Bart Crashley

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Bart Crashley
Born (1946-06-15) June 15, 1946 (age 77)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Kansas City Scouts
Los Angeles Kings
Detroit Red Wings
Playing career 19641980
1983–1985

Bart Crashley (born June 15, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 148 games in the National Hockey League and 140 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Sharks, Kansas City Scouts, and Los Angeles Kings between 1965 and 1976.

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Playing career

Crashley was a promising rushing defenceman in his rookie year of 1967–68 with Detroit where he wore sweater #15 and was paired with Gary Bergman. His style of play was not encouraged by coach Sid Abel who reportedly instructed Crashley to not carry the puck past his own blueline. Crashley was subsequently traded to Montreal where he played in their farm system.

Crashley was selected by the New York Islanders in 1972 expansion draft, but opted to join Los Angeles Sharks of the World Hockey Association, spending two seasons there. He returned to the NHL in 1974 with the expansion Kansas City Scouts, wearing #4. He returned to Detroit via a trade halfway through that season where he again wore #4. Went to the Los Angeles Kings along with Marcel Dionne in a blockbuster trade. He played four games for the Kings, spending most of the season in the minor leagues.

After two more seasons in the minors Crashley went to Austria, where he served as player-coach of Villacher SV during the 1979–80 season. He retired from playing and coached full time, though returned to play in 1983 with Innsbrucker EV for two seasons before retiring for good in 1985.

Post-playing career

After retiring from playing in 1980 Crashley became a coach in the Austrian Hockey League, and served as player-coach during his comeback from 1983 to 1985. He coached in Austria until 1993. In 1998–99 he was the assistant coach of the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League, and in 2007–08 coached the Couchiching Terriers of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. He also coached of the Campbellford Rebels of the Empire B Junior C Hockey League in 2012–13.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1962–63 Hamilton Red Wings OHA 50116171850002
1963–64 Hamilton Red WingsOHA465192431
1963–64 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL 10000
1964–65 Hamilton Red WingsOHA5611354640
1965–66 Hamilton Red WingsOHA468313955
1965–66 Detroit Red Wings NHL 10000
1966–67 Memphis Wings CHL 49626324071564
1966–67 Pittsburgh HornetsAHL164268
1966–67 Detroit Red WingsNHL20002
1967–68 Detroit Red WingsNHL572141618
1967–68 Fort Worth Wings CHL130441613391212
1968–69 Fort Worth WingsCHL376142040
1968–69 Detroit Red WingsNHL10000
1969–70 Montreal Voyageurs AHL454913470000
1970–71 Kansas City Blues CHL585192428
1971–72 Dallas Black Hawks CHL562038582460775
1972–73 Los Angeles Sharks WHA 701827451060222
1973–74 Los Angeles SharksWHA784263016
1974–75 Kansas City Scouts NHL2736910
1974–75Detroit Red WingsNHL482151714
1975–76 Fort Worth Texans CHL6211324361
1975–76 Los Angeles Kings NHL40116
1976–77 Fort Worth TexansCHL234111510
1976–77 Springfield Indians AHL1823510
1977–78 Binghamton Dusters AHL604172118
1978–79 Villacher SV AUT
1979–80 Villacher SVAUT2910243426
1983–84 Innsbrucker EV AUT
1984–85 Innsbrucker EVAUT361181914
WHA totals14822537526
NHL totals1407364350

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