Keith Magnuson

#3 Chicago Black Hawks / NHL - 79/80

Date of Birth: Apr 27, 1947
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: D
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: -

Keith Magnuson Facts

Player Type: Enforcer

Son: Kevin Magnuson

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Keith Magnuson Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1964-1965	Saskatoon Blades	SJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-
1965-1966	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	0	0	0	0	0	-
1966-1967	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	30	4	17	21	56	-
1967-1968	Univ. of Denver	NCAA	34	5	15	20	59	-
1968-1969	Univ. of Denver "C"	NCAA	32	7	27	34	48	-
1969-1970	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	76	0	24	24	213	38	Playoffs	8	1	2	3	17	-
1970-1971	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	76	3	20	23	291	32	Playoffs	18	0	2	2	63	-
1971-1972	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	74	2	19	21	201	52	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	29	-
1972-1973	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	77	0	19	19	140	24	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	4	-
1973-1974	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	57	2	11	13	105	16	Playoffs	11	1	0	1	17	-
1974-1975	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	48	2	12	14	117	10	Playoffs	8	1	2	3	15	-
1975-1976	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	48	1	6	7	99	13	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	12	-
1976-1977	Chicago Black Hawks "C"	NHL	37	1	6	7	86	-11
1977-1978	Chicago Black Hawks "C"	NHL	67	2	4	6	145	0	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	7	-
1978-1979	Chicago Black Hawks "C"	NHL	26	1	4	5	41	-4
1979-1980	Chicago Black Hawks "C"	NHL	3	0	0	0	4	0

Keith Magnuson Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
NCAA	4	96	16	59	75	0.78	163	-	0
NHL	11	589	14	125	139	0.24	1442	170	8	68	3	9	12	0.18	164	-
SJHL	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Keith Magnuson Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Chicago Black Hawks	11	589	14	125	139	0.24	1442	170	8	68	3	9	12	0.18	164	-
Saskatoon Blades	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Univ. of Denver	4	96	16	59	75	0.78	163	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Keith Magnuson Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1966-1967	NCAA (WCHA) First All-Star Team NCAA (WCHA) Sophomore of the Year
1967-1968	NCAA (Championship) All-Tournament Team NCAA (WCHA) First All-Star Team NCAA (WCHA) Player of the Year NCAA (West) First All-American Team
1968-1969	NCAA (Championship) All-Tournament Team NCAA (Championship) Tournament MVP NCAA (WCHA) First All-Star Team NCAA (West) First All-American Team
1969-1970	NHL Most Penalized Player (213) NHL Rookie of the Year (Calder Trophy) Finalist
1970-1971	NHL All-Star Game NHL Most Penalized Player (291)
1971-1972	NHL All-Star Game

Keith Magnuson 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