Craig Darby

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Craig Darby
Craig Darby 2002.jpg
Darby in 2002
Born (1972-09-26) September 26, 1972 (age 52)
Oneida, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for Montreal Canadiens
New York Islanders
Philadelphia Flyers
New Jersey Devils
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 43rd overall, 1991
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 19932008

Craig Allen Darby (born September 26, 1972) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils.

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Playing career

Darby was drafted in the second round (43rd overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. Darby entered into the NHL in 1994, following a successful time playing with Providence College in the NCAA and a season with the Fredericton Canadiens of the AHL, playing 10 games and registering two assists. That same season Darby was traded to the New York Islanders in a package along with Kirk Muller and Mathieu Schneider in exchange for Pierre Turgeon and Vladimir Malakhov, playing three more games in the 1994–95 season. On June 4, 1996, Darby was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Flyers after he spent most of the 1995–96 season in the AHL with the Worcester IceCats.

In 1998, he was claimed by the Nashville Predators in the expansion draft, but returned to the Montreal Canadiens in 1999 as a free agent without playing a game with Nashville. There he enjoyed his two best NHL seasons, playing 154 games and registering 45 points in the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons, before leaving for the New Jersey Devils as a free agent after playing the 2001–02 season with Quebec of the AHL. Again Darby was unable to consistently remain in the NHL, playing just 5 games over the next two seasons before leaving the Devils and signing as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning, who traded him to the Vancouver Canucks for Future Considerations. After 2006, Darby finished his career in Europe with Augsburger Panther of the DEL in Germany and HC TWK Innsbruck in Austria.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 Albany Academy HS-NY29112738
1988–89Albany AcademyHS-NY29364076
1989–90Albany AcademyHS-NY2932538585
1990–91Albany AcademyHS-NY29336194934819
1991–92 Providence College HE 3517244147
1992–93 Providence CollegeHE3511213262
1993–94 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 6623335651
1994–95 Fredericton CanadiensAHL6421476882
1994–95 Montreal Canadiens NHL 100220
1994–95 New York Islanders NHL30000
1995–96 New York IslandersNHL100220
1995–96 Worcester IceCats AHL682228504741122
1996–97 Philadelphia Flyers NHL91452
1996–97 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL5926335924103690
1997–98 Philadelphia FlyersNHL31010
1997–98 Philadelphia PhantomsAHL77424587342059144
1998–99 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 813222543323030
1999–00 Montreal CanadiensNHL767101714
2000–01 Montreal CanadiensNHL7812162816
2001–02 Montreal CanadiensNHL20000
2001–02 Quebec Citadelles AHL661655711832130
2002–03 New Jersey Devils NHL30110
2002–03 Albany River Rats AHL7623517442
2003–04 Albany River RatsAHL7721486944
2003–04 New Jersey DevilsNHL20000
2004–05 Springfield Falcons AHL708263428
2005–06 Manitoba Moose AHL80163652441337102
2006–07 Augsburger Panther DEL 5217345156
2007–08 HC TWK Innsbruck EBEL 421330433030004
AHL totals703218402620414501424388
NHL totals19621355632

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2001 United States WC 90222
Senior totals90222

Awards and honors

AwardYear
College
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1991–92
HE Rookie of the Year1991–92
AHL
First All-Star Team 1997–98
Second All-Star Team 2002–03
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Hockey East Rookie of the Year
1991–92
Shared With
Ian Moran
Succeeded by