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Canada Keith Magnuson
#3 Chicago Black Hawks / NHL - 79/80
2-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 2
Date of Birth
Apr 27, 1947
Position
D
Age
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
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Contract
-

Son: Kevin Magnuson

Team Staff profile of Keith Magnuson also available

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Keith Magnuson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1964-65 Saskatoon Blades SJHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1965-66 Univ. of Denver NCAA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1966-67 Univ. of Denver NCAA 30* 4* 17* 21* 56* -* |
1967-68 Univ. of Denver NCAA 34* 5* 15* 20* 59* -* |
1968-69 Univ. of Denver “C” NCAA 32* 7* 27* 34* 48* -* |
1969-70 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 76* 0* 24* 24* 213* 38* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 17 -
1970-71 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 76* 3* 20* 23* 291* 32* | Playoffs 18 0 2 2 63 -
1971-72 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 74* 2* 19* 21* 201* 52* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 29 -
1972-73 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 77* 0* 19* 19* 140* 24* | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 4 -
1973-74 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 57* 2* 11* 13* 105* 16* | Playoffs 11 1 0 1 17 -
1974-75 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48* 2* 12* 14* 117* 10* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 15 -
1975-76 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 48* 1* 6* 7* 99* 13* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 12 -
1976-77 Chicago Black Hawks “C” NHL 37* 1* 6* 7* 86* -11* |
1977-78 Chicago Black Hawks “C” NHL 67* 2* 4* 6* 145* 0* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 7 -
1978-79 Chicago Black Hawks “C” NHL 26* 1* 4* 5* 41* -4* |
1979-80 Chicago Black Hawks “C” NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |

Keith Magnuson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
NCAA 4 96* 16* 59* 75* 0.78* 163* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 11 589* 14* 125* 139* 0.24* 1 442* 170* | 8 68 3 * 9 * 12 * 0.18 * 164 * - *
SJHL 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Keith Magnuson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 3 retired by Chicago Blackhawks

Cult/Star player for Chicago Blackhawks

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Denver

Accident & Death
Keith Magnuson passed away on December 15, 2003. He had just attended the funeral of former NHLer, Keith McCreary, when he and fellow former NHLer, Rob Ramage, were involved in a serious car accident. Ramage escaped with a broken leg. Magnuson would not be as lucky. He was 56 years old.

On November 12, 2008, the Chicago Blackhawks retired his #3 jersey, a long with that of Hall of Fame defenseman Pierre Pilote in a ceremony at the United Center in Chicago.

Career transactions
- 1979-10-30 • Named Assistant Coach by the Chicago Blackhawks
- 1979-10-30 • Announced his retirement
- 1969-09-00 • Signed as a free agent by the Chicago Blackhawks