David Michael "Dave" Keon - Born March 22, 1940 in Noranda, Quebec is a Canadian retired ice Hockey centre.

- Calder Memorial Trophy Winner 1961

- Stanley Cup Champion 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967

- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1963

- Lady Byng Trophy Winner 1962, 1963

- J. P. Bickell Cup Winner 1962, 1963

- Conn Smythe Trophy Winner 1967
The only Maple Leafs player to win this award.

- Paul Deneau Trophy Winner 1977, 1978 (WHA Most Gentlemanly Player)

Keon played his junior Hockey with Toronto St. Michael's, starring on their Majors team for 3 seasons, helping them reach the finals of the J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1959 & 1960.

Keon quickly turned pro in the spring of 1960, playing in 4 playoff games with Sudbury Wolves in the finals of the Eastern Professional Hockey League, losing in 7 games to Montreal. Keon had 2 goals, 2 assists and 2 minutes in penalties.

Keon made his NHL debut with Toronto Maple Leafs on NHL opening night October 6, 1960 vs Montreal Canadiens at Montreal Forum in a 5-0 Canadiens win.

Keon scored his 1st NHL goal vs Terry Sawchuk of Detroit Red Wings at 14:03 of 1st period on October 9, 1960 at Detroit Olympia in a 3-3 tie.

Keon had a strong rookie NHL season, scoring 20 goals (3 GWG) with 25 assists and winning the Calder Memorial Trophy.

In his second year in the NHL, Keon was named to the 2nd All-Star team and won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy as the most gentlemanly player, taking only one minor penalty through the entire 1961-62 season. He repeated as Lady Byng winner in 1962–63, again taking only a single minor penalty all year.

Keon was a smooth skater, fast and also one of the best defensive forwards of his era. A clean player who was respected by his foes, just look at how many penalties he had during his career. Punch Imlach once said Keon “played with bulldog tenacity.”

Keon was a big part of the Maple Leafs winning 3 straight Stanley Cup championships. Keon scored his 1st NHL hat-trick during the 1964 NHL playoffs vs Charlie Hodge of Montreal Canadiens on April 9, 1964 at Montreal Forum in a 3-1 Toronto win, knocking the Canadiens from the playoffs. He then scored 4 goals vs Detroit in the 7 games series as the Maple Leafs won the 1964 Stanley Cup.

In the 1967 NHL playoffs, Keon had 2 goals, 4 assists vs the favoured Black Hawks in the semifinals, then had 1 goal, 1 assist vs Montreal in the championship series, as the Maple Leafs shocked the Canadiens by winning the 1967 Stanley Cup in 6 games. Keon was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for his strong play at both ends of the ice, and his 8 points are the fewest ever by a non-goalie Conn Smythe winner.

Keon was named Maple Leafs captain on October 31, 1969, succeeding George Armstrong who was said to be retiring from Hockey, and would wear the C through the rest of his years with the Maple Leafs.

Keon would later have many public battles with Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard about his leadership and his no trade contract. It was so bad that Keon many years later, turned down an invitation to attend the closing ceremony for Maple Leaf Gardens in 1999.

After his contract expired in 1975, Keon jumped to the World Hockey Association / WHA with Minnesota Fighting Saints, also playing with Indianapolis Racers and New England Whalers, where he won back to back Paul Deneau Trophies in 1977 and 1978.

The New England Whalers became the Hartford Whalers and joined the NHL in 1979. Keon became their captain in his final year of playing in 1981-82.

Keon played in 1296 regular season NHL games, scoring 396 goals (65 GWG), 590 assists with 117 penalty minutes and 92 NHL playoff games, scoring 32 goals (6 GWG / 1 OTG), 36 assists with 6 penalty minutes.

Keon served as Toronto’s captain from 1969 to 1975.

Keon played in NHL All-Star Games 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973.

Keon played in 301 regular season WHA games, scoring102 goals, 169 assists with 20 penalty minutes and 36 WHA playoff games, scoring 13 goals, 23 assists with 8 penalty minutes.

Dave Keon was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.

Dave Keon was an inaugural member of the World Hockey Association Hall of Fame in the "Legends of the game" category in 2010.

Dave Keon was inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.

Dave Keon was awarded the Order of Sport, marking his induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.

Dave Keon was inducted into the Québec Sports Hall of Fame / Le Panthéon des sports du Québec in 2016.

In January 2017, Keon was named in the first group of 33 players as one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in NHL history.

The Aréna Glencore in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec was previously known as the Aréna Dave Keon.

NOTE
On October 14, 2016, the Toronto Maple Leafs released their list of the top 100 Maple Leafs of all time. Based on the votes of fans and a 31-member expert panel, Keon was voted the greatest Toronto Maple Leafs player of all-time.