2005-06: Played in 41
games, finishing fourth on the team in points (36), tied for
second in goals (15) and tied for second in powerplay goals
(10) … Registered his 1,900th career penalty minute
on April 1 at Nashville … Posted a seven-game point
streak from Nov. 25-Dec. 13, notching 15 points (8g, 7a) over
the span … Missed 41 games due to injuries.
CAREER:2004-05:
Did Not Play. 2003-04: Ranked first on the
team and was ranked 19th in the NHL with 71 points (33g, 38a)
… Ranked first on the team and was tied for 10th in
the NHL with 33 goals … Ranked third on the team with
38 assists … Was tied for eighth in the NHL with eight
game-winning goals … Ranked second in the NHL with 18
power-play goals … Ranked ninth in the NHL with 32 power-play
points (18g, 14a) … Ranked first on the team with 233
shots … Notched the game-winning goal on March 16 at
Los Angeles, marking the ninth time in his career he has posted
30-or-more goals in a season and his fourth consecutive season
reaching the 30 goal mark … Collected at least one point
in 52 of his 75 games … St. Louis recorded a 22-4-3-2
record when he notched a goal and went 32-11-7-2 when he scored
a point … Recorded 16 (8g, 8a) game-winning points …
Selected to his fourth NHL All-Star Team, recording an assist
in the contest … Recorded 17 multiple-point games, 15
two-point games, two three-point games … Missed three
games due to injury … Served a three-game suspension
from Nov. 15-19 … Posted a three-game point streak from
Oct 18-22, notching four points (1g, 3a) over the span …
Registered a three-game goal scoring streak from Nov. 4-8
(four goals over the span) … Tied a franchise record
by notching the game-winning goal for the third consecutive
game on Nov. 8 vs. Florida … Had an unsuccessful penalty
shot on Nov. 22 vs. Dallas, his fourth career penalty shot
… He has one goal in the four penalty shot attempts
… Notched a goal with :29 seconds left in regulation
on Nov. 25 vs. Boston to tie the game … Posted a 13-game
point streak from Dec. 2 to Jan. 3, collecting 21 points (7g,
14a) over the span … Registered a goal on Jan. 29 vs.
Vancouver, marking the 12th consecutive season he has notched
20-or-more goals in a season … Posted a five-game assist
streak from Jan. 13-21, collecting eight assists over the
span … Recorded his 400th career NHL goal on the power
play on Oct. 12 at Colorado, becoming the 74th player in NHL
history and the fifth U.S.-born player to reach the milestone
… Recorded his 1,800th career penalty minute on Nov.
13 at San Jose … Skated in his 800th career NHL contest
on Dec. 2 vs. LA … Registered his 800th career NHL point
on Jan. 13 at Montreal … Notched a goal on the power
play on Feb. 22 at Chicago, his 100th goal as a Blue …
Skated in his 200th game as a Blue on March 2 vs. Calgary
… Recorded his 200th point as a Blue on March 9 vs.
NY Islanders … Registered his 400th career NHL assist
and his 100th assist as a Blue on March 20 at Dallas. Playoffs:
Recorded a pair of assists along with 10 penalty minutes while
averaging 19:18 minutes of ice time in five postseason contests.
2002-03: Finished second on the team with 31 goals,
marking the eighth time in his career and the third year in
a row he has eclipsed the 30-goal mark … Ranked sixth
on the team with 55 points … Finished first on the team
and was tied for 10th in the NHL with 14 power-play tallies
… Ranked fourth on the club with 139 penalty minutes
… Collected his 1,700th career penalty minute on Dec.
17 at Los Angeles … Tied a career-high six-game goal
scoring streak from Jan. 28 to Feb. 11, collecting eight goals
over the span … Tied a career high point streak of 12
games from Jan. 28 to Feb. 23, notching 20 points (11g, 9a)
over the span … Served a four-game suspension from Feb.
27 to March 6 … St. Louis posted a 14-5-5-0 mark when
he notched a goal … Missed 20 games due to injury. Playoffs:
Played in seven games, notching four points (1g, 3a) …
Tallied his 50th career post season point and 150th career
post season penalty minute in game five on April 18 at Vancouver
… Collected two power-play assists and one game-winning
assist … Tied for second on the club with 14 penalty
minutes. 2001-02: Tied for 12th in the NHL
and ranked second on the team with 75 points (38g, 37a) …
His 75 points marks the fifth time in his career he has collected
50-plus points in one season … Tied for seventh in the
NHL with 38 goals, marking the fifth time in his career he
has recorded 30-plus goals in one season … Ranks fifth
among U.S.-born players with 367 career goals … Ranks
fourth in the NHL with 295 goals scored since the 1994-95
season … Is tied for fifth with Jeremy Roenick with
129 power-play goals since the 1991-92 season … Has
posted 30-or-more assists in six of his last nine seasons
… Led the team and tied for eighth in the NHL with 13
power-play goals … Scored 46 (28g, 18a) of his 75 points
on home ice … Ranked second on the team with 29 points
(10g, 19a) on the road … Ranked third on the team with
21 power-play points (13g, 8a) … Collected 54 points
(25g, 29a) at even strength …Tied for ninth in the NHL
with seven game-winning goals … Finished third on the
club with 117 penalty minutes … Led the club with 244
shots on goal … Recorded 22 multi-point games; 17 two-point
games, five three-point games … Recorded his 700th NHL
point on April 5 vs. Chicago … Played in his 700th NHL
game while registering a goal and a pair of assists on Jan.
21 at Boston … Posted a plus-or-even rating in 55 of
the 73 games he played in, and tied for second on the team
with a plus 21 ranking … Playoffs:
Finished tied for second on the team with 10 points (5g, 5a)
… Recorded his first career post-season hat trick on
May 7 vs. Detroit … Three of his five assists came on
the power play. 2000-01: Traded to the Blues
from Phoenix in exchange for Michal Handzus, Ladislav Nagy,
Jeff Taffe and the Blues’ first-round selection in the
2002 Entry Draft on March 13 … Played in the final 12
games, collecting eight points (6g, 2a) … Recorded 29
goals and 42 assists for 71 points in 64 games with Phoenix,
prior to the trade … Scored 35 goals, marking the sixth
time in his career he has recorded 30-or-more goals in a season
… His 79 points ranked second on the team and tied for
21st in the NHL … His 35 goals tied for 19th in the
league … Played in his 600th career NHL game on Nov.
30 at Dallas … Posted his 300th career NHL assist on
March 10 vs. Montreal … Ranks second in Phoenix/Winnipeg
organization history with 323 goals and third with 623 points.
1999-2000: Finished fourth on the team in
goals with 22 and third with five power-play goals …
The Coyotes recorded a 16-1-1 record when he scored a goal
and an 18-4-2 mark when he registered a point … Scored
his first penalty shot goal on Jan. 12 vs. Pittsburgh (J.
Aubin) … Missed 38 games due to injury and two for a
suspension. 1998-99: Ranked 24th in the NHL
in points with 68, 15th with 36 goals and third with 12 shorthanded
goals … Led the Coyotes in goal scoring for the fourth
consecutive season and fifth time in his career with 36 goals
… Led the club in power-play goals (11), game-winning
goals (seven) and shots (258) … Finished second on the
team with 151 penalty minutes … Set a career high with
a plus-22 rating … Registered four assists, including
his 500th career NHL point at Edmonton on March 30 …
Posted a career-high 11 shots on goal on March 23 at Dallas
… Recorded his eighth career hat-trick on March 7 vs.
