Jeff Kealty

{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1976)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| position = Defense

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 210

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|4|9|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.

| career_start = 1998

| career_end = 2000

| draft = 22nd overall

| draft_year = 1994

| draft_team = Quebec Nordiques

| played_for = Milwaukee Admirals (IHL)

}}

Jeff Kealty (born April 9, 1976) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman and current assistant general manager of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the first round, 22nd overall, by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. However, he never played in the National Hockey League, retiring after playing just 71 games with the Milwaukee Admirals of the International Hockey League.

After retiring from playing, Kealty became a scout for the Nashville Predators organization. On July 25, 2007, Kealty was named the team's Chief Amateur Scout.[https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/predators-name-jeff-kealty-chief-amateur-scout/c-439242 Predators name Jeff Kealty Chief Amateur Scout] On December 1, 2017, Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced that Kealty had been promoted to Director of Player Personnel, and currently assists Poile on all player personnel decisions, in addition to the duties he was already responsible for as Chief Amateur Scout.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/predators-promote-jeff-kealty-to-director-of-player-personnel/c-293557504|title=Predators Promote Jeff Kealty to Director of Player Personnel|website=NHL.com|date=December 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-26}}