1970 NHL Amateur Draft Pick
Round Overall
2 23
Murray Keogan
Selected by St. Louis from Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA)
St. Louis Blues Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs
Murray Keogan
 

5-foot-10, 175 pounds

Left-hand shot

Center

Pre-Draft Statistics

Year Team League GP G A TP PIM
1967-68 Weyburn WCJHL 60 33 26 59 36
1968-69Weyburn 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

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.

SNAPSHOT '70
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


OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1970

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