PORTLAND, Maine – The Maine Mariners announced that the team has re-signed forward Keltie Jeri-Leon for the 2022-23 season.
The 22-year-old made his professional debut with the Mariners last season, posting 35 points (19g-16a) in 57 games. He also led the team with three shorthanded goals. On March 6 at Worcester, Jeri-Leon registered his first career hat trick in a 5-3 win over the Railers. He appeared in five of the six Mariners playoff games and had one goal.
The West Kelowna, British Columbia native also got a chance to play close to home in the American Hockey League last season, on a four-game loan to the Abbotsford Canucks. He was also loaned to the Providence Bruins for an additional two games, which included his first AHL goal. Earlier this month, Jeri-Leon played for the Boston Bruins prospects team at the 2022 Prospects Challenge in Buffalo.
Prior to turning pro, Jeri-Leon played five seasons in the Western Hockey League, seeing time with the Tri-City Americans, Kamloops Blazers, Lethbridge Hurricanes and Seattle Thunderbirds. His best years came in Seattle, where he let the Thunderbirds with 17 goals in a condensed 23-game season in 2020-21 – the last of his junior career.
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