Jack Keating
Keating, circa 1947
Born (1916-10-09)October 9, 1916
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Died December 19, 1951(1951-12-19) (aged 35)
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Harringay Racers
Richmond Hawks
Playing career 19361948

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

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1934–35 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA 141110214 21010
1935–36 Kitchener Greenshirts OHA 761710 43140
1936–37 Richmond Hawks ENL 40132158
1937–38 Harringay Racers ENL 18220
1938–39 Detroit Red Wings NHL 11012
1938–39 Pittsburgh Hornets IAHL 5019123118
1939–40 Detroit Red Wings NHL 112022
1939–40 Indianapolis Capitals IAHL 32812204 51230
1940–41 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 532118396
1941–42 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 5519254414 1099180
1942–43 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 74480
1945–46 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 1483110 51120
1945–46 Hollywood Wolves PCHL 85276
1946–47 Los Angeles Monarchs PCHL 5536266216 1033626
1947–48 Los Angeles Monarchs PCHL 4531195026
IAHL/AHL totals 211797415342 201112230
NHL totals 123034
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