Rick Kehoe

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Rick Kehoe (born July 15, 1951 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a noted player and coach in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings.

Kehoe was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL entry draft.

He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the CHA in the 1971-1972 season before being promoted to the Maple Leafs. He led the Maple Leafs in goal scoring during the 1972-1973 season with 33 goals.

Kehoe was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1974 and spent the remainder of his playing career with the Penguins. A notably clean player -- he recorded 120 penalty minutes in a 14-season career -- he won the Lady Byng Trophy in the 1980-1981 season, during which he scored a career best 55 goals.

In his playing career, he played in 906 NHL games, scoring 371 goals and 396 assists for 767 points, and accrued 120 penalty minutes. In 39 playoff games, he scored 4 goals and 17 assists for 21 points with 4 penalty minutes. He retired after the 1985 season as the Penguins' career scoring leader, and is third today behind Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr. He played in NHL All-Star Games in 1981 and 1982.

Kehoe became Director of Pro Scouting for the Penguins in 1986 and was also named an assistant coach for Pittsburgh in 1986. Kehoe remained in the Penguins organization as a scout and assistant coach until 2002.

Four games into the 2001-02 season, Kehoe took over for former Czech Olympic coach Ivan Hlinka as head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kehoe served as head coach of the Penguins from 2002 to 2003 amassing a 55-81-14 record. Kehoe was replaced by Ed Olczyk after the 2002-2003 season. He remains with the organization as a scout.

Kehoe was inducted into the Pittsburgh Penguins Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

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On September 18, 2006, Rick was named as a Pro Scout for the New York Rangers.

Preceded by Ivan Hlinka	Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins 2001–2003	Succeeded by Ed Olczyk
Preceded by Wayne Gretzky	Winner of the Lady Byng Trophy 1981	Succeeded by Rick Middleton

Pittsburgh Penguins Head Coaches
Sullivan • Kelly • Schinkel • Boileau • Wilson• Johnston • Angotti • Berry • Creamer • Ubriaco • Patrick • Johnson • Bowman • Constantine • Brooks • Hlinka • Kehoe • Olczyk • Therrien