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1978 NHL DRAFT PICK
Doug Keans
Selected in sixth round
No. 94 overall by Los Angeles Kings

Born January 7, 1958
Position: Goaltender
Height: 5-7   Weight: 175
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Oshawa (OMJHL)                            
Birthplace: Pembroke, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Barrie, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPW-L-T GAASO SV%
1974-75 BarrieOnt. AAA ---- ---- --
1975-76 OshawaJr. B ---- ---- --
  OshawaOMJHL 1n/a 8.280 n/a
1976-77 OshawaOMJHL 48n/a 6.630 n/a
1977-78 OshawaOMJHL 42n/a 4.131 n/a

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Canadian Midget AAA Championship:
1975 (Barrie)
NHL CAREER
Debut: February 16, 1980 (N.Y. Islanders at Los Angeles)
Numbers:  30, 31 (Los Angeles); 31 (Boston)
Stanley Cup: Never won.  Status: Retired for final time in 1996
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
YearsTeams GP W-L-TGAA SOSV%
1980-1988 L.A., Boston210 96-64-263.51 4n/a
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YearsTeams GPW-L GAA SOSV%
1980-1987 L.A., Boston9 2-64.720 n/a

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
Boston Gallery Gods Defensive Player of Year:
1983-84
1986-87: Was third goaltender on Boston team that went to 1987 Stanley Cup Finals, but did not appear in final series vs. Edmonton.
Miscellaneous: Signed first NHL contract with Los Angeles in summer of 1979. ... Won his first NHL game, making 13 saves for Los Angeles in a 3-2 victory over N.Y. Islanders. ... Took part in first shared shutout in Los Angeles history, sharing duties with Mario Lessard in a 3-0 victory over Boston on Feb. 20, 1980. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with strained ligaments in left knee, an injury suffered during Boston's Dec. 15, 1983, game vs. Hartford. The injury required surgery. ... Named NHL Player of Week for week of Jan. 23, 1984. ... Missed start of 1984-85 season with pulled hamstring, an injury suffere during Boston's 1984 training camp. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with groin injury. ... Missed part of 1985-86 season with injured left hand, an injury suffered during Boston's Feb. 6, 1986, game vs. Buffalo. ... Was NHL's shortest goalie during his playing days.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Saginaw (IHL); Binghamton (AHL); Houston, Oklahoma City (CHL); New Haven (AHL); Maine, Baltimore, Springfield (AHL); Minnesota (AmHA); Jacksonville (SunHL)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
SunHL Shutouts Leader:
1992-93 (Jacksonville) (1 shutout)
Miscellaneous: Was on Houston (CHL) team that folded on Jan. 8, 1981. ... Missed end of 1980-81 season with damaged ligaments in right ankle, an injury suffered in March 1981. The injury required surgery. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with torn hamstring, an injury suffered in February 1983. ... Retired for the first time in 1989, but came out of retirement in 1992. ... Retired for second time in 1993, but came out of retirement in 1995.
Personal: Full name is Douglas Frederick Keans.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
WAIVERS: Los Angeles put Keans on waivers, and he was claimed by Boston on May 24, 1983.

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SNAPSHOT '78
Total Selected: 234
Forwards: 143
Defense: 67
Goaltenders: 24
Major Junior: 127
College Players: 80
Canadian: 170
Euro-Canadian: 0
USA Citizens: 47
U.S.-Born: 47
European: 17
Reached NHL: 95
Won Stanley Cup: 16
Hall of Fame: 1
All-Star Game: 18
Year-end All-Star: 1
Olympians: 16
Picks Traded: 46
 
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