Duncan Keith retired from the NHL on Tuesday after 17 seasons.
Defenseman Duncan Keith (#2) of the Chicago Black Hawks
The defenseman, who will turn 39 on July 16, had 21 points (one goal, 20 assists) in 64 regular-season games with the Edmonton Oilers this season and five points (one goal, four assists) in 16 Stanley Cup Playoff games. He had one season remaining on a 13-year, $72 million contract ($5.53 million average annual value) he signed with the Chicago Blackhawks on Dec. 3, 2009.
Keith played his first 16 NHL seasons with the Blackhawks, winning the Stanley Cup three times (2010, 2013, 2015), before he was traded to the Oilers on July 12, 2021, for defenseman Caleb Jones and a conditional draft pick. Edmonton also received forward Tim Soderlund.
Keith finished with 646 points (106 goals, 540 assists) in 1,256 regular-season games with the Blackhawks and Oilers, and 91 points (19 goals, 72 assists) in 151 playoff games. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy voted as the most valuable player of the playoffs in 2015, when he had 21 points (three goals, 18 assists) in 23 games.
He is second in games played in Blackhawks history (1,192) behind Stan Mikita (1,396), sixth in assists (520) and 10th in points (625). He is seventh in Chicago history with 86 points (18 goals, 68 assists) in 135 playoff games.
Keith won the Norris Trophy voted as the best defenseman in the NHL in 2010 and 2014, the same years he was also named to the NHL First All-Star Team.
A second-round pick (No. 54) by the Blackhawks in the 2002 NHL Draft, Keith was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in 2017 as part of the NHL’s Centennial celebration.
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