Keith Christiansen

Keith Raymond "Huffer" Christiansen (July 14, 1944 – November 5, 2018) was a professional ice hockey player who 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 and also represented the United States at the 1969, 1970 and 1971 Ice Hockey World Championships.

Christiansen was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada. He played hockey in high school for International Falls, Minnesota then went to University of Minnesota Duluth where he was captain of the hockey team. He is one of the more famed UMD Bulldogs; Christensen is in the UMD Hall of Fame and has his number 9, hung in Amsoil Arena where the Bulldogs currently play. He also played with the Waterloo Black Hawks and Grand Rapids Bruins of the United States Hockey League as an amateur.

He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005. Christiansen died in 2018 at the age of 74 from lung cancer.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1963–64 University of Minnesota Duluth NCAA 24 16 20 36 58 — — — — —1964–65 University of Minnesota Duluth NCAA 27 23 35 58 63 — — — — — 1965–66 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 23 13 27 40 52 — — — — — 1966–67 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 28 23 39 62 85 — — — — — 1967–68 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL –– 17 34 51 37 — — — — — 1968–69 Grand Rapids Bruins USHL Statistics Unavailable 1969–70 U.S. National Team Intl 13 8 10 18 22 — — — — — 1970–71 U.S. National Team Intl 47 22 47 69 110 — — — — — 1971–72 U.S. Olympic Team Intl 53 21 52 73 91 — — — — — 1972–73 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 64 12 30 42 24 6 1 0 1 01973–74 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 74 11 25 36 36 10 0 1 1 2 WHA totals138 23 55 78 60 16 1 1 2 2

Awards and honours Award Year All-WCHA First Team 1966–67 AHCA West All-American 1966–67