Very, very enticing. Mark Kelley said the Hawks are looking at six candidates for the #3 pick, but that could shrink (or expand) once they get the results of tomorrow's tests.Added any talks about trading down would happen in final week before draft. Education Mark Kelley has obtained a degree from Colby College in 1980. I think thats what our mindset has to be.. Just like Kelley used to ask his dad a lot of questions, he now asks his staff an abundance of them. Director of scouting Mark Kelley breaks down potential Blackhawks draft He was born in Maine, raised in Massachusetts, captained his Princeton hockey team and is the son of former Boston University and New England Whalers head coach Jack Kelley. That was the answer numerous league sources gave as to why recently named Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson needed to part ways with vice president of amateur scouting Mark Kelley on Friday. Ahead of his first draft as the director of amateur scouting, he has some some extra excitement, too. Complete player biography and stats. Were all trying to figure out just how high that upside is. The odds are there. When youre an assistant coach in college hockey, thats all they do, Doneghey said. Here are nine other possible targets for Oct. 6, with Kelleys thumbnail analysis on each: 2019-20 stats: 24 goals, 36 assists in 42 games, Kelleys take: Very good player. Then he came back, only played about five or six games. But now, the staff will be regionalized with only a few people, including Doneghey, crossing over. As we get beyond that, he knows these guys and I have to really defer to his opinion and I have to trust hes seeing it the way I would see it if I were a full-time scout and I cant be. Discuss the NHL, AHL, KHL, PHF, IIHF and every other hockey league you can think When you look at the Cup and you see three or four names that youve added to it and you look back from 2010 to 2013 to 2015 and you feel very, very proud youre a part of it. Whats not to like? They take time in development. 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NHL Draft Fan Q&A: Mark Kelley | NHL.com The latest news, analysis and stories from NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey League The latest news, analysis and stories from. Take control of your EliteProspects profile! And when Kelley decided to retire as a player after getting three games in the AHL during the 1980-81 season, there was only one path for him. So, whom might the Blackhawks get at (officially) No. We only use official stats. They bonded over those hockey secrets. The other kids were enjoying the game, playing the game. All of his first-round picks have played in the NHL. But what hes showed us is there an offensive upside, too. Weve been watching him for three years, hes a late 02. He has a great motor, a two-way, 200-foot game. Mark Kelley has drafted eight players in the first round for the Blackhawks. As for Kelley, as VP of Amateur Scouting for the past fifteen years he also had a significant role in the team's cultivation of young talent. Many of those defensemen have been either traded (Boqvist, Jokiharju, Krys) or leaped over in the organizational depth chart. Its highly doubtful hell be available when the Blackhawks pick at No. When Penguins general manager Craig Patrick was fired after the 2005-06 season, Kelley had to go looking for a new job as well. Get access to our unique free agency lists and many more premium features, Father: Jack Kelley Kelley had a goal and two assists in the win. Eight of the previous 10 defensemen theyve drafted have been at least 6-foot-3. Hockey secrets continue to run deep in the Kelley family. Weve been together for a lot of years now. With the Blackhawks prospect pool so thin and Kyle Davidson taking over as general manager, I think it was best that both sides went their separate ways. Chicago Blackhawks : NHL : Scout : Amateur Scout : 2007-08 Chicago Blackhawks : NHL : Scout : Amateur Scout : 2008-09 . Doneghey grew up in West Roxbury, a neighborhood in Boston, and still carries his native Boston accent. And when Kelley decided to retire as a player. Andrei Altybarmakyan and Evan Barratt, both third-round picks, were the first forwards Chicago took in 2017, and both have been average players in Rockford the past two seasons. Mark has done a great job from that perspective.. He told me I should contact them all and tell them they should still go to Colby, Kelley said. He played in Jyvskyl, which is the hometown of Mikko Luoma, our Finnish scout. But where were picking, were going to get a player that can make an impact. Kelley liked hockey. As for the actual drafting itself, its a little bit less of a crapshoot this year than it was last year, when the pandemic stymied scouts ability to watch players and the combine was canceled. By Ben Pope Jul 25, 2021, 11:33am PDT Pocket Flipboard He was playing regularly right up till maybe sometime in February, (when) they brought in an older goaltender who had been playing in the KHL. Kyle Davidson is not wasting anytime shaping this front office the way he wants it. They were that good. Try a week on us. Try a week on us. 1.5M subscribers in the hockey community. I had seen a lot of the guys that were on the map for the draft what you think they are and what you think theyre going to be versus when they finally play in the NHL. By about January, they were probably a 1-to-1 to win the Clark Cup. Mark Kelley (right) had been the Hawks longtime amateur scouting director. Both Caufield and Turcotte are committed to the University of Wisconsin, while Zegras is heading to Boston University next season. 2 NA), Center Kirby Dach of WHL Saskatoon (No. Shoots the puck as good as anyone in the draft. Mark Kelley Team Staff Profile - Elite Prospects NHL Draft: Inside Blackhawks' pandemic scouting process and plan for I do believe Mark Kelley will find a job with another team and help with their amateur scouting. He was a little bit under-appreciated coming into this year, but that changed very, very quickly because every time you went to see Chicago play, he was just a huge part of the success. Thats what Kyle said to me, he goes, Look, in a rebuild, you kind of have like the most important job,' the 51-year-old Doneghey said on recent afternoon at the United Center. He selected Brandon Saad in the second round in 2011. 8 NA)/, Peyton Krebs of WHL Kootenay (now Winnipeg)/. He was with his dad after wins and losses. Once you get to the goalies on this list, youre looking at players who are likely on the Blackhawks big board. He then got into college coaching and was everything from a volunteer coach to a head coach at various levels. Their conversation led Kelley to a scouting position with the Blackhawks. If the Blackhawks are going to be successful with this rebuild, they need to draft well. Bowen Byram, Cole Caufield, Alex Turcotte and Trevor Zegras are reportedly among them. The paint just wouldnt dry.. The Blackhawks went to the playoffs in 2002 and didnt do so again until 2009. The projection on him, the upside, is really, really enticing. Hes got elements to his game to endear him to his teammates and his coaches. This draft wont affect our team next year. He plays hard. Kayumov could sign with them after his KHL season, but hes probably a bottom-six forward if he makes it to the NHL. Hes a puck-mover, creates offense, hes a dynamo on the point. The Blackhawks are feeling that lack of offensive talent throughout their organization, especially at the NHL level. Together, they all build a board for the draft, and that board takes a full year to complete. Mark Kelley, the teams vice president of amateur scouting, met with reporters Friday at the NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo and said the team has narrowed down its list to six players. He'll turn on his TV, plug his laptop into his monitor, open Zoom and join the Blackhawks' call. Another one who competes real hard. So I think the value in having guys regionalized is were going to get more of those players.. The philosophy didnt prove true, at least in the Blackhawks drafting, and they had chased it for too long. Davidson had a clear picture of how Doneghey might run a scouting staff if given the opportunity. Come on! Hes very well respected in the scouting fraternity.. Hes got our attention., 2019-20 stats: 38 goals, 48 assists in 57 games, Kelleys take: Another one weve watched for a couple years. And there were others traded to acquire players who were a part of the Cups as well. Jokiharju was traded for Alex Nylander, who the Blackhawks thought could be a top-six forward but didnt develop into that. Email. Davidson chose Doneghey to replace Mark Kelley for a number of reasons. They took five defensemen who were 6-foot or under in the first two rounds of the NHL Draft from 2016 to 2018.