caption height_ft played_for death_date shoots weight_lb birth_place death_place image_size career_end position height_in birth_date image article_title career_start
magnuson in 1973 6 chicago black hawks 15 december 2003 right 185 saskatoon , sk , can vaughan , on , can 230px 1979 defence 0 27 april 1947 keith magnuson 1973.jpg keith magnuson
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keith magnuson

keith arlen magnuson -lrb- april 27 , 1947 -- december 15 , 2003 -rrb- was a professional ice hockey defenceman from saskatoon , saskatchewan who played in the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- between 1969 and 1979 .
magnuson was killed in an auto accident in vaughan , ontario with fellow nhl alumnus rob ramage behind the wheel -lrb- ramage survived the accident , but was later found guilty of vehicular manslaughter -rrb- .
magnuson played 589 career nhl games , all with the chicago black hawks , wearing # 3 , and scoring 14 goals and 125 assists for 139 points .
although he did n't score many goals , he was a part of a solid defensive team with the blackhawks .
perhaps his most telling statistic is his 1,442 career penalty minutes , which included a large number of fighting majors .
for a few seasons , magnuson was captain of the chicago black hawks team .
in april 1970 , he graced the cover of sports illustrated .
in 1971 and 1972 , magnuson played in the national hockey league all-star game .
he never played for a stanley cup winner , losing in the finals twice in 1971 and 1973 both to the montreal canadiens .
prior to his nhl career , magnuson was a two time all-american at the university of denver , who led his team to two consecutive ncaa titles in 1968 and 1969 .
magnuson was the great uncle to major league baseball pitcher trystan magnuson and uncle to former canadian football league player , quinn magnuson .
