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USA Keith Ballard

#2 Minnesota Wild / NHL - 14/15

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Keith Ballard Facts

Date of Birth
Nov 26, 1982
Position
D
Age
41
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Baudette, MN, USA
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2002 round 1 #11 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Highlights
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
2-time NCAA (Championship) Winner 2
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1

Brother-in-Law: Nick Anthony

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Keith Ballard Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Lake of the Woods High USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 Lake of the Woods High USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1999-00 USNTDP Juniors USHL 58* 12* 21* 33* 119* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 6* 1* 1* 2* 4* 4* |
2000-01 Omaha Lancers USHL 56* 22* 29* 51* 168* -* | Playoffs 10 1 6 7 8 -
2001-02 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 41* 10* 13* 23* 42* -* |
USA U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 1* 2* 4* 4* |
2002-03 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 45* 12* 29* 41* 78* -* |
2003-04 Univ. of Minnesota “C” NCAA 37* 11* 25* 36* 83* -* |
USA WC 8* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
2004-05 Utah Grizzlies AHL 60* 2* 18* 20* 88* -29* |
2005-06 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 82* 8* 31* 39* 99* -18* |
2006-07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 70* 5* 22* 27* 59* -7* |
USA WC 7* 0* 3* 3* 16* 0* |
2007-08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 82* 6* 15* 21* 85* 7* |
USA WC 5* 0* 2* 2* 16* 0* |
2008-09 Florida Panthers NHL 82* 6* 28* 34* 72* 14* |
USA WC 9* 1* 2* 3* 2* 3* |
2009-10 Florida Panthers NHL 82* 8* 20* 28* 88* -7* |
2010-11 Vancouver Canucks NHL 65* 2* 5* 7* 53* 10* | Playoffs 10 0 0 0 6 -4
2011-12 Vancouver Canucks NHL 47* 1* 6* 7* 64* 0* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 -1
2012-13 Vancouver Canucks NHL 36* 0* 2* 2* 29* -2* |
2013-14 Minnesota Wild NHL 45* 2* 7* 9* 37* -7* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -2
2014-15 Minnesota Wild NHL 14* 0* 1* 1* 26* -3* |
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Keith Ballard Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 60* 2* 18* 20* 0.33* 88* -29* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 123* 33* 67* 100* 0.81* 203* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 605* 38* 137* 175* 0.29* 612* -13* | 3 17 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.06 * 8 * -7 *
USHL 2 114* 34* 50* 84* 0.74* 287* -* | 1 10 1 * 6 * 7 * 0.70 * 8 * - *
USHS-MN 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 4 29* 2* 7* 9* 0.31* 36* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
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Keith Ballard Connections

Player Period Teams
Jeff Taffe (F) 2001-2010 5 Arizona Coyotes, Florida Panthers, Univ. of Minnesota, Utah Grizzlies
Chris Higgins (F) 2001-2013 5 USA, USA U20, Vancouver Canucks
Jake Fleming (F) 1999-2004 5 Omaha Lancers, USA U18, USNTDP Juniors, Univ. of Minnesota
David Booth (F) 2007-2013 5 Florida Panthers, USA, Vancouver Canucks
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/09/2015
12/09/2015 Confirmed No team Retired
07/04/2013
07/04/2013 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Minnesota Wild
07/04/2013 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Unknown
06/26/2010
06/26/2010 Confirmed Florida Panthers Vancouver Canucks
09/10/2008
09/10/2008 Extension Florida Panthers Florida Panthers

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