{{short description|American ice hockey player (born 1970)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = | image_size = | played_for = Buffalo Sabres<br />Chicago Blackhawks<br />Phoenix Coyotes<br />Mighty Ducks of Anaheim<br />Vancouver Canucks<br />Minnesota Wild | league = NHL | position = Defense | ntl_team = USA | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 207 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|2|3}} | birth_place = Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | draft = 76th overall | draft_year = 1988 | draft_team = Buffalo Sabres | career_start = 1991 | career_end = 2009 }} '''Keith Edward Carney''' (born February 3, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/139/keith-carney ESPN - Keith Carney Stats, News, Photos - Minnesota Wild<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11074 2008 UFA and RFA Lists<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He last played for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2007–08 season.<ref>[http://www.thefourthperiod.com/news/min080616.html The Fourth Period :: Minnesota Wild :: Minnesota won't re-sign Carney, Hill<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619224754/http://www.thefourthperiod.com/news/min080616.html |date=2008-06-19 }}</ref><ref>http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/22771764.html?location_refer=$urlTrackSectionName {{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Playing career== Keith Carney was drafted 76th overall in the 1988 NHL entry draft by the Buffalo Sabres, after attending the prestigious Mount Saint Charles Academy. He then played for the University of Maine. On March 8, 1992, Keith made his NHL debut in a match against the New York Islanders. Two weeks later on March 22, he scored his first goal in the NHL against the Chicago Blackhawks. After playing 14 games that rookie season, he then played 30 games at the NHL level the following campaign.<ref>[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10224 Legends of Hockey – NHL Player Search – Player – Keith Carney<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

He was traded from Chicago to the Phoenix Coyotes in 1998 for Chad Kilger and Jayson More. He played for the Team USA during the 1998 Winter Olympics.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://wild.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8455805&service=page&tab=crs Minnesota Wild - Team: Keith Carney Official Player Page<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313035839/http://wild.nhl.com/team/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8455805&service=page&tab=crs |date=2008-03-13 }}</ref>

In the summer of 2001, Keith was traded by Phoenix to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim for a 2nd-round pick in the 2001 NHL entry draft.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coyotes Trade Carney to Anaheim for 2nd Pick In 2001 NHL Entry Draft Round Draft |url=http://www.phoenixcoyotes.com/news/pressreleases/20010619.shtml |website=Phoenix Coyotes |access-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010818170707/http://www.phoenixcoyotes.com/news/pressreleases/20010619.shtml |archive-date=August 18, 2001 |date=June 19, 2001}}</ref>

On March 9, 2006, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a second-round draft pick and defensemen Brett Skinner.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canucks Acquire Keith Carney & Juha Alen For Brett Skinner & 2006 2nd Round Draft Pick |url=http://www.canucks.com/news/pressreleases.asp?sectionID=31&id=575 |website=Canucks.com |access-date=December 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060313141428/http://www.canucks.com/news/pressreleases.asp?sectionID=31&id=575 |archive-date=March 13, 2006 |date=March 9, 2006}}</ref>

On July 1, 2006, he signed a 2-year, $4.2 million contract with the Minnesota Wild.<ref>[http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=170256 Carney signs two-year deal with Wild<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link|date=October 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>

Carney was captain of the Minnesota Wild in December 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MIN/captains.html|title = Minnesota Wild Captains}}</ref>

In his 2006-07 regular season with the Minnesota Wild, he set a Minnesota Wild franchise record in Plus/minus finishing the season with a +22.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nhl/team/stats/_/name/min/minnesota-wild ESPN – Minnesota Wild Statistics – NHL Hockey<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

On February 24, 2008, Keith Carney played in his 1,000th NHL game, becoming only the 29th American (14th active defenseman at the time, and since the conclusion of the 2007/2008 NHL season) to accomplish this honor.<ref>[http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/15907182.html Gameday: Wild vs. Calgary<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508213023/http://www.startribune.com/sports/wild/15907182.html |date=2008-05-08 }}</ref>

On April 11, 2008, in game 2 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Colorado Avalanche, playing with the Minnesota Wild, he became the oldest defenseman to score an overtime goal in NHL playoffs history at 38 years of age.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080413144032/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=280411030 ESPN – NHL – National Hockey League<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

On November 11, 2008, Keith Carney retired after 17 years in the NHL. Keith and his family live in Paradise Valley, Arizona.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pawtuckettimes.com/content/view/56073/33/ |title=Pawtucket Times - Keith Carney retires from NHL |access-date=2008-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090428164802/http://www.pawtuckettimes.com/content/view/56073/33/ |archive-date=2009-04-28 }}</ref>

On January 15, 2009, Carney signed a playoffs contract with Swiss National League club SC Bern.

In September 2009, he accepted an invitation to the Vancouver Canucks main training camp to try to earn an NHL contract. After further reflection he decided instead to retire for a second time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/carney-a-no-show-at-canucks-camp-retires-for-the-second-time|title=Carney a no-show at Canucks camp, retires for the second time|work=The Province|date=September 12, 2009|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref> He was a scout for the Chicago Blackhawks from 2009 to 2011, and received a Stanley Cup ring with the Blackhawks in 2010. He currently coaches a youth hockey team in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- | All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 1988–89 | <ref>{{cite news|title=Hockey East All-Rookie Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_roo.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|access-date=May 19, 2013}}</ref> |- | All-Hockey East Second Team | 1989–90 | <ref name=HE>{{cite news|title=Hockey East All-Teams|url=http://www.augenblick.org/chha/hea_all.html|publisher=College Hockey Historical Archives|access-date=May 19, 2013}}</ref> |- | AHCA East Second-Team All-American | 1989–90 | |- | All-Hockey East First Team | 1990–91 | <ref name="HE"/> |- | AHCA East First-Team All-American | 1990–91 | |- | Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 1991 | <ref name= award>{{cite news|title=2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide|url=http://issuu.com/hockeyeast/docs/1314heamguide|publisher=Hockey East|access-date=2014-05-19}}</ref> |- |Inducted into RI Hockey Hall of Fame |2018 |}

==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Regular&nbsp;season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1987–88 | Mount St. Charles Academy | High-RI | 23 | 12 | 43 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1988–89 | University of Maine | HE | 40 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1989–90 | University of Maine | HE | 41 | 3 | 41 | 44 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1990–91 | University of Maine | HE | 40 | 7 | 49 | 56 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1991–92 | United States | Intl. | 49 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1991–92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |- | 1991–92 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 24 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1992–93 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |- | 1992–93 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 41 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1993–94 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1993–94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 30 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1993–94 | Indianapolis Ice | IHL | 28 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1994–95 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1995–96 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 94 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |- | 1996–97 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 81 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1997–98 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 60 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 1997–98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998–99 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 82 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |- | 1999–2000 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 82 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 82 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2001–02 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 60 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2002–03 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 81 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 65 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 |- | 2003–04 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 69 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005–06 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 61 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2005–06 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006–07 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 80 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |- | 2007–08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 61 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008–09 | SC Bern | NLA | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 1,018 ! 45 ! 183 ! 228 ! 904 ! 91 ! 3 ! 19 ! 22 ! 67 |}

===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:50em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 1990 | United States | WJC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998 | United States | OG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |}

==See also== *List of NHL players with 1,000 games played

==References== {{reflist|2}}

==External links== * {{icehockeystats|legends=10224}}

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