Rick Kehoe
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| Rick Kehoe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Kehoe in 1973 photo | |||
| Born |
July 15, 1951 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| NHL draft |
22nd overall, 1971 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1969–1985 | ||
Richard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL entry draft but spent most of his professional career with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Upon his retirement in 1985, Kehoe ranked first among the Penguins' scoring leaders.
Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL entry draft.
He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through the 1972 season. He led the Leafs in goal scoring during the 1973 season with 33 goals.
Kehoe was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1974 and spent the remainder of his playing days with the Penguins. A notably clean player—he recorded 120 penalty minutes in a 14-season career—he won the Lady Byng Trophy in 1981, during which he scored a career best 55 goals. He retired after the 1985 season as the Penguins' career scoring leader, though most of his records were later shattered by Mario Lemieux. He currently ranks fifth in points behind Lemieux, Jaromír Jágr, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
In his playing career, he played in 906 NHL games, scoring 371 goals and 396 assists for 767 points, and accrued 120 penalty minutes. In 39 playoff games, he scored 4 goals and 17 assists for 21 points with 4 penalty minutes.
Awards and achievements
- Won the Lady Byng Trophy in 1980–1981.
- Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1981 and 1983.
- Member of the Trib Total Media Penguins All-Time Team and the Pittsburgh Penguins Hall of Fame
- Pictured up in the Ring of Honor that formerly circled in the Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1969–70 | London Knights | OHA | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Hamilton Red Wings | OHA | 58 | 39 | 41 | 80 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 38 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1971–72 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 32 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 77 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 69 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1975–76 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 71 | 29 | 47 | 76 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976–77 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 29 | 21 | 50 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 57 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1979–80 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 79 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1980–81 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 55 | 33 | 88 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 71 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 75 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 57 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 906 | 371 | 396 | 767 | 120 | 39 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4 | ||||