Rick Kehoe (born July 15, 1951)

A noted player and coach in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Kehoe was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on July 15, 1951. Kehoe played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association with the London Knights and the Hamilton Red Wings .

Kehoe was drafted in the second round (22nd overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1971 NHL entry draft.

He played in 32 games with the Tulsa Oilers of the CHA in the 1971-1972 season before being promoted to the Maple Leafs. He led the Maple Leafs in goal scoring during the 1972-1973 season with 33 goals.

Kehoe was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1974 and spent the remainder of his playing career with the Penguins. He won the Lady Byng Trophy in the 1980-1981 season and played in the NHL All Star Game in 1981 and 1983.

In his playing career, he played in 906 NHL games scoring 371 goals and 396 assists for 767 points and accrued 120 penalty minutes. In 39 playoff games, he scored 4 goals and 17 assists for 21 points with 4 penalty minutes.

Kehoe became Director of Pro Scouting for the Penguins in 1986 and became an assistant coach for Pittsburgh in 1986. Kehoe remained in the Penguins organization as a scout and assistant coach until 2002.

In 2002, Kehoe took over for interim head coach Herb Brooks, who had replaced Ivan Hlinka as head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kehoe served as head coach of the Penguins from 2002 to 2003 amassing a 55-81-14 record. Kehoe was replaced by Ed Olczyk after the 2002-2003 season.

Kehoe was inducted into the Pittsburgh Penguins Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.