Ralph Keller

{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image =

| caption =

| position = Defence

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 174

| league =

| played_for = New York Rangers
Hershey Bears

| former_teams =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|2|6|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|03|08|1936|2|6||mf=y}}

| death_place = Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| career_start = 1954

| career_end = 1974

}}

Raphael J. Keller (February 6, 1936 – March 8, 2018) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played three games in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers during the 1962–63 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1954 to 1974, was spent in the minor leagues, mainly with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League. Keller was the captain of the Bears in from 1971 to 1974.{{cite web |url=http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=84531 |title=Ralph Keller - Elite Prospects |work=Elite Prospects |access-date=March 8, 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://fox43.com/2018/03/08/hershey-bears-hall-of-fame-defenseman-and-former-team-captain-ralph-keller-dies-at-82/ |title=Hershey Bears Hall of Fame defenseman and former team captain Ralph Keller dies at 82 |work=WPMT |date=March 8, 2018}} His number was retired by the Bears.{{cite web |url=http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/08/battle_with_alcohol_keeps_form.html |title=Battle with alcohol keeps former hockey player on sidelines |website=pennlive.com |date=August 4, 2011}}

Career statistics

=Regular season and playoffs=

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! 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

1952–53

| Prince Albert Mintos

| SJHL

| 1

0000

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1953–54

| Prince Albert Mintos

| SJHL

| 48

7212883

| 15

11234
1954–55

| Saskatoon Quakers

| WHL

| 1

0110

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1954–55

| Prince Albert Mintos

| SJHL

| 48

12162893

| 10

33614
1955–56

| Saskatoon Quakers

| WHL

| 4

0002

| 3

0002
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1955–56

| Prince Albert Mintos

| SJHL

| 50

20355556

| 12

671312
1956–57

| Vancouver Canucks

| WHL

| 68

6152175

| 5

0114
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1957–58

| Saskatoon/St. Paul Regals

| WHL

| 34

5101551

| —

1957–58

| Providence Reds

| AHL

| 31

17822

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1958–59

| Saskatoon Quakers

| WHL

| 64

6172370

| —

1959–60

| Vancouver Canucks

| WHL

| 70

121931102

| 11

24616
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1960–61

| Vancouver Canucks

| WHL

| 70

9314095

| 9

2356
1961–62

| Los Angeles Blades

| WHL

| 70

173855136

| —

bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1962–63

| New York Rangers

| NHL

| 3

1016

| —

1962–63

| Baltimore Clippers

| AHL

| 71

72330133

| 3

0008
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1963–64

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 61

52025102

| 6

12310
1964–65

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 72

73239166

| 15

13438
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1965–66

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 45

5141991

| —

1966–67

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 69

113344109

| 5

0446
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1967–68

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 70

113546126

| 5

1124
1968–69

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 74

94655104

| 11

34738
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1969–70

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 62

13213494

| 7

13421
1970–71

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 70

17223981

| 4

10115
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1971–72

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 67

82634100

| 4

0112
1972–73

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 73

93342103

| 7

1568
bgcolor="#f0f0f0"

| 1973–74

| Hershey Bears

| AHL

| 74

8233199

| 10

2136
bgcolor="#e0e0e0"

! colspan="3" | AHL totals

! 839 !! 111 !! 335 !! 446 !! 1330

! 77 !! 11 !! 24 !! 35 !! 156

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 3 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 6

! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

References

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