Dave Keon
Dave Keon was born on March 22, 1940 in Noranda, Quebec. He was part of the Maple Leafs organization, playing with the St. Michaels
College in 1959. A year later when he was just 19, he joined the Toronto Maple Leafs and won the Calder Trophy as the best rookie,
scoring 45 points. He continued to excel in Toronto, turning out to be one of the highest scoring forwards in the team's history.
Keon lead the team to four Stanley Cups, winning with the Maple Leafs in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1967 and hardly ever took penalties.
Even with his great play on the ice, Dave was never really at ease with the Toronto front office. In 1975 he signed as a free agent
with the Minnesota Fighting Saints of the World Hockey Association (WHA). He played four seasons in the WHA with the Fighting Saints,
Indianapolis Racers and New England Whalers. In 1979 he was back in the NHL when New England Whalers became the Hartford Whalers. Dave
Keon retired from hockey in 1982 and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.
Dave Keon's Career Statistics
Year Team GP G A Pts Pim
1960-61 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 20 25 45 6
1961-62 Toronto Maple Leafs 64 26 35 61 2
1962-63 Toronto Maple Leafs 68 28 28 56 2
1963-64 Toronto Maple Leafs 70 23 37 60 6
1964-65 Toronto Maple Leafs 65 21 29 50 10
1965-66 Toronto Maple Leafs 69 24 30 54 4
1966-67 Toronto Maple Leafs 66 19 33 52 2
1967-68 Toronto Maple Leafs 67 11 37 48 4
1968-69 Toronto Maple Leafs 75 27 34 61 12
1969-70 Toronto Maple Leafs 62 32 30 62 6
1970-71 Toronto Maple Leafs 76 38 38 76 4
1971-72 Toronto Maple Leafs 72 18 30 48 4
1972-73 Toronto Maple Leafs 76 37 36 73 2
1973-74 Toronto Maple Leafs 74 25 28 53 7
1974-75 Toronto Maple Leafs 78 16 43 59 4
-- Played in the WHA --
1979-80 Hartford Whalers 76 10 52 62 10
1980-81 Hartford Whalers 80 13 34 47 26
1981-82 Hartford Whalers 78 8 11 19 6
Career NHL Totals 1286 396 590 986 117
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