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Craig Adams | |||
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Born | Seria, Brunei | April 26, 1977||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
NHL Draft | 223rd overall, 1996 Hartford Whalers [1] | ||
Playing career | 1999–2015 |
Craig D. Adams (born April 26, 1977) is a Bruneian-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player, who most recently played with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Adams was born in Seria, Brunei, but was raised in Calgary, Alberta, residing and playing hockey in the community of Lake Bonavista. Adams won the Stanley Cup with both the Carolina Hurricanes (in 2006) and the Pittsburgh Penguins (in 2009). [2]
Adams was selected in the 9th round, 223rd overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers where he gained the distinction of being their last draft pick. Adams was drafted after his freshman season at Harvard University. He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury on December 27, 1997 in a game against the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Adams made his NHL debut in the 2000–01 season with the Hurricanes, who had relocated from Hartford, and had been a regular in the NHL since the 2002–03 season.
In the 2004-05 he signed for the Italian team Milano Vipers during the NHL lock-out. There he won the Italian League.
On August 25, 2005 he signed a contract with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, but was traded back to the Hurricanes on October 3, a few days before the 2005–06 NHL season began. Adams was a member of the Hurricanes 2006 Stanley Cup-winning team, becoming the first Bruneian-born player to have his name engraved on the trophy.
On January 17, 2008 Adams was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for a conditional pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. [3]
During the 2008-09 season, Adams was claimed by the Pittsburgh Penguins off waivers from the Blackhawks on March 4, 2009. [4] Adams found a role on the fourth line and would go on to win his second Stanley Cup championship. On June 29, 2009, Adams was re-signed by the Penguins to a two-year contract. [5]
On June 9, 2011, Adams was re-signed by the Penguins to another two-year contract. [6]
On July 5, 2013, Adams was re-signed again to a two-year contract. [7] At the beginning of the 2013–14 season, on October 3, 2013, Adams scored the 50th goal of his career against Cory Schneider of the New Jersey Devils.
On April 29, 2015, after seven seasons within the organization, Adams was informed by the Pittsburgh Penguins that he would not be re-signed to another contract. [8] On January 26, 2016, after a 14-year career, Adams announced his retirement. [9]
Adams was the first NHL player to be born in Brunei. He was born in the country, as his father was an employee of Shell Oil at the time of his birth. The family settled in Calgary, Alberta shortly afterwards. [10] He attended Strathcona Tweedsmuir School for high school.[ citation needed ]
Adams is married since 2003 to his wife Anne Cellucci, a daughter of the late Paul Cellucci, former Governor of Massachusetts and US Ambassador to Canada. [11] They have three children. [9]
Adams now works as a financial advisor for hockey players at Merrill Lynch in Boston. He has pledged his brain to research on the effects of CTE. [12]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1993–94 | Calgary Buffaloes AAA | AMHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Calgary Canucks | AJHL | 40 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Harvard University | ECAC | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Harvard University | ECAC | 32 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Harvard University | ECAC | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Harvard University | ECAC | 31 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 73 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 124 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
2000–01 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2000–01 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2002–03 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 81 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 80 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Milano Vipers | ITA | 30 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | ||
2005–06 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 67 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
2006–07 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 40 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 35 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 36 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | ||
2009–10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | ||
2010–11 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 76 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
2012–13 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 48 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
2013–14 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 82 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 70 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 951 | 55 | 105 | 160 | 683 | 106 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 74 | ||||
AHL totals | 35 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
Award | Year | |
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College | ||
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | 1995–96 | |
NHL | ||
Stanley Cup champion | 2005–06, 2008–09 |
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