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David Michael Keon (born March 22, 1940 in Noranda, Quebec, Canada), is a retired professional ice hockey player. He played Centre.
Playing career
He played professionally from 1960-61 until 1974-75 for the Toronto Maple Leafs, 1979-80 until 1981-82 for the Hartford Whalers of the NHL as well as the Minnesota Fighting Saints, the Indianapolis Racers, and the New England Whalers of the WHA from 1975-76 until 1978-79.
Dave Keon was Captain of Toronto Maple Leafs from 1969-70 until 1974-75. He was the last (and so far, only) member of the Leafs to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, when the Leafs last won the Stanley Cup in 1966-67. (The Smythe Trophy is named for the late Leafs owner and depicts a miniature Maple Leaf Gardens.)
Keon is remembered as one of the Maple Leafs most productive offensive stars of the 1960's. He was also one of the fastest skaters in the NHL. Dave Keon was one of the best defensive forwards of his era, before the Frank J. Selke Trophy was awarded. He set the NHL Record for the most shorthanded goals in one season (8) in 1970-71 (a record that has since been broken).
He dominated opposing centers against many teams during his early years with the Leafs at play off time. Keon had many memorable games against the Montreal Canadiens' Jean Beliveau during the 1960s, shutting down the Habs' centerman during the 1967 Stanley Cup finals to lead the Leafs to their last Stanley Cup.
Dave Keon switched to the WHA in the summer of 1975 because the Toronto Maple Leafs (and owner Harold Ballard) owned his rights and blocked him from joining or being traded to another NHL team. It is because of this that Keon is one of the few Leafs alumni who refused to repair his relationship with the Leafs organization. To this day, Keon has turned down all offers of reconciliation from the Leafs, including the ceremony to close the Maple Leaf Gardens in 1999 and another one to honour his number. He returned to the NHL when the NHL agreed to merge with the WHA in the summer of 1979. Dave Keon was a member of the New England Whalers at the time during the absorption and his team changed its name to the "Hartford Whalers". He was forced to finish his career with the Whalers because Ballard continued to hold his rights, preventing Keon from joining another NHL team.
The Arena Dave Keon in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec is named after him in his honor.
Awards
- Calder Memorial Trophy (1961)
- Second All-Star Team (1962, 1971)
- Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (1962, 1963)
- Conn Smythe Trophy (1967)
- Paul Deneau Trophy (1977, 1978)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973)
Records
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1956-57 | St. Michael's | OHA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1957-58 | St. Michael's | OHA | 45 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | ||
| 1958-59 | St. Michael's | OHA | 47 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 1959-60 | St. Michael's | OHA | 47 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 1959-60 | Kitchener-Waterloo | OHA Sr. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1959-60 | Sudbury | EPHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1960-61 | Toronto | NHL | 70 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1961-62 | Toronto | NHL | 64 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1962-63 | Toronto | NHL | 68 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1963-64 | Toronto | NHL | 70 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 1964-65 | Toronto | NHL | 65 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1965-66 | Toronto | NHL | 69 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1966-67 | Toronto | NHL | 66 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1967-68 | Toronto | NHL | 67 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1968-69 | Toronto | NHL | 75 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1969-70 | Toronto | NHL | 72 | 32 | 30 | 62 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1970-71 | Toronto | NHL | 76 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1971-72 | Toronto | NHL | 72 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1972-73 | Toronto | NHL | 76 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1973-74 | Toronto | NHL | 74 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1974-75 | Toronto | NHL | 78 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1975-76 | Minnesota | WHA | 57 | 26 | 38 | 64 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1975-76 | Indianapolis | WHA | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1976-77 | Minnesota | WHA | 42 | 13 | 38 | 51 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1976-77 | New England | WHA | 34 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1977-78 | New England | WHA | 77 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 1978-79 | New England | WHA | 79 | 22 | 43 | 65 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 1979-80 | Hartford | NHL | 76 | 10 | 52 | 62 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1980-81 | Hartford | NHL | 80 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1981-82 | Hartford | NHL | 78 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 1296 | 396 | 590 | 986 | 117 | 92 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 6 | ||||
| WHA Totals | 301 | 102 | 189 | 291 | 20 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 8 | ||||
See also
Sources
1940 births | Calder Trophy winners | Canadian ice hockey players | Conn Smythe Trophy winners | Hartford Whalers players | Hockey Hall of Fame | Indianapolis Racers players | Lady Byng winners | Living people | Minnesota Fighting Saints players | New England Whalers players | Quebec sportspeople | Stanley Cup champions | Toronto Maple Leafs players | Toronto St. Michael's Majors alumni
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