Doug Keans

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Doug Keans
Born (1958-01-07) January 7, 1958 (age 66)
Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
Boston Bruins
NHL Draft 94th overall, 1978
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 19781989

Douglas Frederick Keans (born January 7, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings and Boston Bruins between 1980 and 1988.

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Playing career

In his youth, he played in the 1970 and 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Barrie. [1]

Following a solid junior career with the Oshawa Generals, Keans was selected in the 6th round (94th overall) of the 1978 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He would make his debut in the 1979–80 season, posting a stellar 2.47 goals-against average in 10 games. Keans spent parts of four seasons with the Kings, but was inconsistent and never fully established himself, serving as one of several backups to incumbent starter Mario Lessard. His best season was 1981–82, when he posted an 8–10–7 record and 4.30 GAA in 31 appearances.

Keans was claimed off waivers by the Boston Bruins prior to the 1983–84 season to back up starter Pete Peeters. In Boston, he would finally settle down and play consistent hockey, establishing himself as one of the better backup goaltenders in the NHL. In his first season as a Bruin, he posted a 19–8–3 record with an excellent 3.10 GAA as well as his first two career shutouts.

While Boston cycled through starting goalies during the mid-1980s, Keans was a fixture as the backup, routinely outplaying the starter. He would spend 5 seasons in Boston, backing up Peeters, Pat Riggin, Bill Ranford and Réjean Lemelin. During this period he never won less than 14 games in a season, never finished with a record below .500, and compiled a stellar 84–46–13 record. Despite his solid performances, however, he was considered too small at 5'7" to be relied upon as a #1 netminder.

At the trade deadline near the end of the 1987–88 season, Boston would acquire star netminder Andy Moog from the Edmonton Oilers. Lemelin was now the backup, and Keans was relegated to the #3 position and sent to the minors. He would spend another season in the minors before retiring in 1989, although he would come out of retirement for two brief stints in low-end minor pro during the 1990s.

Keans finished his 9-year NHL career with 96–64–26 record and 3.50 GAA in 210 career appearances, along with 4 shutouts.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLTMINGASOGAASV%
1975–76 Oshawa Legionaires MJBHL
1975–76 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 100029408.28
1976–77 Oshawa GeneralsOMJHL48263229106.63
1977–78 Oshawa GeneralsOMJHL42250017214.1351312992304.63
1978–79 Saginaw Gears IHL 59320721704.0621201005.05
1979–80 Los Angeles Kings NHL 103335562302.48.907101407010.50.650
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 73324292503.50.874
1979–80 Saginaw GearsIHL2210706713.76
1980–81 Los Angeles KingsNHL92314543704.89.837
1980–81 Houston Apollos CHL 113446992702.32.912
1980–81 Oklahoma City Stars CHL93504923213.90.883
1981–82 Los Angeles KingsNHL318107143110304.32.86420131101.96.800
1981–82 New Haven Nighthawks AHL135516863322.89.901
1982–83 Los Angeles KingsNHL60223042404.73.826
1982–83 New Haven NighthawksAHL3013132172412504.35.864
1983–84 Boston Bruins NHL33198317779223.11.883
1984–85 Boston BruinsNHL25166314968213.29.8774222381503.78.864
1985–86 Boston BruinsNHL3014133175410703.66.863
1986–87 Boston BruinsNHL361884194210803.34.8812022381503.78.864
1987–88 Boston BruinsNHL301611016589013.26.880
1987–88 Maine Mariners AHL108206003403.40.88110556174204.08.868
1988–89 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL41302391704.27.847
1988–89 Springfield Indians AHL3211162173712404.28.854
1992–93Minnesota Iron Rangers AmHA 82604813904.86.870
1992–93 Jacksonville Bullets SunHL 158508015313.97.88552213011703.39
1995–96Jacksonville Bullets SHL 95304305305.15.854
NHL totals2109664261137466643.51.8749264283404.77.824

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-10.