Michael John Keane (born May 29, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. Undrafted, Keane played over 1,100 games in the National Hockey League from 1988 until 2004. He then played five seasons for his hometown Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League until he retired in 2010. Keane is a three-time Stanley Cup champion, having won with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993, Colorado Avalanche in 1996, and the Dallas Stars in 1999. He is one of only 11 players in NHL history to win the Cup with three or more different teams.[1] On September 3, 2013, the Winnipeg Jets announced the hiring of Keane as Assistant of Player Development.[2]
| Mike Keane | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Keane with the Manitoba Moose in 2009 | |||
| Born |
May 29, 1967 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers Dallas Stars St. Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1987–2010 | ||
Playing career
editKeane began his junior hockey career in the Junior A Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) with the Winnipeg South Blues. He then joined the major junior ranks in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Moose Jaw Warriors. Undrafted out of junior, Keane signed as a free agent on September 25, 1985, with the Montreal Canadiens and started his NHL career in 1988. He helped the Canadiens to a Stanley Cup championship in 1993, his fifth NHL season. He spent eight seasons in Montreal and was captain of the team from April 1995 to December 1995. After Kirk Muller was traded near the end of the 1994–95 season, Keane was named as the 24th captain of the Montreal Canadiens. Keane was subject to media scrutiny after speaking to Mathias Brunet of La Presse (a French language newspaper). Keane declared that he had no intention of learning French.[3] He drew controversy in the French media after saying he did not believe it was necessary to speak French, since players on the team spoke predominantly English.[4]
During the 1995–96 NHL season, Keane was traded along with Patrick Roy to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Jocelyn Thibault, Andrei Kovalenko, and Martin Ručinský. He won his second Stanley Cup that season, helping the Avalanche defeat the Florida Panthers in four games in the Finals. Keane spent another season with the Avalanche, before becoming a free agent in the summer of 1997. He signed with the New York Rangers, where he played for half a season before the Rangers traded Keane, Brian Skrudland, and the Rangers' 1998 6th round draft choice (Pavel Patera) to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Todd Harvey, Bob Errey, and the Stars' 1998 4th round draft choice (Boyd Kane). Keane played in Dallas until 2000–01, helping the Stars win the Stanley Cup in 1999 and returning to the finals the next year. He started the 2001–02 NHL season with the St. Louis Blues but finished that season back with Colorado. Keane stayed in Colorado until he left for the Vancouver Canucks at the start of the 2003–04 NHL season.
After the 2004–05 lockout, Keane signed with his hometown team, the Manitoba Moose, for the 2005–06 AHL season. Keane played five seasons for the Moose. He was named captain in 2005 and remained Manitoba's captain until July 20, 2010, when his contract was not renewed. Keane was also captain of the AHL All-Star Team Canada in 2007. Keane's number 12 jersey was retired February 12, 2011, when the Manitoba Moose took on the San Antonio Rampage at Bell MTS Place. Keane's number was the first number retired in Manitoba Moose history.
International play
editKeane competed for Team Canada at the 1987 World Junior Championships in Czechoslovakia. While playing for the gold medal against the Soviet Union, both teams were disqualified as a result of the infamous Punch-up in Piestany.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1983–84 | Winnipeg Monarchs AAA | MMHL | 21 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 65 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 67 | 34 | 49 | 83 | 162 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | ||
| 1986–87 | Moose Jaw Warriors | WHL | 53 | 25 | 45 | 70 | 107 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 11 | ||
| 1986–87 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 1987–88 | Sherbrooke Canadiens | AHL | 78 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 1988–89 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 69 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 69 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | ||
| 1989–90 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 74 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 78 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1990–91 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 73 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 67 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 1992–93 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 77 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 95 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 1993–94 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 80 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 119 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 18 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 55 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 1996–97 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 81 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 63 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 1997–98 | New York Rangers | NHL | 70 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 81 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 62 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1999–00 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 81 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 41 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 67 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 56 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2002–03 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 65 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 64 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 69 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 74 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2007–08 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 73 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 74 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 47 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 75 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| NHL totals | 1,161 | 168 | 302 | 470 | 881 | 220 | 34 | 40 | 74 | 135 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Canada | WJC | DQ | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| NHL | ||
| Stanley Cup (Montreal Canadiens) | 1993 | |
| Stanley Cup (Colorado Avalanche) | 1996 | [5] |
| Stanley Cup (Dallas Stars) | 1999 | |
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2006 | |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award | 2006 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Players on Stanley-Cup Winning Teams". Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Jets Hire Mike Keane as Player Development". 2013-09-03.
- ^ Patrick Roy, winning, nothing else, p.341, by Michel Roy, translated by Charles Phillips, 2008, John Wiley & Sons, Mississauga, ON, ISBN 978-0-470-15616-2
- ^ "Koivu not the first Hab captain to face French fire". Canada.com. 2007-11-04. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "After 104 minutes, Colorado wins the Stanley Cup". The New York Times. 1996-06-11. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database