Joey Keane

Joey Keane (born July 2, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was picked by the New York Rangers in the third round (88th overall) of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[1][2][3]

Joey Keane
Keane at the 2020 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1999-07-02) July 2, 1999
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago Wolves (AHL)
NHL Draft 88th overall, 2018
New York Rangers
Playing career 2019–present

Playing career

Keane started his junior hockey career for the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League.[1] He played for Barrie for 2 1/2 seasons and was traded to the London Knights partway through his final junior season of 2018–19.[4] He was selected to the OHL Third All-Star Team for Barrie for the 2017–18 season.[4]

He made his professional debut for the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL) in the 2019–20 season.[1][5] As an AHL rookie he was selected for the 2020 AHL All-Star Challenge.[6] He was called up to the Rangers on February 14, 2020 after posting 8 goals and 20 assists in 48 games with Hartford.[6][7] He was returned to Hartford after not playing in the Rangers' game that day.[7] On February 18, 2020, Keane was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Julien Gauthier.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2015–16 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 55 2 9 11 51 12 1 1 2 2
2016–17 Barrie Colts OHL 67 1 18 19 61 — — — — —
2017–18 Barrie Colts OHL 62 12 32 44 52 12 0 7 7 8
2018–19 Barrie Colts OHL 29 4 16 20 46 — — — — —
2018–19 London Knights OHL 37 4 15 19 57 11 0 5 5 6
2019–20 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 49 8 22 30 32 — — — — —
2019–20 Charlotte Checkers AHL 9 1 6 7 4 — — — — —
AHL totals 589283736 —————

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 United States IH18 4 0 0 0 10
Junior totals 4 0 0 0 10

Awards and honors
Award Year
OHL
Third All-Star Team 2018
AHL
All-Star Game 2020
All-Rookie Team 2020 [9]

References
  1. Biggart, Jeb (December 24, 2019). "Rangers' Prospect Keane Making Case for Promotion". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  2. Stephenson, Colin (September 17, 2019). "Rangers Keen on Prospect Joey Keane". Newsday. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. Wheeler, Scott (September 8, 2019). "How Rangers prospect Joey Keane turned a draft snub into a success story". The Athletic. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. "Joey Keane". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  5. Ashmore, Mike (November 12, 2019). "Rangers prospect Joey Keane picking up experience with Hartford Wolf Pack". The Trentonian. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  6. Stephenson, Colin (February 14, 2020). "Rangers call up Joey Keane for defensive depth". Newsday. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  7. Cyrgalis, Brett (February 16, 2020). "Rangers taking look at top blue-line prospect Joey Keane". New York Post. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  8. "Canes Acquire Keane from Rangers". NHL.com. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  9. "2019-20 AHL All-Rookie Team". American Hockey League. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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