Larry Keenan

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| position = Left wing

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 177

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|10|1|mf=y}}

| birth_place = North Bay, Ontario, Canada

| career_start = 1961

| career_end = 1974

| played_for = Toronto Maple Leafs
St. Louis Blues
Buffalo Sabres
Philadelphia Flyers

}}

Christopher Lawrence Keenan (born October 1, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left wing. He played in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, St. Louis Blues, Buffalo Sabres, and Philadelphia Flyers between 1962 and 1971.

Playing career

In his NHL career, Keenan appeared in 234 games. He scored 38 goals and added 64 assists. He is 12th in the Blues all-time playoff scoring with 15 goals in 46 playoff games. He was called up for a pair of games with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1961-62 before spending six years in the AHL and WHL. When the league expansion in 1967 made journeymen a desirable commodity, Keenan found himself back in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues. He formed a hard-working forward line with Terry Crisp and Jim Roberts.{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13168 |title=Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Larry Keenan |website=www.legendsofhockey.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908044850/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13168 |archive-date=2015-09-08}}

Keenan scored the first-ever goal in St. Louis Blues history on October 11, 1967, against Cesare Maniago of the Minnesota North Stars.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nugget.ca/2010/10/08/keenans-franchise-value |title=Keenan's franchise value |work=The Nugget |last=Ercit |first=Jordan |date=October 8, 2010 |access-date=2015-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008171035/http://www.nugget.ca/2010/10/08/keenans-franchise-value |archive-date=2015-10-08 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e_FXBAAAQBAJ&q=north+bay+larry+keenan&pg=PA50 |title = 100 Things Blues Fans Should Know & do Before They die|isbn = 9781623682835|last1 = Rutherford|first1 = Jeremy|date = October 2014| publisher=Triumph Books }} He was also on the ice for Bobby Orr's famous 1970 Stanley Cup Finals clinching goal—a scoring play that began when Orr pinched at the blue line and blocked Keenan's attempt to clear the zone with a pass to Red Berenson.{{cite web| url = https://www.espn.com/sportscentury/features/00016392.html| work=ESPN |title=Orr's great goal |last=Schwartz |first=Larry |access-date=July 20, 2022}}

Keenan was traded to the Buffalo Sabres on November 4, 1970, along with Jean-Guy Talbot for Bobby Baun. His career ended prematurely due to injuries.

Life after NHL

Keenan went on to become president of the North Bay Trappers midget AAA and led the club for 23 years from 1986 to 2009.{{cite web |url=http://www.nugget.ca/2009/01/22/keenan-steps-down-from-trappers-kile-taking-over-2 |title=Keenan steps down from Trappers, Kile taking over {{!}} North Bay Nugget |website=www.nugget.ca |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008171359/http://www.nugget.ca/2009/01/22/keenan-steps-down-from-trappers-kile-taking-over-2 |archive-date=2015-10-08}} Keenan and manager Art Tiernay operated the club since the Great North Midget League was formed in 1986.

Personal

Keenan grew up with three sisters.{{Cite web|url=http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oid=641867|title = Read recent and archived obituaries and memorial notices from Postmedia Obituaries}} His son Cory played junior hockey for the Kitchener Rangers as a defenceman. Cory was drafted in the sixth round of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers, and ended up playing professionally in Europe.{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=2664 |title=Cory Keenan |work=hockeydb.com |access-date=July 20, 2022}} Cory was on the 1990 Memorial Cup all-star team.{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13168 |title=Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Larry Keenan |website=www.legendsofhockey.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908044850/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13168 |archive-date=2015-09-08}}

On June 29, 2023, his grandson (also named Larry) was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings to play at defense;{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Tim |date=2023-06-29 |title=Red Wings Go For Defense in Draft's Second Day |url=https://detroithockeynow.com/2023/06/29/red-wings-go-for-defense-in-drafts-second-day/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=Detroit Hockey Now |language=en-US}} he was the 117th draft pick of 2023, a higher selection than the projected 200th pick.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-29 |title=Getting to know the Detroit Red Wings No.117 Pick Larry Keenan - Detroit Sports Nation |url=https://detroitsportsnation.com/getting-to-know-the-detroit-red-wings-no-117-pick-larry-keenan/chrislav14/red-wings/detroit-red-wings-notes/06/29/2023/415801/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=detroitsportsnation.com |language=en-US}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"\| ! colspan="5"\|Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
1957–58 \| St. Michael's Buzzers \| MetJBHL \| —	—	—	—	— \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1957–58 \| Toronto St. Michael's Majors \| OHA \| 3	0	1	1	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
1958–59 \| Toronto St. Michael's Majors \| OHA \| 48	17	12	29	24 \| 15	5	4	9	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1959–60 \| Toronto St. Michael's Majors \| OHA \| 48	21	20	41	34 \| 10	8	10	18	0
1960–61 \| Toronto St. Michael's Majors \| OHA \| 48	31	38	69	41 \| 20	24	13	37	8
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1960–61 \| Toronto St. Michael's Majors \| M-Cup \| —	—	—	—	— \| 9	7	6	13	4
1961–62 \| Toronto Maple Leafs \| NHL \| 2	0	0	0	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1961–62 \| Rochester Americans \| AHL \| 57	11	19	30	12 \| 2	0	0	0	0
1962–63 \| Rochester Americans \| AHL \| 64	11	28	39	24 \| 2	0	1	1	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1963–64 \| Denver Invaders \| WHL \| 66	25	30	55	22 \| 6	2	2	4	4
1964–65 \| Victoria Maple Leafs \| WHL \| 67	35	20	55	27 \| 12	5	2	7	8
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1965–66 \| Victoria Maple Leafs \| WHL \| 36	8	18	26	6 \| 14	2	4	6	2
1966–67 \| Victoria Maple Leafs \| WHL \| 17	4	10	14	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1967–68 \| St. Louis Blues \| NHL \| 40	12	8	20	4 \| 18	4	5	9	4
1968–69 \| St. Louis Blues \| NHL \| 46	5	9	14	6 \| 12	4	5	9	8
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1968–69 \| Kansas City Blues \| CHL \| 7	3	1	4	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
1969–70 \| St. Louis Blues \| NHL \| 56	10	23	33	8 \| 16	7	6	13	0
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1969–70 \| Kansas City Blues \| CHL \| 6	6	2	8	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
1970–71 \| St. Louis Blues \| NHL \| 10	1	3	4	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1970–71 \| Buffalo Sabres \| NHL \| 51	7	20	27	6 \| —	—	—	—	—
1971–72 \| Buffalo Sabres \| NHL \| 14	2	0	2	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1971–72 \| Philadelphia Flyers \| NHL \| 14	1	1	2	2 \| —	—	—	—	—
1971–72 \| Richmond Robins \| AHL \| 23	3	6	9	0 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1972–73 \| Richmond Robins \| AHL \| 35	15	18	33	8 \| 3	1	0	1	0
1973–74 \| Richmond Robins \| AHL \| 68	22	37	59	28 \| 5	1	0	1	0
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 233 !! 38 !! 64 !! 102 !! 28 ! 46 !! 15 !! 16 !! 31 !! 12

References

External links

{{Ice hockey stats}}

Category:1940 births

Category:Living people

Category:Buffalo Sabres players

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States

Category:Canadian ice hockey left wingers

Category:Ice hockey people from North Bay, Ontario

Category:Kansas City Blues (ice hockey) players

Category:Philadelphia Flyers players

Category:Richmond Robins players

Category:Rochester Americans players

Category:St. Michael's Buzzers players

Category:St. Louis Blues players

Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players

Category:Toronto St. Michael's Majors players

Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen