Keith Christiansen

American ice hockey player

Keith Raymond "Huffer" Christiansen[1] (July 14, 1944 – November 5, 2018) was a professional Canadian-born American ice hockey player. He was born in Fort Frances, Ontario.

Keith Christiansen
Born(1944-07-14)July 14, 1944
Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
DiedNovember 5, 2018(2018-11-05) (aged 74)
Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
PositionCenter
ShotRight
Played forMinnesota Fighting Saints
National team United States
Playing career1972–1974
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Sapporo Team

Christiansen appeared in 138 World Hockey Association (WHA) regular season games with the Minnesota Fighting Saints between 1972 and 1974. Before turning professional, he was a member of the United States' 1972 Winter Olympics team that won the silver medal. He also represented the United States at the 1969, 1970 and 1971 Ice Hockey World Championships.

He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005. Christiansen died in Duluth, Minnesota on November 5, 2018 at the age of 74 from pneumonia complicated by lung cancer.[2]

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