Matt Keetley (born April 27, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one game for Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2007–08 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2007 to 2013, was spent in the minor leagues.
| Matt Keetley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Keetley in 2008 with the Calgary Flames | |||
| Born |
April 27, 1986 Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Right | ||
| Played for | Calgary Flames | ||
| NHL draft |
158th overall, 2005 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 2007–2012 | ||
Personal life
editBorn in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Keetley spent his early years living in Richmound, Saskatchewan where he grew up playing minor hockey with future Medicine Hat Tigers teammate Stefan Meyer. During his teenage years, Keetley's family moved back to Medicine Hat, the community that is still his off-season home.
Playing career
editKeetley began his major junior career in 2003–04 with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL). He initially began the season in the Alberta Midget Hockey League but took over as the starting goalie for the Tigers during the 2004 WHL playoffs, subsequently leading the club to a President's Cup championship. In Keetley's draft year, he led the WHL with a 1.66 goals against average and a .933 save percentage. He was then drafted in the fifth round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, 158th overall by the Calgary Flames.
Keetley returned to the WHL for two more seasons, putting together his most accomplished major junior campaign in 2006–07. In the regular season, Keetley led the league with 42 wins and was named to the WHL East First All-Star Team. In the playoffs, Keetley won the airBC Trophy as playoff MVP, leading the Tigers to their second WHL championship in four years. Advancing to the 2007 Memorial Cup, Keetley won the Hap Emms Memorial Trophy as the tournament's outstanding goaltender and was named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team as the Tigers fell to tournament hosts and WHL runners-up, the Vancouver Giants.
During the Memorial Cup tournament, on May 22, 2007, the Flames signed Keetley to an entry-level contract.[1] In 2007–08, Keetley was assigned by the Flames to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Quad City Flames. He was called up to play backup to Flames starter Miikka Kiprusoff on several occasions throughout the season. In a game against the Colorado Avalanche on November 5, 2007, Keetley made his NHL debut, replacing Kiprusoff with just under 10 minutes to go in the third period, making two saves.[2] Keetley completed his rookie professional season with a 10–8 record with Quad City to go with a 2.33 goals against average and a .933 save percentage.
To begin the 2008–09 season, Keetley was named AHL Player of the Week on October 27, 2008.[3] On February 10, 2009, Keetley was reassigned to Calgary's ECHL affiliate in Las Vegas for seven games before returning to Quad City's roster.[4] One year later, the Abbotsford Heat assigned Keetley to the Victoria Salmon Kings for conditioning purposes from November 10–17, 2009.[5] During his brief three game stint with Victoria, Keetley recorded two wins and two shutouts and was named the ECHL's Goaltender of the Week on November 17, 2009, before he returned to the Heat's lineup.[6]
Awards
editMajor Junior
edit- Won the President's Cup/Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions with the Medicine Hat Tigers in 2004 and 2007.
- Named to the WHL East Second All-Star Team in 2006.
- Named to the WHL East First All-Star Team in 2007.
- Awarded the airBC Trophy as WHL playoff MVP in 2007.
- Named to the Memorial Cup Tournament All-Star Team in 2007.
- Awarded the Hap Emms Memorial Trophy as Memorial Cup top goaltender in 2007.
Professional
edit- Named AHL Player of the Week on October 27, 2008.
- Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week on November 17, 2009.
- Named Ronald Allen Clothiers-Abbotsford Heat Player of the Month for December.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2003–04 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 4.17 | .881 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1182 | 38 | 4 | 1.92 | .917 | ||
| 2004–05 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 32 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1846 | 51 | 6 | 1.66 | .933 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 8 | 0 | 4.66 | .805 | ||
| 2005–06 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 62 | 42 | 13 | — | 6 | 3741 | 130 | 6 | 2.09 | .916 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 864 | 30 | 0 | 2.08 | .921 | ||
| 2006–07 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 55 | 42 | 11 | — | 1 | 3258 | 119 | 6 | 2.19 | .913 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1407 | 51 | 4 | 2.18 | .920 | ||
| 2006–07 | Medicine Hat Tigers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 238 | 6 | 1 | 1.51 | .949 | ||
| 2007–08 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Quad City Flames | AHL | 26 | 10 | 8 | — | 3 | 1393 | 54 | 1 | 2.33 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Quad City Flames | AHL | 33 | 8 | 18 | — | 4 | 1853 | 88 | 2 | 2.85 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Las Vegas Wranglers | ECHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 429 | 19 | 0 | 2.66 | .930 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 23 | 10 | 7 | — | 2 | 1205 | 52 | 2 | 2.59 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Victoria Salmon Kings | ECHL | 9 | 2 | 7 | — | 0 | 484 | 31 | 2 | 3.84 | .880 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 298 | 13 | 0 | 2.62 | .904 | ||
| 2010–11 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 9 | 0 | 7 | — | 1 | 424 | 25 | 0 | 3.54 | .860 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 4.31 | .800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 38 | 12 | 20 | — | 3 | 2057 | 102 | 2 | 2.98 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 93 | 29 | 41 | — | 10 | 4959 | 225 | 5 | 2.72 | 0.899 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 54 | 15 | 30 | — | 6 | 2970 | 152 | 4 | 3.07 | .908 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 298 | 13 | 0 | 2.62 | .904 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Flames sign four WHL prospects". Western Hockey League. 2007-05-22. Retrieved 2008-11-09. [dead link]
- ^ "Avalanche maintain mastery over Flames". CBC. 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ^ "Flames' goaltender Matt Keetley named AHL player of the week". Sports Network. 2007-10-27. Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ^ "QC Flames and Wranglers Swap Goalies". Las Vegas Wranglers. 2009-02-10. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ "Salmon Kings Assigned Goaltedner Keetley by Abbostford". Victoria Salmon Kings. 2009-11-10. Archived from the original on 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ^ "Salmon Kings' Keetley Named ECHL Goaltender of the Week". Victoria Salmon Kings. 2009-11-17. Archived from the original on 2009-11-21. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Matt Keetley's WHL Profile
- Matt Keetley on GoaliesArchive.com