronto 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub