Leaf Captain Dave Keon then and last night at ACC
Dave Keon will join fellow greats like Turk Broda and Tim Horton in Legends Row at the Air Canada Centre this fall. Keon participated in a pre-game ceremony on Saturday night as the hockey club formally announced the 75-year-old would join the ranks of Leaf heroes. A feared goal scorer and checker Keon was known among Montreal Canadien players as the Hab Killer. He spent 15 seasons with the Leafs, winning the Calder Trophy in 1961. He guided the Leafs to four Stanley Cups and is the only member of the franchise to ever win the Conn Smythe Trophy (1967) as post-season MVP. Keon had been estranged from the hockey club since he left the team. But during a media availability Keon made it clear that time has cooled whatever was bothering him. He is quoted by the CBC as saying: “I guess the best way to sum that up is that I was notified that I had been selected, I talked to Brendan [Shanahan], we talked a couple of times and I told him that I was honoured to be selected and if there was anything I could do, to help the ceremonies along, that I would be happy to participate and I’m here tonight.”
