John Thomas "Jack, Red" Keating (October 9, 1916 — December 19, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 12 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1938–39 and 1939–40 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1936 to 1948, was spent in the minor leagues, as well as two seasons in the English National League. Keating was born in Kitchener, Ontario. From 1943 to 1945 he served in the military during the Second World War. While playing for the Harringay Racers in 1937–38, he was the top goal scorer in the UK with 29 goals. In 1946, he married Blanche Kernel in Indianapolis and had 3 children. He graduated from Optometry school in 1951 and died in Indianapolis that year of cancer.
| Jack Keating | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Keating, circa 1947 | |||
| Born |
October 9, 1916 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
December 19, 1951 (aged 35) Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Harringay Racers Richmond Hawks | ||
| Playing career | 1936–1948 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1934–35 | Kitchener Greenshirts | OHA | 14 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1935–36 | Kitchener Greenshirts | OHA | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1936–37 | Richmond Hawks | ENL | 40 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937–38 | Harringay Racers | ENL | — | 18 | 2 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1938–39 | Pittsburgh Hornets | IAHL | 50 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Indianapolis Capitals | IAHL | 32 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1940–41 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 53 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 55 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1942–43 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Indianapolis Capitals | AHL | 14 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1945–46 | Hollywood Wolves | PCHL | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Los Angeles Monarchs | PCHL | 55 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 | ||
| 1947–48 | Los Angeles Monarchs | PCHL | 45 | 31 | 19 | 50 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IAHL/AHL totals | 211 | 79 | 74 | 153 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
External links
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