Keith Christopher Redmond (born October 25, 1972) is a former NHL hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 player, who played with the Los Angeles Kings

Los Angeles Kings

The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

 for the 1993-94 season.

Biography

Keith Redmond was born October 25, 1972 in Richmond Hill, Ontario

Richmond Hill, Ontario

Richmond Hill is a town located in Southern Ontario, Canada in the central portion of York Region, Ontario. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, being located about halfway between Toronto and Lake Simcoe...

 and played college hockey for Bowling Green University during the 1990-91 and 1991-92 hockey seasons. He also spent part of the 1991-92 season in the Ontario Hockey League

Ontario Hockey League

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 (OHL) playing for the Belleville Bulls

Belleville Bulls

The Belleville Bulls are a junior ice hockey team, founded in 1981 based in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. The team plays in the Eastern Division of the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League.-History:...

 and the Detroit Ambassadors. In addition to his season in the NHL, he spent four seasons with the Phoenix Roadrunners

Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL)

The Phoenix Roadrunners were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League. The team was housed at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The team played in the IHL from 1989 to 1997. The IHL Roadrunners were named for a World Hockey Association team of the same name...

 of the International Hockey League. He was a left wing and his playing height and weight were and 208 pounds (94.3 kg). He was selected by the Kings in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, being drafted number 79 overall in the fourth round.

Redmond acknowledged a problem with alcohol and his hockey career was followed by a successful recovery and a history of helping others in their recovery. Today, he resides in Chilliwack, British Columbia

Chilliwack, British Columbia

Chilliwack is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia. It is a predominantly agricultural community with an estimated population of 80,000 people. Chilliwack is the second largest city in the Fraser Valley Regional District after Abbotsford. The city is surrounded by mountains and...

 with his wife Elizabeth and their three daughters and one son.

External links

• Keith Redmond's profile at hockeydb.com