Eliteprospects
USA Canada Keith Christiansen
#6 Minnesota Fighting Saints / WHA - 73/74
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 1
1-time United States Hockey Hall of Fame 1
Date of Birth
Jul 14, 1944
Position
C
Age
Height
5'6" / 168 cm
Place of Birth
Fort Frances, ON, CAN
Weight
154 lbs / 70 kg
Nation
USA / Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
-

Christiansen, 74, died on November 5, 2018, of lung cancer, in Duluth, Minn.

Use/Embed statistics

Keith Christiansen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1961-62 International Falls High USHS-MN -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1962-63 Fort Frances Royals MJHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1963-64 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 25* 16* 20* 36* 58* -* |
1964-65 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth NCAA 27* 23* 35* 58* 69* -* |
1965-66 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth “A” NCAA 23* 13* 27* 40* 60* -* |
1966-67 Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth “C” NCAA 28* 23* 39* 62* 85* -* |
1967-68 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL Sr. -* 17* 34* 51* 37* -* |
1968-69 Grand Rapids Bruins USHL Sr. -* -* -* -* -* -* |
USA WC 10* 2* 1* 3* 4* -* |
1969-70 Team USA International 13* 8* 10* 18* 22* -* |
USA WC B 7* 5* 5* 10* -* -* |
1970-71 Team USA International 47* 22* 47* 69* 110* -* |
USA WC 10* 4* 3* 7* 18* -* |
1971-72 Team USA International 53* 21* 52* 73* 91* -* |
USA “C” OG 6* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
1972-73 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 64* 12* 30* 42* 24* -* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 0 -
1973-74 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 74* 11* 25* 36* 36* -* | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 2 -

Keith Christiansen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
International 3 113* 51* 109* 160* 1.42* 223* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MJHL 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 103* 75* 121* 196* 1.90* 272* -* | 0 * * * * * *
OG 1 6* 1* 2* 3* 0.50* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL Sr. 2 -* 17* 34* 51* -* 37* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-MN 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 20* 6* 4* 10* 0.50* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC B 1 7* 5* 5* 10* 1.43* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHA 2 138* 23* 55* 78* 0.57* 60* -* | 2 16 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.13 * 2 * - *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Keith Christiansen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Number 9 retired by Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth

Cult/Star player for International Falls High

Cult/Star player for Univ. of Minnesota-Duluth