Kelly returns to Senators, signing one-year deal with his first NHL club
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Chris Kelly to a one-year contract worth US$900,000.
Kelly returns to the team for which he began his career after playing his first 463 NHL games with the Senators. He registered 75 goals, 101 assists and 249 penalty minutes over that span and was a member of the 2007 Ottawa team that made the franchise’s only appearance in the Stanley Cup final.
On Feb. 11, 2011, Kelly was traded to Boston in exchange for the Bruins’ second-round pick in the 2011 NHL Draft (Shane Prince, drafted 61st overall). Over five-plus seasons with the Bruins, he recorded 101 points in 288 games.
Kelly won a Stanley Cup with the Bruins in 2011 and appeared in the final when Boston was defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013.