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Moose re-sign Mike Keane

August 19, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manitoba Moose News Release


The Manitoba Moose announced today they have re-signed Captain Mike Keane to an American Hockey League contract. As a result, the Winnipeg, MB native will return for a fifth season with the Moose and his 22nd season in professional hockey.

In his fourth season as Moose captain last year, Keane, 42, appeared in 74 games where he scored eight goals and 20 assists for 28 points - his highest point total as a professional since the 1999-00 season with the Dallas Stars. In 22 Calder Cup playoff games last season, Keane collected four goals and seven assists for 11 points and six penalty minutes. At the end of the year, he was named the winner of the team's Toyota Never Quits Hardest Working Player award for the second consecutive season. Over the past four seasons, Keane has scored 27 goals and 56 assists for 83 points and 195 penalty minutes in 290 games with Manitoba. In 53 Calder Cup playoff games with the Moose in three seasons, he has eight goals and 10 assists for 18 points and 23 penalty minutes. Back in 2006-07, he was the recipient of the American Hockey League's Fred T. Hunt Award for sportsmanship, determination, and dedication to the game of hockey. Keane was also selected as the captain of the Canadian team at the 2007 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic in Toronto, ON.

In his previous 21 seasons, Keane has won three Stanley Cups (Montreal ‘93, Colorado '96, Dallas '99) and played in 1,230 NHL games where he's scored 171 goals and 484 points as well as 947 penalty minutes with Montreal, Colorado, Dallas, the New York Rangers, St. Louis, and Vancouver. He has seen action in 294 career AHL games where he's scored 44 goals and 123 points and collected 218 penalty minutes. Prior to joining the Moose, Keane also appeared in the American Hockey League with the Sherbrooke Canadiens back in the 1987-88 season. He made his professional debut with the Canadiens in 1987 and helped them advance to the Calder Cup Final. Keane played his 1,500th career hockey game as a professional this past season on February 3/09 versus the Lake Erie Monsters.

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