D'Arcy Keating
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| alt =
| name = D'Arcy Keating
| image =
| caption =
| image_size = 230px
| played_for = IHL
Fort Wayne Komets
Milwaukee Admirals
| position = Right Wing
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 210
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|12|12}}
| birth_place = Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
| draft = 104th overall
| draft_year = 1972
| draft_team = Pittsburgh Penguins
| career_start = 1973
| career_end = 1979
}}
John D'Arcy Keating (born December 12, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.{{cite news |author1=James C. Suski |title=Second shot at pros lures Keating from Flyers' post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123313559/second-shot-at-pros-lures-keating-from/ |access-date=22 April 2023 |work=Stevens Point Journal |date=12 November 1975 |page=13 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}} He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins{{cite news |author1=Jack Falldien |title=Keating sets sights on Penguin's job |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123313911/keating-sets-sights-on-penguins-job/ |access-date=22 April 2023 |work=The Sault Star |date=16 June 1973 |page=14 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}} in the seventh round (104th overall) of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft.{{cite web |title=1972 NHL Amateur Draft -- D'Arcy Keating |url=https://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1972/72104.html |website=hockeydraftcentral.com |access-date=22 April 2023}}
Hockey career
Keating played junior hockey with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, and attended the University of Notre Dame where he played NCAA Division I hockey with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.{{cite news |author1=Jack Falldien |title=Penquins sign former Hound D'Arcy Keating |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123313588/penquins-sign-former-hound-darcy/ |access-date=22 April 2023 |work=The Sault Star |date=6 June 1973 |page=14 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}
Keating began his professional career in the International Hockey League (IHL) with the Fort Wayne Komets, playing 28 regular-season games and 5 playoff contests during the 1972–73 season. He went on to play six seasons and 332 games in the IHL, scoring 101 goals and 150 assists for 251 points, while earning 235 penalty minutes. Keating was selected to play in the 1978 IHL All-Star Game, where he scored two goals.{{cite book |author1=Blake Sebring |title=Tales of the Komets |date=2007 |isbn=9781600080388 |page=213 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xpwOJ9HkNLEC&dq=d%27arcy+keating+ihl+all-star&pg=PA213 |access-date=22 April 2023}}
Later life
Following his playing career, Keating became a police officer. He was part of the police security at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.{{cite news |author1=Elaine Della-Mattia |title=Game for Olympics |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123313857/game-for-olympics/ |access-date=22 April 2023 |work=The Sault Star |date=21 January 2010 |pages=A1 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
| 1970–71
| NOJHL | — | 22 | 43 | 65 | 130
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1971–72 | NCAA | 15 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972–73
| University of Notre Dame | NCAA | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1972–73 | IHL | 28 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 1973–74
| Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 73 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 34
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1974–75 | Central Wisconsin Flyers | USHL Sr. | 20 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 9
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975–76
| Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 63 | 26 | 41 | 67 | 87
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1975–76 | Central Wisconsin Flyers | USHL Sr. | 9 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976–77
| Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 77 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 24
| 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1977–78 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 79 | 27 | 26 | 53 | 55
| 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 27 |
| 1978–79
| Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1978–79 | IHL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4
| — | — | — | — | — |
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! colspan="3" | IHL totals ! ALIGN="center" | 332 ! ALIGN="center" | 101 ! ALIGN="center" | 150 ! ALIGN="center" | 251 ! ALIGN="center" | 235 ! ALIGN="center" | 34 ! ALIGN="center" | 13 ! ALIGN="center" | 10 ! ALIGN="center" | 23 ! ALIGN="center" | 47 |
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats}}
- {{hockeydb|8599|D'Arcy Keating}}
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Category:Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Category:Fort Wayne Komets players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals players
Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins draft picks
Category:Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds players
Category:Ice hockey people from Oshawa
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
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