Jack Keating

Jack Keating
Keating, circa 1947
Born	(1916-10-09)October 9, 1916 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Died	December 19, 1951(1951-12-19) (aged 35) Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Detroit Red Wings Harringay Racers Richmond Hawks
Playing career	1936–1948

John Thomas "Jack, Red" Keating (October 9, 1916 — December 19, 1951) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 12 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1938–39 and 1939–40 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1936 to 1948, was spent in the minor leagues, as well as two seasons in the English National League. Keating was born in Kitchener, Ontario. From 1943 to 1945 he served in the military during the Second World War. While playing for the Harringay Racers in 1937–38, he was the top goal scorer in the UK with 29 goals. In 1946, he married Blanche Kernel in Indianapolis and had 3 children. He graduated from Optometry school in 1951 and died in Indianapolis that year of cancer.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1934–35	Kitchener Greenshirts	OHA		14	11	10	21	4		2	1	0	1	0
1935–36	Kitchener Greenshirts	OHA		7	6	1	7	10		4	3	1	4	0
1936–37	Richmond Hawks	ENL		40	13	2	15	8		—	—	—	—	—
1937–38	Harringay Racers	ENL		—	18	2	20	—		—	—	—	—	—
1938–39	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		1	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1938–39	Pittsburgh Hornets	IAHL		50	19	12	31	18		—	—	—	—	—
1939–40	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		11	2	0	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1939–40	Indianapolis Capitals	IAHL		32	8	12	20	4		5	1	2	3	0
1940–41	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL		53	21	18	39	6		—	—	—	—	—
1941–42	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL		55	19	25	44	14		10	9	9	18	0
1942–43	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL		7	4	4	8	0		—	—	—	—	—
1945–46	Indianapolis Capitals	AHL		14	8	3	11	0		5	1	1	2	0
1945–46	Hollywood Wolves	PCHL		8	5	2	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
1946–47	Los Angeles Monarchs	PCHL		55	36	26	62	16		10	3	3	6	26
1947–48	Los Angeles Monarchs	PCHL		45	31	19	50	26		—	—	—	—	—
IAHL/AHL totals				211	79	74	153	42		20	11	12	23	0
NHL totals				12	3	0	3	4		—	—	—	—	—

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database