Suited up 11 times as a freshman including seven of the Beavers’ last nine contests... Made collegiate debut at Niagara in the 2006-07 CHA opener (10/27)... Netted first goal in a 3-2 victory at Minnesota State (11/4)... Fired a career-high three shots twice on the season (2/9 and 2/24).
Prior to BSU
Comes to BSU as a three-year NAHL veteran, having played all three seasons with the Bozeman IceDogs... Played just 56 games during his first two years with Bozeman, including just 18 games in 2004-05, due to injury, but appeared in 51 games in 2005-06... Posted 23-33=56 points last year, finishing second on the team in goals and points... Led the team and tied for fourth in the NAHL with 12 power-play goals... Tied for sixth in the NAHL with four short-handed goals.s
Helped Bozeman to the NAHL regular-season championship after a dominant 48-9-1 season which included a 22-game unbeaten streak and 20-game winning streak... Bozeman won the NAHL’s West Division by 27 points over second-place Fairbanks, and its 97 points for the season were nine more than the second-best league finisher, Texas (42-12-4, 88 points).
March 12, 2006 NAHL Offensive Player of the Week after scoring four goals in a weekend sweep of North Iowa and Billings.
Personal
Chris Richard McKelvie... Born Feb. 22, 1985... Son of Rick and Vicky McKelvie... Majoring in sports science.
McKelvie has two brothers who have played Division I men’s ice hockey... Older brother Ryan completed his eligibility as a forward at Minnesota State in 2005-06 and is BSU’s graduate assistant coach this year... Twin brother Zach is a sophomore defenseman at Army... All three McKelvie brothers played for Bozeman, with Zach and Chris playing as teammates from 2003-05.
McKelvie’s Bozeman teammate, defenseman Graham McManamin, is a freshman defenseman at BSU.
