1970 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Murray Keogan
Selected by
St. Louis from Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
5-foot-10, 175 pounds
Left-hand shot
Center
Pre-Draft Statistics
| 1967-68 |
Weyburn |
WCJHL |
60 |
33 |
26 |
59 |
36 |
| 1968-69 | Weyburn |
SJHL |
42 |
40 |
34 |
74 |
37 |
| 1969-70 |
Minn.-Duluth |
WCHA |
28 |
21 |
19 |
40 |
34 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Named to 1969-70 NCAA West All-America First Team, WCHA All-Star
First Team.
Canadian • Born January
14, 1950 in Biggar, Saskatchewan • Hometown:
Biggar, Saskatchewan
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
Miscellaneous
-
Led SJHL playoffs with 10 assists for Weyburn in 1969.
-
Played for Regina (SJHL) in 1969 Memorial Cup tournament.
- Named WCHA Rookie of the Year as a freshman with Minnesota-Duluth in
1969-70, becoming the first UMD player to win the award.
-
Minnesota-Duluth team Rookie of Year for 1969-70.
-
Averaged 1.46 points per game during his college career.
-
Selected by New York Golden Blades in 1973 WHA draft of established
professional players.
-
Professional rights sold by St. Louis to Phoenix (WHL, Toronto
affiliate) in September 1973.
- Played on 1973-74 Phoenix team that won WHL
regular-season title.
- Finished second in WHL in points (87) and third in
assists (56) with Phoenix in 1973-74.
- Won WHL Patrick Cup with Phoenix in 1974.
- WHL All-Star Second Team with Phoenix in
1973-74.
- Signed WHA contract with expansion Phoenix Roadrunners in
1974. The team received his WHA rights from San Diego because he had
been playing for the WHL Roadrunners team.
- Played on Phoenix (WHA) in inaugural 1974-75
season and scored in team's first game on Oct. 16,
1974, vs. San Diego.
- Claimed by Calgary (WHA) off waivers from Phoenix in
October 1975.
Additional Information
Full Name:
Murray Edward Keogan
Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA); Kansas City (CHL); Denver, Phoenix (WHL); Phoenix (WHA); Springfield (AHL); Calgary (WHA);
Spokane (WIHL)
Education: Attended University of Minnesota Duluth before turning pro after his sophomore
year. In 1969-70, he became the only player in school
history to be named to the NCAA All-America and WCHA All-Star First Team as a freshman.
He returned to UMD during off-seasons and completed his business degree
in 1975. He was inducted into the University of Minnesota Duluth
Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned
to Duluth, Minn., after his playing career and went into the insurance
business with American Family Insurance during the 1980s. He eventually
opened the
Murray E. Keogan Agency, Inc. in Duluth.
| Total Selected: |
115 |
| Forwards: |
67 |
| Defense: |
36 |
| Goaltenders: |
12 |
| Major Junior: |
87 |
| College Players: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 |
| American: |
6 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
62 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
12 |
| Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
11 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
2 |
| Picks Traded: |
13 |
