Former Oilers Defender Hypes Up Crowd
Former Edmonton Oilers defenseman Duncan Keith made an appearance during Tuesday night's playoff game.
Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports - Former Oilers Defender Hypes Up CrowdEDMONTON -- Leave it to a former member of the Edmonton Oilers to get the crowd lively.
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In the lead up to Tuesday night's Game four Duncan Keith was signing autographs. Zack Kassian did the same thing last game, so that in itself wasn't a big surprise.
The Oilers put a tribute-lite video of Keith on the jumbotron - and then showed him on the screen from where he was sitting in the stands.
The cheers and ovations were loud and plentiful for the former Oilers' blueliner. Although he wasn't with the team for a long time, he certainly made an impact.
Evan Bouchard was the primary recipient of Keith's mentorship and advice. His experience - as well as playing alongside Bouchard - helped give Bouchard the confidence he needed to play the game that he does today.
Keith only played one season with the Oilers. In 64 regular season games he collected one goal and 20 assists while playing 19:43 a night. During the playoffs he had five points in 16 games averaging 19:39 of ice time per game.
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Like him or not, he clearly made enough of an impact to warrant a warm reception from the crowd.
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