Duke Keats

Gordon Blanchard "Duke" Keats (March 21, 1895 - January 16, 1971) was a Canadian professional hockey centre. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he moved as a child to North Bay, Ontario, where he acquired his nickname. He joined the National Hockey Association's Toronto Blueshirts in 1915, finishing fifth in league scoring, and played part of a second season before enlisting in the Canadian military in June 1916 during the First World War. After the war he settled in Edmonton and joined the Edmonton Eskimos, who turned professional with the formation of the Western Canada Hockey League in 1921. Keats was named a First-Team All-Star at centre in each of the league's five seasons. He later played in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, Detroit Cougars, and Chicago Black Hawks. Keats was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.