Nashville … Appeared in his 500th career NHL game on
Feb. 20 at Florida … Represented North America at his
third consecutive All-Star Game … Missed 12 games due
to injuries. 1997-98: Led the Coyotes in
scoring for the fourth time in five seasons and has recorded
40 goals in a season for the fourth time in his career …
Ranked sixth in the NHL with 40 goals … Posted his 200th
career NHL assist on Jan. 26 vs. Vancouver … Played
for North America, making his second consecutive All-Star
appearance, collecting two goals and one assist … Notched
his fifth career hat-trick on Dec. 1 at Florida … Registered
his 200th career NHL goal on Oct. 26 vs. Buffalo … Played
in his 400th career NHL game on Oct. 29 at Edmonton …
Missed seven games with a fractured rib. 1996-97:
Became the first U.S.-born player to lead the NHL in goals
(52), establishing a career-high … Became the fourth
player in NHL history to record 50 goals and 200 penalty minutes
… Led the team in penalty minutes (228) … Ranked
first on the club and seventh in the NHL with seven game-winning
goals … Recorded his 50th goal on April 6 at Colorado
and was the first player in the NHL to hit the 50-goal mark
that season … Scored four goals in one game for the
first time in his career on March 20 at Chicago … Played
in his first NHL All-Star Game. 1995-96: Was
chosen as the NHL’s top left-winger by The Sporting
News … Tied for seventh in the NHL with 50 goals …
Finished 15th in the NHL with 98 points, while ranking second
in the league with 20 power play tallies … Set career-highs
in all offensive categories … Led the club with a plus
11 rating … Played in his 300th career NHL game on March
27 at Colorado … Named player of the week for the week
of March 25, collecting 10 points (5g, 5a) over the span …
Registered his 50th goal of the season on April 5 vs. Los
Angeles. 1994-95: Played in all 48 games
during the shortened season … Ranked second on team
with 51 points … Tied for second on the team with three
shorthanded assists … Ranked second on the club with
22 goals … Had a five-point game on April 7 vs. Vancouver,
recording two goals and three assists … Led the team
with 152 penalty minutes. 1993-94: Was named
captain of the Jets on Nov. 6 … Led the club in points
with 81 (41g, 40a) … Scored 22 power-play goals, ranking
fifth in the NHL … Ranked second on the club with three
shorthanded goals … Was the only Jet to play in all
84 games … Ranked second on the team with 255 penalty
minutes … Named NHL Player of the Week for the week
ending Dec. 5, recording 11 points over the span … Notched
his 100th career NHL point on Dec. 20 vs. Anaheim …
Registered his first career hat-trick on Oct. 23 at Philadelphia.
1992-93: Set career-highs in all offensive
categories, goals (28), assists (23) and points (51) …
Played in 83 games, missing one due to injury … Posted
a 12-game scoring streak, recording 13 points over the span
… Recorded four goals in four post-season contests.
1991-92: Joined the Jets in February, following his stint
with the U.S. Junior National Team and 1992 Olympic Team …
Played in his first NHL game and notched his first NHL point/assist
on Feb. 28 vs. Vancouver … Recorded his first NHL goal
on March 8 vs. Minnesota.
INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Was named to the 2004 United States World Cup Team,
collecting six points (5g, 1a) in five matches played, including
a four-goal performance versus Russia on Sept. 7 … Captured
a silver medal at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake
City, representing Team USA … Represented Team USA at
the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano … Represented the
U.S. at the World Cup of Hockey in 1996, serving as an assistant
captain and captured the championship … Finished third
in the tournament at the World Cup with five goals and ranked
eighth with six points … Helped Team USA to a fourth-place
finish at the 1992 Olympic Games in Albertville, France …
Played 45 games for the U.S. National Team, collecting 20
points (10g, 10a).
COLLEGE CAREER: Spent one season at Boston University … Scored
40 points (17g, 23a) in 37 contests … Named to Hockey
East All-Rookie Team (1990-91) … Helped the Terriers
reach the NCAA Finals.
BACKGROUND: Nickname
is “Walt” … Favorite movie is “Slap
Shot” … First cousin of forward Tom Fitzgerald
… Was teammates with fellow Blue Dallas Drake in Winnipeg
and Phoenix … Most memorable hockey moments are winning
the 2002 silver medal at the Olympics and winning the 1996
World Cup of Hockey … Is a golf and Boston Red Sox fanatic
… Played in the Fleet Boston Classic with PGA Seniors
David Stockton and Rocky Thompson … Spends his summer
in Cape Cod … Keith and his wife, Chantal, have three
children: Matthew, Braeden, and Taryn.
TRANSACTIONS: March 13, 2001 – Traded to St. Louis from
Phoenix in exchange for Michal Handzus, Ladislav Nagy, Jeff
Taffe and the Blues’ 2002 first round draft selection
… June 16, 1990 – Winnipeg’s first-round
selection, 19th overall.
Most
& First
MOST GOALS
GAME: 4, Twice – Last, March 20, 1997 at Chicago
MOST ASSISTS
GAME: 5 – Feb. 23, 2001 at Buffalo
MOST POINTS
GAME: 5, Four Times – Last, Feb. 23, 2001 at Buffalo
MOST PIM
GAME: 26 – Jan. 15, 1997 at Buffalo
MOST SHOTS
GAME: 11 – March 23, 1999 vs. Dallas
CAREER HAT-TRICKS:
9 – Last, Dec. 20, 2000 vs. Calgary
CAREER PENALTY SHOTS:
5 (1 Goal) – Last, March 11, 2006 vs. Los Angeles
(Mathieu Garon – Save)