Adam Keefe

Adam Keefe (born April 26, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who last played for, and captained, the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Keefe announced his intention to retire from playing in 2017 and take up the position as Belfast Giants head coach, replacing Derrick Walser.

He appeared sporadically on the ice as injury cover during the 2017–18 EIHL season before retiring completely in 2018.

He is the younger brother of former Tampa Bay Lightning player and current head coach of the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League, Sheldon Keefe.

Keefe is also one of Pete Russell's assistant coaches within the Great Britain set-up, along with Corey Neilson.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2000–01 Sudbury Wolves OHL 50 4 10 14 62 8 0 0 0 2 2001–02 Sudbury Wolves OHL 16 1 2 3 46 — — — — — 2001–02 Kitchener Rangers OHL 49 0 2 2 208 3 0 0 0 14 2002–03 Kitchener Rangers OHL 45 8 8 16 168 21 0 1 1 19 2003–04 Kitchener Rangers OHL 67 18 20 38 205 5 1 3 4 12 2004–05 Kitchener Rangers OHL 67 16 30 46 286 14 3 4 7 44 2005–06 Toledo Storm ECHL 28 11 10 21 174 11 2 0 2 50 2005–06 Manitoba Moose AHL 31 3 2 5 158 — — — — — 2006–07 Victoria Salmon Kings ECHL 8 0 0 0 27 — — — — — 2006–07 Manitoba Moose AHL 22 2 2 4 91 — — — — — 2006–07 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 16 0 3 3 97 — — — — — 2007–08 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 32 1 0 1 124 — — — — — 2007–08 San Antonio Rampage AHL 34 1 0 1 121 1 0 0 0 0 2008–09 San Antonio Rampage AHL 41 2 1 3 185 — — — — — 2009–10 Toledo Walleye ECHL 24 2 4 6 107 4 4 0 4 19 2010–11 Toledo Walleye ECHL 31 2 4 6 136 — — — — — 2010–11 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 40 3 3 6 97 — — — — — 2011–12 Belfast Giants EIHL 57 13 18 31 230 1 0 0 0 17 2012–13 Belfast Giants EIHL 54 11 11 22 235 4 0 1 1 6 2013–14 Belfast Giants EIHL 52 12 10 22 158 3 0 0 0 0 2014–15 Belfast Giants EIHL 56 10 21 31 147 4 3 2 5 2 2015–16 Belfast Giants EIHL 52 4 8 12 147 2 0 0 0 2 2016–17 Belfast Giants EIHL 43 1 5 6 145 3 0 0 0 2 2017–18 Belfast Giants EIHL 4 0 0 0 4 — — — — — AHL totals 216 12 11 23 873 1 0 0 0 0