Kelvin Wade Kisio (born September 18, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who currently serves as a scout for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kisio played 761 games in the NHL as a centre for the Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, San Jose Sharks, and Calgary Flames between 1983 and 1995, and was team captain for the Rangers for three and a half years.
Career
Kisio played junior hockey with the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Red Deer Rustlers and Western Hockey League's Calgary Wranglers, producing consecutive 60 goal seasons for the latter. Kisio left three days later for the Detroit Red Wings where he became a valuable player in the NHL.
Kisio's best season in the NHL was in 1992–93 with the San Jose Sharks. That season he tied a career high in goals (26) and points (78) and represented the Sharks in the 1993 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal after Pat Falloon went down with a season-ending shoulder injury.
Kisio ended his playing career with the Calgary Flames in 1995, who were ousted by his former team, San Jose in the playoffs. He then joined the Flames' scouting staff. For the 1998–99 season, he was named general manager of the Calgary Hitmen, who are owned by the Flames. With Kisio as GM, the Hitmen made the playoffs every year but one and Kurtis (born June 30, 1984) played 59 games with the Austin Ice Bats of the Central Hockey League during the 2007–08 season.
Awards
- 1979 WHL Rookie of the Year, with the Calgary Wranglers
- 1990 Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award (shared with John Vanbiesbrouck)
- 1993 NHL All-Star
- 2004 Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy, top WHL executive
Legacy
In the 2009 book 100 Ranger Greats, the authors ranked Kisio at No. 80 all-time of the 901 New York Rangers who had played during the team's first 82 seasons.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|Regular season
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|Playoffs
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season
! Team
! League
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1976–77
| Red Deer Rustlers
| AJHL
| 60 || 53 || 48 || 101 || 101
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1977–78
| Red Deer Rustlers
| AJHL
| 58 || 74 || 68 || 142 || 66
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1978–79
| Calgary Wranglers
| WHL
| 70 || 60 || 61 || 121 || 73
| 15 || 12 || 16 || 28 || 4
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1979–80
| Calgary Wranglers
| WHL
| 71 || 65 || 73 || 138 || 64
| 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4
|-
| 1980–81
| Kalamazoo Wings
| IHL
| 31 || 27 || 16 || 43 || 48
| 8 || 7 || 7 || 14 || 13
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1980–81
| Adirondack Red Wings
| AHL
| 41 || 10 || 14 || 24 || 43
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1981–82
| Dallas Black Hawks
| CHL
| 78 || 62 || 39 || 101 || 59
| 16 || 12 || 17 || 29 || 38
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1982–83
| HC Davos
| NDA
| 38 || 49 || 38 || 87
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1982–83
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 14 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1983–84
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 70 || 23 || 37 || 60 || 34
| 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 4
|-
| 1984–85
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 75 || 20 || 41 || 61 || 56
| 3 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1985–86
| Detroit Red Wings
| NHL
| 76 || 21 || 48 || 69 || 85
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1986–87
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 70 || 24 || 40 || 64 || 73
| 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1987–88
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 77 || 23 || 55 || 78 || 88
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1988–89
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 70 || 26 || 36 || 62 || 91
| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1989–90
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 68 || 22 || 44 || 66 || 105
| 10 || 2 || 8 || 10 || 8
|-
| 1990–91
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 51 || 15 || 20 || 35 || 58
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1991–92
| San Jose Sharks
| NHL
| 48 || 11 || 26 || 37 || 54
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1992–93
| San Jose Sharks
| NHL
| 78 || 26 || 52 || 78 || 90
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1993–94
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 51 || 7 || 23 || 30 || 28
| 7 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 8
|-
| 1994–95
| Calgary Flames
| NHL
| 12 || 7 || 4 || 11 || 6
| 7 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 19
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 761 !! 229 !! 429 !! 658 !! 768
! 39 !! 6 !! 15 !! 21 !! 52
|}
References
External links
- NHL alumni biography