Duke Keats
Gordon Blanchard "Duke, Iron Duke" Keats (March 1, 1895 – January 16, 1972) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association (NHA), Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) and the Boston Bruins, Detroit Cougars and Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1915 and 1929. He was most famous for his time in the WCHL where he was named a First-Team All-Star by the league in each of its five seasons of existence. He won the league championship and appeared in the 1923 Stanley Cup Finals with the Eskimos.
| Duke Keats | |||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 1958 | |||
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Keats with the Edmonton Eskimos in the 1921–22 season. | |||
| Born |
March 1, 1895 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
January 16, 1972 (aged 76) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Blueshirts Edmonton Eskimos Boston Bruins Detroit Cougars Chicago Black Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1915–1934 | ||
Duke Keats was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.
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