- Keith McCreary
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Left Wing
shot = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 180
played_for =Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins Atlanta Flames
league = NHL
nationality = CAN
birth_date = birth date|1940|6|19|mf=y
birth_place =Sundridge, Ontario
death_date = death date|2003|12|9|mf=y
death_place =
career_start = 1961
career_end = 1975
draft =
draft_year =
draft_team =
image_size =
nickname =Vernon Keith McCreary (
June 19 1940 –December 9 2003 ) was a left winger in theNational Hockey League who played for theMontreal Canadiens ,Pittsburgh Penguins andAtlanta Flames .He was born in
Sundridge, Ontario .Playing career
As property of the Montreal Canadiens, McCreary spent a seven years in the minor league system only promoted for a single playoff game in 1962 and 9 games during the 1964–65 season.
He became an NHL regular with the Pittsburgh Penguins following the
1967 NHL Expansion . In 1972, he was claimed by the Atlanta Flames in the expansion draft and was designated the team captain. McCreary retired following the 1974–75 season following 532 NHL games. He recorded a total of 131 goals and 112 assists for 243 points.His brother,
Bill McCreary Sr. , was also an NHL left winger.Post Retirement/Death
McCreary joined the NHL Alumni Association and was the Association's chairman. He died after a long bout with cancer on
December 9 2003 , aged 63.External links
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References
* Retrieved 16, Nov. 2006.
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