Jeff Kelly
Athletic Therapist
Jeff Kelly has been working as an Athletic Therapist for over 10 years. Most recently, Jeff spent six seasons as the Head Athletic Therapist for the Saint John Sea Dogs Hockey Club, where he helped the team stay healthy during their 2011 Memorial Cup championship season and their 2012 Presidents Cup championship season.
During this time with the Sea Dogs Jeff also had the opportunity on two occasions (2008 & 2010) to serve as the Athletic Therapist for Team QMJHL during the Canada – Russia Super Series. In the summer of 2011 Jeff was also selected to serve as an Athletic Therapist for the Team Canada Under 18 Selection Camp in Calgary, AB.
Before joining the Sea Dogs in 2007, Jeff enjoyed many experiences and opportunities within the Athletic Therapy profession. His start came in 1999 while studying Kinesiology at Acadia University. As part of the Sports Rehabilitation specialty within the Kinesiology program at Acadia, Jeff began working with the varsity football and hockey teams. After successfully completing the Bachelor of Kinesiology program at Acadia in 2001, Jeff began a two-year internship at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. While at St. Mary’s he worked with all varsity athletes in the Sports Therapy Clinic, as well as serving as Head Student Therapist for the Men’s Hockey team for two seasons. In December of 2002 Jeff was selected to be Head Therapist for the Atlantic University All-Star Hockey team during a two-game series versus the Canadian National Junior Team in their preparations for the 2003 World Junior Hockey Championships in Halifax, NS.
Presently, after more than a decade of working in the profession, Jeff has combined his movement-based philosophy with the sports medicine model of Athletic Therapy to create “Athletic Movement Restoration” Sports Therapy & Rehab.
