John Stuart Kiely (born August 3, 1952) is an American former professional

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Career

Kiely played 22 games in the

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with the

Cincinnati Stingers The Cincinnati Stingers were an ice hockey team based in Cincinnati that played in the World Hockey Association from 1975 to 1979 and in the Central Hockey League during the 1979–80 season. Their home arena was Riverfront Coliseum. They are t ...

during the 1975–76 season. He continued his career in the AHL with the

Springfield Indians The Springfield Indians were a minor professional ice hockey franchise, originally based in West Springfield, Massachusetts and later Springfield, Massachusetts. The Indians were founding members of the American Hockey League. They were in existe ...

and

Binghamton Dusters The Binghamton Dusters were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, USA at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. The team logo was designed by Johnny Hart, artist of the comic strip " B.C." an ...

, and in the CHL with the Oklahoma City Blazers. As a goaltender with the

Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey The Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Vermont. The Catamounts are a member of Hockey East, joining in 2005 after ...

team, Kiely was a part of both ECAC Division II National Championships in 1972-73, and 1973–74. Kiely ranks fifth all-time in save percentage at Vermont (.903) and fourth in goals against average (2.84).

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* 1952 births Living people American men's ice hockey goaltenders Binghamton Dusters players Cincinnati Stingers players Hampton Gulls (SHL) players Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players San Francisco Shamrocks players Springfield Indians players Syracuse Blazers players Sportspeople from Ithaca, New York Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey players {{US-icehockey-goaltender-stub