# Ed Kea
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{{Short description|Netherlands-born Canadian ice hockey player (1948–1999)}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| caption = Kea in 1975 card
| alt =
| name = Ed Kea
| image = EdKea.png
| birth_date = {{birth date|1948|1|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [Weesp](/source/Weesp), [North Holland](/source/North_Holland), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands)
| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|8|31|1948|1|19|mf=y}}
| death_place = [Six Mile Lake, Ontario](/source/Six_Mile_Lake_(Ontario)), [Canada](/source/Canada)
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 190
| position = [Defence](/source/Defenceman)
| shoots = Left
| played_for = [Atlanta Flames](/source/Atlanta_Flames)
[St. Louis Blues](/source/St._Louis_Blues)
| career_start = 1969
| career_end = 1983
}}
'''Adriaan Jozef Kea''' (January 19, 1948 – August 31, 1999) was a [Dutch](/source/Netherlands)-born [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [defenceman](/source/defenceman). He played in the [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) with the [Atlanta Flames](/source/Atlanta_Flames) and [St. Louis Blues](/source/St._Louis_Blues) from 1974 to 1983.
==Playing career==
Born in [Weesp](/source/Weesp), [North Holland](/source/North_Holland), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands), but raised in [Collingwood, Ontario](/source/Collingwood%2C_Ontario) (his family moved to Canada when he was four years old),[{{cite web|title=Legends of Hockey – Ed Kea|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=13161| website = www.legendsofhockey.net|access-date=October 14, 2016}}] Kea started his [National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) career with the [Atlanta Flames](/source/Atlanta_Flames). He also played with the [St. Louis Blues](/source/St._Louis_Blues). His career lasted from [1974](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_NHL_season) to [1983](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_NHL_season). Kea was the father of stand-up comedian Gabe Kea from Cincinnati, and uncle of [Jeff Beukeboom](/source/Jeff_Beukeboom) and [Joe Nieuwendyk](/source/Joe_Nieuwendyk).[{{cite web|title=Ed Kea|url=http://stlouisblueslegends.blogspot.lt/2011/02/ed-kea.html| website = stlouisblueslegends.blogspot.lt|access-date=October 14, 2016}}]
===Injury and retirement===
Kea was playing for the [Salt Lake Golden Eagles](/source/Salt_Lake_Golden_Eagles), the Blues' [Central Hockey League](/source/Central_Hockey_League_(1963%E2%80%931984)) affiliate in [Salt Lake City](/source/Salt_Lake_City) in 1983 when he suffered severe head trauma as he fell and hit his head on the ice during a game. The injury left him physically and mentally disabled. Because he was playing in a minor league game, NHL benefits for [catastrophic injuries](/source/Catastrophic_injury) did not apply to his case, and he and his family struggled financially for several years because he was unable to hold a job.
==Post-playing career and death==
On September 1, 1999, Kea accidentally drowned at his family's summer home in [Six Mile Lake](/source/Six_Mile_Lake_(Ontario)) in Ontario. He was 51 years old.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.collingwoodsportshalloffame.ca/Ed_Kea.html|title=Ed Kea Page 1|website=www.collingwoodsportshalloffame.ca|access-date=January 23, 2018}}][{{Cite web|url=http://thirdstringgoalie.blogspot.ca/2017/01/1973-74-atlanta-flames-ed-kea-jersey.html|title=1973-74 Atlanta Flames Ed Kea Jersey |website=thirdstringgoalie.blogspot.ca |date=January 19, 2017 |access-date=January 23, 2018}}] In 2012, [Dave Bidini](/source/Dave_Bidini) claimed in an opinion article for the [National Post](/source/National_Post) that Kea committed suicide due to undiagnosed injuries and [concussions](/source/concussions) from his playing career.[{{cite news| url = https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/its-not-always-the-best-game-you-can-name| title = It's not always the best game you can name| newspaper=National Post| date=August 20, 2011| last1 = Bidini| first1 = Dave}} ]
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[Regular season](/source/Regular_season)
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[Playoffs](/source/Playoffs)
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [Season](/source/Season_(sports))
! Team
! League
! GP !! [G](/source/Goal_(ice_hockey)) !! [A](/source/Assist_(ice_hockey)) !! [Pts](/source/Point_(ice_hockey)) !! [PIM](/source/Penalty_(ice_hockey))
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1967–68
| Collingwood Legionnaires
| OHA-C
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1967–68
| Collingwood Kings
| [OHA Sr](/source/OHA_Senior_A_League_(1890%E2%80%931979))
| 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1968–69
| Collingwood Legionnaires
| OHA-C
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1968–69
| Collingwood Kings
| OHA Sr
| 8 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1969–70
| [Jersey Devils](/source/Jersey_Devils)
| [EHL](/source/Eastern_Hockey_League)
| 52 || 4 || 18 || 22 || 130
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1970–71](/source/1970%E2%80%9371_WHL_season)
| [Seattle Totems](/source/Seattle_Totems)
| [WHL](/source/Western_Hockey_League_(1952%E2%80%9374))
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1970–71
| Jersey Devils
| EHL
| 74 || 8 || 26 || 34 || 148
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1971–72
| [St. Petersburg Suns](/source/St._Petersburg_Suns)
| EHL
| 63 || 10 || 39 || 49 || 107
| 6 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 20
|-
| [1972–73](/source/1972%E2%80%9373_CHL_season)
| [Omaha Knights](/source/Omaha_Knights_(1966%E2%80%931975))
| [CHL](/source/Central_Professional_Hockey_League)
| 68 || 10 || 22 || 32 || 145
| 11 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 10
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1973–74](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_NHL_season)
| [Atlanta Flames](/source/Atlanta_Flames)
| [NHL](/source/National_Hockey_League)
| 3 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1973–74](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_CHL_season)
| [Tulsa Oilers](/source/Tulsa_Oilers_(1964%E2%80%931984))
| CHL
| 51 || 6 || 17 || 23 || 38
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1974–75](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_NHL_season)
| Atlanta Flames
| NHL
| 50 || 1 || 9 || 10 || 39
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1974–75](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_CHL_season)
| Omaha Knights
| CHL
| 21 || 6 || 6 || 12 || 26
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1975–76](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_NHL_season)
| Atlanta Flames
| NHL
| 78 || 8 || 19 || 27 || 101
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7
|-
| [1976–77](/source/1976%E2%80%9377_NHL_season)
| Atlanta Flames
| NHL
| 72 || 4 || 21 || 25 || 63
| 3 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1977–78](/source/1977%E2%80%9378_NHL_season)
| Atlanta Flames
| NHL
| 60 || 3 || 23 || 26 || 40
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
| [1978–79](/source/1978%E2%80%9379_NHL_season)
| Atlanta Flames
| NHL
| 53 || 6 || 18 || 24 || 40
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1978–79](/source/1978%E2%80%9379_CHL_season)
| Tulsa Oilers
| CHL
| 2 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1979–80](/source/1979%E2%80%9380_NHL_season)
| [St. Louis Blues](/source/St._Louis_Blues)
| NHL
| 69 || 3 || 16 || 19 || 79
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1980–81](/source/1980%E2%80%9381_NHL_season)
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 74 || 3 || 18 || 21 || 60
| 11 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 12
|-
| [1981–82](/source/1981%E2%80%9382_NHL_season)
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 78 || 2 || 14 || 16 || 62
| 10 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 16
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [1982–83](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_NHL_season)
| St. Louis Blues
| NHL
| 46 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 24
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [1982–83](/source/1982%E2%80%9383_CHL_season)
| [Salt Lake Golden Eagles](/source/Salt_Lake_Golden_Eagles)
| CHL
| 9 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 10
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 583 !! 30 !! 145 !! 175 !! 508
! 32 !! 2 !! 4 !! 6 !! 39
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{icehockeystats|legends=13161 }}
* [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/16/sports/for-ed-kea-now-i-m-fine-but.html?&pagewanted=2 NYT]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kea, Ed}}
Category:1948 births
Category:1999 deaths
Category:Accidental deaths in Ontario
Category:Atlanta Flames players
Category:Deaths by drowning in Canada
Category:Dutch emigrants to Canada
Category:Dutch ice hockey defencemen
Category:Ice hockey people from Simcoe County
Category:Omaha Knights (CHL) players
Category:Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL) players
Category:Sportspeople from Collingwood, Ontario
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Suncoast Suns (EHL) players
Category:Tulsa Oilers (1964–1984) players
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