Matt Keith (born April 11, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who last played and captained Braehead Clan of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Islanders.
| Matt Keith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 11, 1983 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Blackhawks New York Islanders ERC Ingolstadt Örebro HK HC Karlovy Vary Dornbirner EC EC Red Bull Salzburg Braehead Clan | ||
| NHL draft |
59th overall, 2001 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2017 | ||
Playing career
editKeith was drafted 59th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. He appeared in his first NHL game on February 24, 2004, against the Philadelphia Flyers. On March 1 of that same year against the Nashville Predators, he scored his first goal.
On December 29, 2006, he was traded along with Sébastien Caron and Chris Durno to the Ducks in exchange for P. A. Parenteau and Bruno St. Jacques.[1]
On January 9, 2008, he was traded to the Islanders from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Darryl Bootland. Keith appeared in 3 games with the Islanders upon the completion of the 2007–08 season. On July 25, 2008, Keith signed with German team ERC Ingolstadt of the DEL.
For the 2009–10 season Keith returned to North America signing with, the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL, affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks.[2] Scoring 21 goals in 69 games for the IceHogs, Keith was then signed to a one-year contract with fellow AHL team, the Abbotsford Heat, affiliate of the Calgary Flames on September 28, 2010.[3]
After one season in Sweden with second division side, Örebro HK, Keith moved to the Czech Republic, signing a one-year free agent contract with HC Karlovy Vary on July 9, 2012.[4] After only four games into the 2012–13 Czech Extraliga season, Keith left Karlovy to sign a try-out contract with Dornbirner EC of the Austrian Hockey League on October 8, 2012.[5] He remained with the Bulldogs for the remainder of the year to total 28 points in 37 games.
Following three years in the UK with Braehead Clan, where Keith captained the team, the forward announced his departure from the EIHL in April 2017.[6] He later announced his retirement from professional hockey after 14 seasons.[7]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 39 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 2000–01 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 33 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2001–02 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 68 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 71 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 2002–03 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Red Deer Rebels | WHL | 49 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 30 | ||
| 2003–04 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 66 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 80 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 72 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 44 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 42 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Islanders | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 46 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 69 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 77 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Örebro HK | Allsv | 52 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Energie Karlovy Vary | ELH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Dornbirner EC | AUT | 37 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | AUT | 53 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2014–15 | Braehead Clan | EIHL | 51 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Braehead Clan | EIHL | 46 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Braehead Clan | EIHL | 52 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 503 | 123 | 132 | 255 | 336 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Blackhawks send Caron to Ducks in multi-player deal". ESPN. December 28, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
- ^ "Rockford sets 2009-10 opening night roster". Rockford IceHogs. October 1, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2009.
- ^ "Keith, Nyren signed by Heat". American Hockey League. September 28, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
- ^ "Vary add energy impact player Keith" (in Czech). HC Karlovy Vary. July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ "Dornbirner recruit Canadian striker Keith" (in German). Dornbirner EC. October 8, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ "Keith announces departure from Braehead". Elite Ice Hockey League. April 21, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ Matt Keith (July 20, 2017). "Amazing retirement present". Twitter. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database