Keith McCreary
Born (1940-06-19)June 19, 1940
Sundridge, Ontario, Canada
Died December 9, 2003(2003-12-09) (aged 63)
Caledon, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh Penguins
Atlanta Flames
Playing career 19611975

Vernon Keith McCreary (June 19, 1940 – December 9, 2003) was a Canadian left winger in the National Hockey League who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins and Atlanta Flames.

Playing career

As property of the Montreal Canadiens, McCreary spent a seven years in the minor league system only promoted for a single playoff game in 1962 and 9 games during the 1964–65 season. During this time he was a top scorer for the Hull-Ottawa Canadiens.

He became an NHL regular with the Pittsburgh Penguins following the 1967 NHL Expansion. In 1972, he was claimed by the Atlanta Flames in the Expansion Draft and was designated the franchise's first captain. McCreary retired following the 1974–75 season after 532 NHL games. He recorded a total of 131 goals and 116 assists during his NHL career.

McCreary played for the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Flames, Hershey Bears, Hull-Ottawa Canadiens, and Cleveland Barons.

His brother, Bill McCreary Sr., was also an NHL left winger.

Life and retirement

McCreary is the brother of Bill McCreary Sr., the uncle of Bill McCreary Jr. and Bob Attwell, and the brother-in-law of Ron Attwell.

He was elected as Regional councillor for Caledon in 1978, eventually losing in the 1988 election against Carol Seglins, who would later become Mayor of Caledon.[1] He stood for consideration in 1991, as a candidate for the appointed role of Regional Chair. Emil Kolb won.

McCreary joined the NHL Alumni Association and was the Association's chairman. He died after a long bout with cancer at the age of 63. He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bolton, Ontario.

His Atlanta Flames jersey is on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1956–57 Peterboro T.P.T's OHA 220110
1959–60 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 50000
1960–61 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 6119214035 1442615
1961–62 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 6430366648 1258132
1961–62 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10000
1962–63 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EPHL 6927346144 31120
1963–64 Hershey Bears AHL 6625194421 62462
1964–65 Hershey Bears AHL 4616183436 1407724
1964–65 Montreal Canadiens NHL 90334
1965–66 Cleveland Barons AHL 6618244242 25498
1966–67 Cleveland Barons AHL 7028295750 51230
1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 7014122644
1968–69 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 7025234842
1969–70 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 601882667 100444
1970–71 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5921123324
1971–72 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3344822 10002
1972–73 Atlanta Flames NHL 7720214121
1973–74 Atlanta Flames NHL 7618193762 40000
1974–75 Atlanta Flames NHL 781110218
NHL Totals 532131112243294 160446

Awards

  • EPHL First All-Star Team (1962)
  • EPHL Second All-Star Team (1963)

Transactions

References

  1. Bruce Campion-Smith, "Frank Bean's long term goal: to lead Peel into next decade", The Toronto Star, 22 November 1988, 12 West.


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