Matt Keith (born April 11, 1983) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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forward
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who last played and captained
Braehead Clan
Glasgow Clan (formerly ''Braehead Clan'') is a Scottish professional ice hockey team. It was formed in 2010 as the UK Elite Ice Hockey League expanded into the west of Scotland market, and are based at the Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire. It is o ...
of the
Elite Ice Hockey League
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(EIHL). He previously played in the
National Hockey League
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(NHL) with the
Chicago Blackhawks
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and
New York Islanders
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.
Playing career
Keith was drafted 59th overall in the
2001 NHL Entry Draft
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As of 2022, the only remaining active players in the NHL from the 2001 ...
by the
Chicago Blackhawks
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. He appeared in his first NHL game on February 24, 2004, against the
Philadelphia Flyers
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. On March 1 of that same year against the
Nashville Predators
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, he scored his first goal.
On December 29, 2006, he was traded along with
Sébastien Caron
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Playing care ...
and
Chris Durno
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Playing career
As a youth, Durno played in the 1994 Quebec Internation ...
to the Ducks in exchange for
P. A. Parenteau
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In the National Hockey League (NHL) he played for the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, Colorado Avalanch ...
and
Bruno St. Jacques
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.
On January 9, 2008, he was traded to the Islanders from the
Anaheim Ducks in exchange for
Darryl Bootland
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Playing career
Bootland was drafted 252nd overall in ...
. Keith appeared in 3 games with the Islanders upon the completion of the
2007–08 season. On July 25, 2008, Keith signed with German team
ERC Ingolstadt
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History ...
of the
DEL
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.
For the
2009–10 season Keith returned to North America signing with, the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL, affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks. Scoring 21 goals in 69 games for the IceHogs, Keith was then signed to a one-year contract with fellow AHL team, the Abbotsford Heat, affiliate of the
Calgary Flames
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on September 28, 2010.
After one season in Sweden with second division side,
Örebro HK
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, Keith moved to the Czech Republic, signing a one-year free agent contract with
HC Karlovy Vary
HC Energie Karlovy Vary is a professional ice hockey team based in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. They play in the highest-level national league, the Czech Extraliga.
The club
The history of the ice hockey in Karlovy Vary dates back to the 1932 ...
on July 9, 2012. After only four games into the
2012–13 Czech Extraliga season
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Regular season
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, Keith left Karlovy to sign a try-out contract with Dornbirner EC of the Austrian Hockey League on October 8, 2012. He remained with the Bulldogs for the remainder of the year to total 28 points in 37 games.
Following three years in the UK with
Braehead Clan
Glasgow Clan (formerly ''Braehead Clan'') is a Scottish professional ice hockey team. It was formed in 2010 as the UK Elite Ice Hockey League expanded into the west of Scotland market, and are based at the Braehead Arena in Renfrewshire. It is o ...
, where Keith captained the team, the forward announced his departure from the
EIHL
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in April 2017. He later announced his retirement from professional hockey after 14 seasons.
Career statistics
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1983 births
Abbotsford Heat players
Braehead Clan players
Bridgeport Sound Tigers players
Canadian ice hockey centres
Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
Chicago Blackhawks players
ERC Ingolstadt players
HC Karlovy Vary players
Living people
New York Islanders players
Norfolk Admirals players
Örebro HK players
Portland Pirates players
Red Deer Rebels players
Rockford IceHogs (AHL) players
EC Red Bull Salzburg players
Spokane Chiefs players
Ice hockey people from Edmonton