Tanner Kero

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Tanner Kero
Born (1992-07-24) July 24, 1992 (age 32)
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]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Player of the Year
2014–15		 Succeeded by
Alex Petan
Preceded by WCHA Scoring leader
2014–15		 Succeeded by
Alex Petan
Preceded by WCHA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year
2014–15		 Succeeded by
Jamie Phillips

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