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 | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
1952–53
| SJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1953–54 | Prince Albert Mintos | SJHL | 48 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 83
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 |
1954–55
| WHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1954–55 | Prince Albert Mintos | SJHL | 48 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 93
| 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
1955–56
| Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| 1955–56 | Prince Albert Mintos | SJHL | 50 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 56
| 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 |
1956–57
| WHL | 68 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 75
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 1957–58 | WHL | 34 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 51
| — | — | — | — | — |
1957–58
| AHL | 31 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 22
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1958–59 | Saskatoon Quakers | WHL | 64 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 70
| — | — | — | — | — |
1959–60
| Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 70 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 102
| 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
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| 1960–61 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 70 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 95
| 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
1961–62
| WHL | 70 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 136
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1962–63 | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
1962–63
| AHL | 71 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 133
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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| 1963–64 | AHL | 61 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 102
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
1964–65
| Hershey Bears | AHL | 72 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 166
| 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 38 |
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| 1965–66 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 45 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 91
| — | — | — | — | — |
1966–67
| Hershey Bears | AHL | 69 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 109
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
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| 1967–68 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 70 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 126
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
1968–69
| Hershey Bears | AHL | 74 | 9 | 46 | 55 | 104
| 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 38 |
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| 1969–70 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 62 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 94
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
1970–71
| Hershey Bears | AHL | 70 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 81
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
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| 1971–72 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 100
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1972–73
| Hershey Bears | AHL | 73 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 103
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
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| 1973–74 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 74 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 99
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
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! 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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External links
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