Duke Keats

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Gordon Blanchard "Duke" Keats (March 21, 1895 in Montreal, Quebec – January 16, 1971) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, and Detroit Cougars in the National Hockey League. He also spent time with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the Toronto Blueshirts of the National Hockey Association.

Duke was one of the game's best passers as a defender in the early days of the NHL. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.