| Round | Overall |
| 6 | 71 |
Mike Keeler
Selected by
Buffalo from Niagara Falls (OHA)
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5-foot-10, 175 pounds
Right-hand shot
Defense
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | Niagara Falls | OHA | 49 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 76 |
| 1968-69 | Niagara Falls | OHA | 35 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 93 |
| 1969-70 | Niagara Falls | OHA | 54 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 108 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Won Memorial Cup with Niagara Falls in 1968. ... Joined Niagara Falls in 1966-67.
Canadian • Born May
21, 1950 in Toronto, Ontario • Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
NEVER PLAYED IN NHL
After the Draft
- Missed part of 1970-71 season with knee
injury, suffered while playing for Charlotte (EHL).
- Played on 1970-71
Charlotte team that won EHL regular-season title.
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Won EHL Walker Trophy with Charlotte in 1971.
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Traded by Buffalo with Doug Barrie to Los Angeles in exchange for
Larry Hillman and Mike Byers on Dec. 16, 1971.
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Traded by Los Angeles with Jim Stanfield and Glen Toner to Portland
(WHL) in exchange for John Van Horlick on Dec. 15, 1972.
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Tied AHL single-game record (since broken) with 37 penalty minutes
for Jacksonville in Oct. 26, 1973, game at New Haven. In addition to
a game misconduct, he was called for a fighting major in the first
period and a double-major in the third period.
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Played on 1974-75 Charlotte team that won SHL regular-season title.
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Won SHL Crockett Trophy with Charlotte in 1975.
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Played on 1975-76 Charlotte team that won SHL regular-season title.
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Won SHL Crockett Trophy with Charlotte in 1976.
- Named to SHL All-Star First Team with Charlotte in 1975-76.
Miscellaneous
Full Name:
Michael John Keeler
Post-Draft Teams: Charlotte (EHL); Cincinnati, Springfield (AHL); Portland (WHL); Jacksonville (AHL);
New England (WHA); Charlotte (SHL); Mohawk Valley (NAHL); San Diego
(PHL); Whitby (OHA Sr.); Tucson (PHL); Jersey/Hampton (NEHL)
Family: Older brother of former minor-leaguer Doug Keeler.
| 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 |
| 1970 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | Chicago |
| Detroit | Los Angeles | Minnesota |
| Montreal | New York | Oakland |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1970