Duke Keats

Duke Keats
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1958
Keats with the Edmonton Eskimos in the 1921–22 season.
Born (1895-03-01)March 1, 1895
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died January 16, 1972(1972-01-16) (aged 76)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Toronto Blueshirts
Edmonton Eskimos
Boston Bruins
Detroit Cougars
Chicago Black Hawks
Playing career 1915–1934

Gordon Blanchard "Duke, Iron Duke" Keats (March 1, 1895 – January 16, 1972) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played for the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association (NHA), Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL) and the Boston Bruins, Detroit Cougars and Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1915 and 1929. He was most famous for his time in the WCHL where he was named a First-Team All-Star by the league in each of its five seasons of existence. He won the league championship and appeared in the 1923 Stanley Cup Finals with the Eskimos.

Duke Keats was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.