Playing career

Keane began his junior hockey career in the Junior A Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) with the Winnipeg South Blues. He then joined the major junior ranks in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Moose Jaw Warriors. Undrafted out of junior, Keane signed as a free agent on the September 25, 1985, with the Montreal Canadiens and started his NHL career in 1988. He helped the Canadiens to a Stanley Cup championship in 1993, his fourth NHL season. He spent eight seasons in Montreal and was captain of the team from April 1995 to December 1995. Upon inheriting the team's captaincy from the departed Kirk Muller, Keane drew controversy in the French media after saying he did not believe it was necessary to speak French, since players on the team spoke predominantly English.

After Kirk Muller was traded near the end of the 1994-95 season, Keane was named as the 23rd captain of the Montreal Canadiens. Keane was subject to media scrutiny after speaking to Mathias Brunet of La Presse (a French language newspaper). Keane declared that he had no intention of learning French. During the 1995-96 NHL season, Keane was traded along with Patrick Roy to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Jocelyn Thibault, Andrei Kovalenko and Martin Ručinský. He won his second Stanley Cup that season, helping the Avalanche defeat the Florida Panthers in four games in the Finals. Keane spent another season with the Avalanche, before becoming a free agent in the summer of 1997. He signed with the New York Rangers, where he played for half a season before being traded again to the Dallas Stars. Keane played in Dallas until 2000-01, helping the Stars win the Stanley Cup in 1999 and return to the finals the next year. He started the 2001-02 NHL season with the St. Louis Blues but finished that season back with Colorado.

Keane stayed in Colorado until he left for the Vancouver Canucks at the start of the 2003-04 NHL season. Keane signed with his hometown team, the Manitoba Moose, for 2004-05 AHL season. Keane played 6 seasons for the Moose. He was named captain in 2005 and remained Manitoba's captain until July 20, 2010 when his contract was not renewed. Keane was also captain of the AHL All-Star Team Canada in 2007. Keane's number 12 jersey was retired February 12, 2011 when the Manitoba Moose took on the San Antonio Rampage at the MTS Centre. Keane's number is the only number retired in Manitoba Moose history.

International play

Keane competed for Team Canada at the 1987 World Junior Championships in Czechoslovakia. While playing for the gold medal against the Soviet Union, both teams were disqualified as a result of the infamous Punch-up in Piestany.

Awards

• Stanley Cup champion - 1993, 1996 & 1999.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983-84	Winnipeg Monarchs	MMMHL		21	17	19	36	59		—	—	—	—	—
1983-84	Winnipeg Warriors	WHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1984-85	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		65	17	26	43	141		—	—	—	—	—
1985-86	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		67	34	49	83	162		13	6	8	14	9
1986-87	Moose Jaw Warriors	WHL		53	25	45	70	107		9	3	9	12	11
1986-87	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		9	2	2	4	16
1987-88	Sherbrooke Canadiens	AHL		78	25	43	68	70		6	1	1	2	18
1988-89	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		69	16	19	35	69		21	4	3	7	17
1989-90	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		74	9	15	24	78		11	0	1	1	8
1990-91	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		73	13	23	36	50		12	3	2	5	6
1991-92	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		67	11	30	41	64		8	1	1	2	16
1992-93	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		77	15	45	60	95		19	2	13	15	6
1993-94	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		80	16	30	46	119		6	3	1	4	4
1994-95	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		48	10	10	20	15		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		18	0	7	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		55	10	10	20	40		22	3	2	5	16
1996-97	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		81	10	17	27	63		17	3	1	4	24
1997-98	New York Rangers	NHL		70	8	10	18	47		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Dallas Stars	NHL		13	2	3	5	5		17	4	4	8	0
1998-99	Dallas Stars	NHL		81	6	23	29	62		23	5	2	7	6
1999-00	Dallas Stars	NHL		81	13	21	34	41		23	2	4	6	14
2000-01	Dallas Stars	NHL		67	10	14	24	35		10	3	2	5	4
2001-02	St. Louis Blues	NHL		56	4	6	10	22		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		22	2	5	7	16		18	1	4	5	8
2002-03	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		65	5	5	10	34		6	0	0	0	2
2003-04	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		64	8	9	17	20		7	0	0	0	4
2005-06	Manitoba Moose	AHL		69	3	11	14	66		12	2	1	3	4
2006-07	Manitoba Moose	AHL		74	8	17	25	46		13	2	2	4	7
2007-08	Manitoba Moose	AHL		73	8	8	16	36		6	0	0	0	6
2008-09	Manitoba Moose	AHL		74	8	20	28	47		22	4	7	11	6
2009-10	Manitoba Moose	AHL		75	9	22	31	49		6	0	2	2	7
WHL totals				186	76	120	196	410		22	9	17	26	20
AHL totals				443	61	121	182	314		74	11	15	26	64
NHL totals				1161	168	302	470	881		220	34	40	74	135

[ Source: Wikipedia ]