Rick Kehoe

Rick Kehoe
Born	(1951-07-15) July 15, 1951 Windsor, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL draft	22nd overall, 1971 Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career	1969–1985

Richard Thomas Kehoe (born July 15, 1951) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and coach, most notably for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings. He was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL Entry Draft.

He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the Central Hockey League in 1971 before being promoted to the Maple Leafs midway through the 1972 season. He led the Leafs in goal scoring during the 1973 season with 33 goals.

Kehoe was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1974 and spent the remainder of his playing days with the Penguins. A notably clean player—he recorded 120 penalty minutes in a 14-season career—he won the Lady Byng Trophy in 1981, during which he scored a career best 55 goals. He retired after the 1985 season as the Penguins' career scoring leader, and is fourth today behind Mario Lemieux, Jaromír Jágr, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.

In his playing career, he played in 906 NHL games, scoring 371 goals and 396 assists for 767 points, and accrued 120 penalty minutes. In 39 playoff games, he scored 4 goals and 17 assists for 21 points with 4 penalty minutes.

Awards and achievements

• Won the Lady Byng Trophy in 1980–1981.
• Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1981 and 1982.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1969–70	London Knights	OHA-Jr.		23	3	2	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA-Jr.		32	2	4	6	7		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Hamilton Red Wings	OHA-Jr.		58	39	41	80	43		7	4	0	4	2
1971–72	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		38	8	8	16	4		2	0	0	0	2
1971–72	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		32	18	21	39	20		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		77	33	42	75	20		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		69	18	22	40	8		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		76	32	31	63	22		9	0	2	2	0
1975–76	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		71	29	47	76	6		3	0	0	0	0
1976–77	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		80	30	27	57	10		3	0	2	2	0
1977–78	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		70	29	21	50	10		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		57	27	18	45	2		7	0	2	2	0
1979–80	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		79	30	30	60	4		5	2	5	7	0
1980–81	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		80	55	33	88	6		5	0	3	3	0
1981–82	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		71	33	52	85	8		5	2	3	5	2
1982–83	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		75	29	36	65	12		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		57	18	27	45	8		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		6	0	2	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				906	371	396	767	120		39	4	17	21	4

Coaching career

Kehoe became Director of Pro Scouting for the Penguins in 1985 and was named an assistant coach in 1986. Kehoe's name was engraved on the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 1991 and 1992. He remained in the Penguins organization as a scout or assistant coach until 2002.

Four games into the 2001–02 season, Kehoe took over for former Czech Olympic coach Ivan Hlinka as head coach of the Penguins. Kehoe served as head coach of the Penguins from 2002 to 2003, amassing a 55–81–14 record. Kehoe was replaced by Ed Olczyk after the 2002–03 season. His final stint as a coach in the organization was as interim coach for the minor-league Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins when Michel Therrien was called up to Pittsburgh as head coach; the Baby Pens had a 2–1 record in the three games Kehoe was behind the bench.

On September 18, 2006, he was named to the professional scouting staff for the New York Rangers.

Kehoe was inducted into the Pittsburgh Penguins Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1995. He currently resides in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

Coaching record

Team	Year	Regular season							Post season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	G	W	L	Result
PIT	2001–02	78	28	37	8	5	69	5th in Atlantic	Missed playoffs
PIT	2002–03	82	27	44	6	5	65	5th in Atlantic	Missed playoffs
Total		158	55	81	14	10

External links

• Rick Kehoe career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database