Tanner Kero

Tanner Kero
Born	July 24, 1992 Hancock, MI, USA
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position	Center
Shoots	Left
NHL team (P) Cur. team	Chicago Blackhawks Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2015–present

Tanner Kero (born July 24, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

College

Prior to turning professional, Kero attended Michigan Technological University where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I hockey with the Michigan Tech Huskies, where he registered 55 goals, 56 assists, 111 points, and 67 penalty minutes in 153 games. In his senior year Kero's outstanding play was recoginized with numerous awards including being selected as the 2014–15 WCHA Player of the Year^[1] and being named to the 2014–15 NCAA (West) First All-American Team.^[2]

Professional

On April 2, 2015, the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Kero to a two-year entry-level contract.^[3] He began the 2015–16 season assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. On October 27, 2015, the Blackhawks recalled him to the NHL team.^[4]

He made his NHL debut on October 29, 2015, in a 3–1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. Just 4 games later, he scored his first NHL goal on November 6th, shooting past Cory Schneider, in a 4–2 loss against the New Jersey Devils.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2009–10	Marquette Rangers	NAHL		57	32	19	51	39		3	1	0	1	0
2010–11	Fargo Force	USHL		55	14	23	37	22		5	1	0	1	2
2011–12	Michigan Tech	WCHA		39	9	7	16	14		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Michigan Tech	WCHA		33	11	13	24	27		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Michigan Tech	WCHA		40	15	10	25	16		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Michigan Tech	WCHA		41	20	26	46	10		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		6	5	0	5	0		6	2	1	3	0
2015–16	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		60	20	19	39	23		3	0	2	2	0
2015–16	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		17	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				17	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—

Awards and honors

Award	Year
NAHL Rookie of the Year	2009–10	[5]
WCHA Scoring Champion (46 points)	2014–15	[6]
WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year	2014–15	[7]
WCHA First All-Star Team	2014–15	[8]
WCHA Player of the Year	2014–15	[1]
NCAA (West) First All-American Team	2014–15	[9]
Hobey Baker Award Finalist	2014–15	[10]

References

1. "Developing Story: Tanner Kero". collegehockeyinc.com.
2. "Tanner Kero player profile". brownbears.com. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
3. "Chicago Blackhawks agree to terms with Michigan Tech's Tanner Kero – Chicago Blackhawks Blog – ESPN". ESPN.com.
4. "Blackhawks call up Tanner Kero, send Hinostroza to Rockford – Chicago". Chicago. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
5. "Former NAHL Rookie of the Year Kero signs with Blackhawks". North American Hockey League (NAHL).
6. "Kero Is WCHA Scoring Champ". michigantechhuskies.com.
7. "WCHA.com – WCHA Announces 2014–15 Postseason Awards". wcha.com.
8. "Conference Honors, 2014–15". collegehockeyinc.com.
9. "Five schools net a pair of All-American selections". USCHO.com.
10. "WCHA.com – Michigan Tech's Tanner Kero Named Finalist For Hobey Baker Award". wcha.com.

External links

• Tanner Kero's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
  
• Tanner Kero's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database