Kurt Keats

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-8
Weight:
172
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Prev School:
Powell River (BCHL)

CAREER HONORS
2017-18 Hockey East All-Academic Team

AS A SENIOR IN 2018-19: Recorded an assist on Senior Night vs. Maine (3/2) ... Tallied an assist at #10/11 Providence (2/23) ... Collected an assist at Boston University (2/1) ... Scored first goal of the season vs. #8 Northeastern (1/18) ... Logged an assist at AIC (1/5) ... Played in 100th career game as a Minuteman vs. #18 Yale (12/11) ... Picked up an assist on the game-winning goal at Holy Cross (11/16).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2017-18: Game-by-Game Statistics
Appeared in 22 games and dished four assists with three coming in Hockey East play ... Had an even plus minus rating and blocked 12 shots ... Logged an assist at UConn (12/5) ... Tallied an assist vs. UConn (12/1)... Picked up second assist of the season at #8/7 Providence (11/11) ... Registered first assist of the year at Arizona State (10/6).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2016-17: Game-by-Game Statistics
Was fourth on the team in scoring with 13 points in 34 games, including five goals and eight assists … Held a faceoff percentage of .500, and recorded 40 shots on net … Set new career high with fifth goal of the season vs. #6 UMass Lowell (1/14) ... Wrapped up a three-game point streak with an assist vs. Alabama Huntsville (12/30) at the Mariucci Classic ... Collected seventh assist of the year on a power-play goal vs. Arizona State (12/16) ... Registered first multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist at Princeton (12/13) ... Capped off four-game point streak with assists in back-to-back games in the Friendship Four vs. #20 Vermont (11/25) and #19 St. Lawrence (11/26) ... Logged an assist at New Hampshire (11/18) for fourth point in five-game span ... Picked up third goal of the season vs. Vermont (11/12) ... Scored for a second-straight game, logging the game-tying goal vs. UConn (11/4) ... Scored first goal of the season vs. Boston College (10/29) ... Picked up an assist vs. Army West Point (10/21) ... Logged first point of the season with an assist against Colorado College (10/8).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015-16: Game-by-Game Statistics
Saw action in 35 of 36 games, contributing four goals and eight assists for 12 points … Added one power-play goal … Finished third on the team with a .450 faceoff percentage … Logged first career multi-point game with a goal and an assist at Boston University (3/5) … Logged seventh assist of the season at No. 11 UMass Lowell (2/19) ... Picked up an assist in a 4-3 win over AIC (2/9) ... Logged an assist on the power play vs. #9 Boston University (2/5) ... Picked up fourth assist of the season vs. #12 Yale (1/5) ... Capped off a three-game point scoring streak with an assist vs. #3 Quinnipiac (11/27) ... Registered the lone goal for the Minutemen in a 1-1 tie at #13 Merrimack (11/21) and was named the game’s No. 2 star … Opened the scoring for UMass in a 2-2 tie at New Hampshire (11/20) and won 10-of-17 (58.8%) faceoffs … Scored first collegiate goal in a 5-3 win over UConn (11/7) ... Logged an assist in a 5-4 win over Maine (10/30) ... Registered first career point with an assist vs. New Hampshire (10/23) ... Made collegiate debut at Colorado College (10/9), skating on a line with Joseph Widmar and Maddison Smiley.

BEFORE UMASS: Played two seasons with Powell River Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League ... Recorded 140 points over 127 career games on 59 goals and 81 assists, including 75 points (35g, 40a) in 65 games in 2014-15 as the team’s assistant captain ... Ranked 11th in the BCHL in points, tied for eighth in points per-game (1.3) ... Spent two seasons with the Winnipeg Blues of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (2011-13) ... Was named to the MJHL All-Rookie Team after posting 45 points on nine goals and 36 assists over 57 regular season contests in 2011-12 ... Amassed 253 points in 255 games on 87 goals and 166 assists ... Also participated in the World Junior A Challenge on two occasions, serving as captain of Canada West in 2013-14 and leading the squad to a Bronze Medal in the tournament ... Played in the World Under 17 Hockey Championship in 2011-12 as a member of Canada Western U17.

PERSONAL: Born Kurt Botho Donald Keats in Winnipeg, Manitoba ... Son of Ken and Laurie Keats ... Has one sibling, Courtney ... Cousin Kyle Schussler played hockey at Dartmouth (2008-12) and other cousin Brittany Schussler was a Canadian Olympic speed skater ... Graduated from St. Paul’s High School in 2013 ... Majoring in sport management.

Career Highs
Goals: 1 - 10x - Last vs. Northeastern (1/18/19)
Assists: 1 - 26x - Last vs. Harvard (3/29/19)
Points: 2 - 2x - Last at Princeton (12/13/16)

Miscellaneous
Most Recent Goal Scored - GP Since: vs. Northeastern (1/18/19) - 20
Multi-Goal Games: -
Multi-Point Games: 2; Last at Princeton (12/13/16)