External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or Eliteprospects.com , or Hockey-Reference.com , or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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| Bob Crawford | |||
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| Born | April 6, 1959 Belleville, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | St. Louis Blues Hartford Whalers New York Rangers Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL draft | 65th overall, 1979 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1979–1989 | ||
Robert Remi "Bob" Crawford (born April 6, 1959) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played seven seasons in the National Hockey League between 1979 and 1987 with the St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers, New York Rangers, Washington Capitals. After retiring as a player Crawford turned to coaching at the youth level. Two of his brothers, Marc and Lou, also played in the NHL. Internationally Crawford played for the United States junior team at three World Junior Championships.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 71 | 36 | 34 | 70 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1977–78 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 69 | 54 | 67 | 121 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79 | Cornwall Royals | QMJHL | 65 | 62 | 70 | 132 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1979–80 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | —6 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 67 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1980–81 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 67 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1981–82 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | —4 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 74 | 54 | 45 | 99 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 27 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | CHL | 25 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 80 | 36 | 25 | 61 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 45 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 57 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | New York Rangers | NHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1985–86 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | New York Rangers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986–87 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Binghamton Whalers | AHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | IHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Krefelder EV 1981 | GER-2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 64 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Krefelder EV 1981 | GER-2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 246 | 71 | 71 | 142 | 72 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1977 | United States | WJC | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | United States | WJC | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | |
| 1979 | United States | WJC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | |||
Crawford's coaching career saw him win multiple championships. He helped the Connecticut Junior Clippers/Wolfpack become one of the top programs in the United States, with over 150 of his players graduating to NCAA Division I college hockey. In 2001 the Clippers won the US National Championship. He also worked on the Board of Directors for USA Hockey, serving as the New England Director.
Crawford also coached East Catholic High School in Manchester, Connecticut.
Outside of coaching, Crawford was the owner/operator of the multi-rink/fitness facility Champions Skating Center which includes the New England Athletic Club, a 35,000 square-foot center that includes a 6-lane, 25-meter pool. He also bought the Bolton Ice Palace and ISCC the International Skating Center of Connecticut. Crawford also worked as director and developer of The City of Hartford "Winterfest" Ice Arena, located outdoors in Hartford's Bushnell Park.
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