Brady Keeper facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Brady Keeper |
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| Born | June 5, 1996 Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Montreal Canadiens Laval Rocket (AHL) Florida Panthers |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||
Brady Keeper (born June 5, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Laval Rocket in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
Keeper played junior hockey with the OCN Blizzard of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) from 2013 to 2017 and was named the league's Most Valuable Player for the 2016–17 season. He earned a scholarship to the University of Maine and played two seasons for the NCAA Division I Maine Black Bears, accumulating 57 points in 73 games.
Having gone undrafted into NHL, Keeper left the University of Maine to sign an entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers on March 21, 2019. He made his NHL debut on March 28 against the Ottawa Senators. As a restricted free agent from the Panthers following the Return to Play qualifying series, Keeper was re-signed to a one-year, two-way contract on August 31, 2020.
As a free agent from the Panthers after completing his third season within the organization, Keeper was signed to a two-year, $1.525 million contract with the Vancouver Canucks on July 28, 2021.
On July 1, 2023, as a free agent at the conclusion of his contract with the Canucks, Keeper was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens.
Personal life
Keeper was born and raised in Cross Lake in northern Manitoba and is the first person from Cross Lake First Nation to play in the NHL.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | Norway House North Stars | KJHL | 29 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Norman Northstars | MMHL | 42 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | OCN Blizzard | MJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | OCN Blizzard | MJHL | 54 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 160 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | OCN Blizzard | MJHL | 58 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 202 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 32 | ||
| 2016–17 | OCN Blizzard | MJHL | 48 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 82 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 42 | ||
| 2017–18 | University of Maine | HE | 37 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | University of Maine | HE | 36 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 61 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Florida Panthers | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Abbotsford Canucks | AHL | 35 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
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| MJHL | ||
| MJHL All-Rookie Team | 2015 | |
| MJHL First All-Star Team | 2016, 2017 | |
| Brian Kozak Award (MJHL Top Defenceman) | 2017 | |
| Steve "Boomer" Hawrysh Award (MJHL Most Valuable Player) | 2017 | |
| College | ||
| HE Third All-Star Team | 2019 | |
See also
- Notable Aboriginal people of Canada
