Catches Left Positions Goaltender Weight 84 kg | Height 1.80 m Name Kellen Briggs | |
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Born June 28, 1983 (age 40)
Colorado Springs, CO, US ( 1983-06-28 ) ECHL team
Former teams Ontario Reign
Dresdner Eislowen
Idaho Steelheads
Portland Pirates Education University of Minnesota, Roosevelt High School | ||
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Kellen Briggs (born June 28, 1983) is an American ice hockey goaltender. He now plays for the Ontario Reign in the ECHL.
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Playing career
Briggs graduated from Roosevelt High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He played three seasons with the USHL's Sioux Falls Stampede, where he led the USHL in saves (1,422) and total minutes played (2,529).
He spent the next four years (2003–2007) tending goal for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He recorded 25 wins in his first year, which set the school record for a freshman. His sophomore year, he went with the team to the Frozen Four, and was co-recipient of the John Mariucci team MVP award.
Briggs' senior year at the University of Minnesota, he served as alternate team captain. He was the first goaltender since 1973 to receive that honor. He helped the Golden Gophers win the McNaughton Cup and the Broadmoor Trophy in 2007. He also holds the school record for most wins in a career (84), and most shutouts in a career (13).
In October 2007, Briggs played in his first professional game with the Idaho Steelheads. He was picked to play in the 2007 National Conference All-Star game in the ECHL, and had his first American Hockey League call-up when he was loaned to the Rockford IceHogs.