Jack Keating Explained

Position:Left wing
Played For:Detroit Red Wings
Harringay Racers
Richmond Hawks
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:180
Birth Date:1916 10, mf=yes
Birth Place:Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Career Start:1936
Career End: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

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1934–35Kitchener GreenshirtsOHA14 11 10 21 42 1 0 1 0
1935–36Kitchener GreenshirtsOHA7 6 1 7 104 3 1 4 0
1936–37Richmond HawksENL40 13 2 15 8
1937–38Harringay RacersENL18 2 20
1938–39Detroit Red WingsNHL1 1 0 1 2
1938–39Pittsburgh HornetsIAHL50 19 12 31 18
1939–40Detroit Red WingsNHL11 2 0 2 2
1939–40Indianapolis CapitalsIAHL32 8 12 20 45 1 2 3 0
1940–41Indianapolis CapitalsAHL53 21 18 39 6
1941–42Indianapolis CapitalsAHL55 19 25 44 1410 9 9 18 0
1942–43Indianapolis CapitalsAHL7 4 4 8 0
1945–46Indianapolis CapitalsAHL14 8 3 11 05 1 1 2 0
1945–46Hollywood WolvesPCHL8 5 2 7 6
1946–47Los Angeles MonarchsPCHL55 36 26 62 1610 3 3 6 26
1947–48Los Angeles MonarchsPCHL45 31 19 50 26
IAHL/AHL totals211 79 74 153 4220 11 12 23 0
NHL totals12 3 0 3 4