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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Rick Kehoe
Selected in second round
No.
22 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born July 15, 1951
 | Position: Right Wing
/ Left Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Hamilton (OHA)
Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Windsor, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1969-70 |
London | OHA |
23 | 3 |
2 | 5 |
6 | | |
Hamilton | OHA |
32 | 2 |
4 | 6 |
77 | | 1970-71 |
Hamilton | OHA |
58 | 39 |
41 | 80 |
43 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Darryl Sittler while with London in
1969-70. ... Traded by London to Hamilton with Jim Schoenfeld and Ken
Southwick for Gord Brooks, Gary Geldart, Dave Gilmour and Mike Craig in
December 1969. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9,
1971 (Minnesota at Detroit)
Numbers: 16, 17 (Toronto); 8, 17
(Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1971-1984 |
Toronto, Pittsburgh | 906 |
371 | 396 |
767 | 120 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1972-1982 |
Toronto, Pittsburgh | 39 |
4 | 17 |
21 | 4 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Lady Byng Trophy: 1980-81 (Pittsburgh)
All-Star
Game: 1981, 1983
50-Goal Seasons:
1980-81 (55)
Pittsburgh Player's Player Award:
1979-80, 1980-81
Pittsburgh Penguins
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1992
Pittsburgh Points Leader: 1979-80 (60), 1980-81 (88), 1981-82 (85)
Pittsburgh Goals Leader: 1979-80 (30), 1980-81 (55), 1982-83 (29)
Pittsburgh Playoffs Points Leader:
1980 (7)
Pittsburgh Playoffs Goals Leader: 1980 (2, tie)
Pittsburgh Playoffs Assists Leader: 1980 (5)
Coaching Career: Named Pittsburgh assistant coach prior to 1987-88 season
and remained in that position through 1997-98 season. ... Named Pittsburgh
assistant coach on Dec. 9, 1999, and remained in that position until Oct. 15,
2001. ... Named Pittsburgh head coach on Oct. 15, 2001, and remained in that
position until April 15, 2003.
Management Career: Named Pittsburgh Director of Pro Scouting in 1986 and
remained in that position through 1986-87 season. ... Named Pittsburgh pro
scout prior to 1998-99 season and remained in that position until Dec. 9,
1999.
Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1973-74 season with fractured shoulder. ...
Missed part of 1975-76 season with cracked ankle bone. ... Missed start of
1977-78 season with broken elbow. ... Missed part of 1978-79 season with
fractured right ankle. ... Set Pittsburgh records (since broken) with 55 goals
and 20 power-play goals in 1980-81. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season after
having surgery to remove bone scrapings from right ankle and growth from left
forearm. Also missed games with bruised ribs and injured shoulder. ... Played on line with Mario Lemieux in 1984 when
Lemieux was a rookie in Pittsburgh. ... Suffered pinched nerve in neck that
caused chronic pain in his right side and ultimately led to his retirement.
Injury cost him final 23 games of 1983-84 season and ended his career in
November 1984. ... Got first exposure to coaching by assisting Penguins
coaches while he was injured in 1984-85. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Tulsa (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame:
Inducted 1995
Coaching Career: Head coach of Roller Hockey
International (RHI) Pittsburgh Phantoms in 1994. | | HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Toronto traded Kehoe to Pittsburgh in
exchange for Blaine Stoughton and future considerations, which became 1977 No.
1 pick (Trevor Johansen), on September 13, 1974. |
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SNAPSHOT '71 | | Total Selected: |
117 | | Forwards: |
63 | | Defense: |
45 | | Goaltenders: |
9 | | Major Junior: |
84 | | College Players: |
19 |
| Canadian: |
107 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
8 | | U.S.-Born: |
8 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
10 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
18 |
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