1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 219 Dave Keon Hockey Card (Front)
1970-71 O-Pee-Chee 219 Dave Keon Hockey Card (Back)
1970-71 O-Pee-Chee NHL Checklist
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Card Notes
Termed the “heart” of the current edition of the Leafs, Dave has many specialties but one of his most outstanding is penalty-killing where he gets more breakaways probably than any other player. It will be surprising if he doesn’t break the shorthand goal scoring record of seven in a season before long – is in his eleventh season with Leafs and has been captain for two seasons.
En Français
On dit qu’il est le “coeur” de l’équipe actuelle des Leafs. Dave possède plusieurs spécialités, mais une de ses meilleures est son habileté à tuer les punitions. Il ne serait pas surprenant qu’il brise bientôt le record de buts comptés à court d’homme en une saison qui est de sept. C’est sa onzième saison avec les Leafs et il a été capitaine pendant deux saisons.
Details
Dave Keon did break the NHL’s shorthanded goal scoring record in 1970-71 with eight. That record stood for 14 years until Kent Nilsson of the Calgary Flames scored nine in 1983-84. The current mark belongs to Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins with 13 in 1988-89. There was a bit of an ERROR on the back of this card since the previous record stood at six and not seven. In 1970-71, Don Marcotte and Ed Westfall both had seven SHG.
Keon’s 32 career shorthanded goals still ranks him tied for 17th all-time with Peter Bondra, Bobby Clarke and Joe Sakic. Mario Lemieux owns this record, as well, with 73 shorties. During the 70-71 season, Dave had a hat trick against the Los Angeles Kings and two of the three goals were on the penalty kill. We take a closer look at the game in the Facebook post below.
George Armstrong passed on the captaincy torch following the 1968-69 NHL season. Keon remained captain until the end of 1974-75 when he jumped to the World Hockey Association. Of course, Darryl Sittler took over.
Between 1960-61 and 1981-82, Dave Keon played 1,296 regular season and 92 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Hartford Whalers. He also appeared in 301 regular season and 36 playoff games in the WHA between 1975-76 and 1978-79 with the Minnesota Fighting Saints, Indianapolis Racers and New England Whalers. Dave was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.