Dayle Keen was the assistant coach of an ice hockey team called the Coventry Blaze, who recently passed away, find out more about him and his death below along with his obituary
While announcing his death, the Coventry Blaze has encouraged everyone affected by the tragic incident to seek support.
Who is Dayle Keen Coventry Blaze assistant ice hockey coach as he passed away, cause of death, obituary, bio and age
The Coventry Blaze are devastated after receiving the news that Assistant Coach Dayle Keen, affectionately known as Keeno, passed away on Monday: https://t.co/tjLQ8LobIC pic.twitter.com/9P8TK0Nldt
— Coventry Blaze 🐲🏒 (@covblazehockey) February 27, 2024
Keen’s sudden death is a great loss for the UK ice hockey community and has left the entire community in deep shock.
Cause of death
As of now, Dayle Keen’s cause of death remains unknown.
Dayle Keen passes away
Dayle passed away on Monday, February 26, in Scotland. Following his death, Coventry Blaze released a statement sharing the news about his death on Wednesday, stating:
“Our thoughts are with Keeno’s family, his children, and many friends at this very sad time. We know that this news will be difficult for many to process, and we kindly ask that anyone struggling seek the support needed.”
Dayle Keen bio and age
Dayle Keen was the assistant coach for Coventry Blaze who was born on February 12, 1991, in Irvine, Scotland, Great Britain. He was fondly called Keeno, and he was just 33 years old at the time of his death. While the Coventry Blaze statement about Keen’s death revealed that he has children, there is currently no information about his personal life or other details available publicly.
Dayle Keen career
Keen initially started out his career in ice hockey back in the early 2010s as a player before making the transition to coaching. During his time as an ice hockey player, Keen played for the Solway Sharks and the Kilmarnock Storm. He eventually got appointed as a player-coach between 2012 and 2014 and even took part in the English Premier Ice Hockey League while playing for one of these teams. Prior to joining the Elite League in 2018 as a skills coach, Keen coached the Basingstoke Bison Under-18 and Sheffield Steeldogs in 2017. Dayle Keen was later appointed as the assistant coach for the Men’s Great Britain Under-20s in July 2019. He helped the team secure silver medals in 2020 and 2023, and bronze medals in 2022 and 2024.
Tributes and condolences
Following his tragic death, Dayle Keen’s friends and well-wishers have taken to X to pay their tributes. Ice Hockey UK shared a statement stating:
Dayle had a positive impact on everyone he met and lit up a room with his wit and humour. Rest in peace Dayle. We will never forget you.”
Other teams from the UK have also come out on X to pay their tributes to Dayle Keen. The Streatham RedHawks shared a statement saying:
Everyone at Streatham RedHawks send our thoughts and condolences, to the family of Dayle Keen and everyone at @covblazehockey at this time.”
The Waldeck Peterborough Phantoms also shared:
We are saddened to hear the passing of Coventry Assistant Coach & Former GB U20’s coach, Dayle Keen. We want to send our deepest condolences to everyone in Coventry & to everyone involved with GB Ice Hockey. Our thoughts go out to Dayle’s family, and friends”
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