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Keith Raymond "Huffer" Christiansen[1] (July 14, 1944 – November 5, 2018) was a professional ice hockey player who appeared in 138 World Hockey Association (WHA) regular season games with the Minnesota Fighting Saints between 1972 and 1974. Before turning professional, he was a member of the United States' 1972 Winter Olympics team that won the silver medal and also represented the United States at the 1969, 1970 and 1971 Ice Hockey World Championships.

Keith Christiansen
Born	(1944-07-14)July 14, 1944 Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
Died	November 5, 2018(2018-11-05) (aged 74) Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Minnesota Fighting Saints
National team	United States
Playing career	1972–1974
Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing  United States Olympic Games 1972 Sapporo Team

Christiansen was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada. He played hockey in high school for International Falls, Minnesota then went to University of Minnesota Duluth where he was captain of the hockey team. He is one of the more famed UMD Bulldogs; Christensen is in the UMD Hall of Fame and has his number 9, hung in Amsoil Arena where the Bulldogs currently play. He also played with the Waterloo Black Hawks and Grand Rapids Bruins of the United States Hockey League as an amateur.

He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005. Christiansen died in 2018 at the age of 74 from lung cancer.[2]

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-WCHA First Team	1966–67
AHCA West All-American	1966–67

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Keith "Huffer" Christiansen at United States Hockey Hall of Fame
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Keith Christiansen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Mel Wakabayashi	WCHA Most Valuable Player 1966–67	Succeeded by Keith Magnuson

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[fr] Keith Christiansen (hockey sur glace)

Keith Raymond Christiansen est un joueur américano-canadien de hockey sur glace né le 14 juillet 1944 à Fort Frances dans la province de l'Ontario au Canada et mort le 5 novembre 2018 à Duluth dans l'État du Minnesota aux États-Unis[1]. Il a joué deux saisons pour les Fighting Saints du Minnesota dans l'Association Mondiale de Hockey.

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