Mike Craig (ice hockey, born 1971)

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Mike Craig
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Craig at the 2002 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1971-06-06) June 6, 1971 (age 52)
London, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Minnesota North Stars
Dallas Stars
Toronto Maple Leafs
San Jose Sharks
SCL Tigers
Vienna Capitals
EC KAC
EC VSV
NHL Draft 28th overall, 1989
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1990–2013

Michael Craig (born June 6, 1971) is a Canadian former professional hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League. He was the last former Minnesota North Star active in professional hockey, and was an assistant coach with the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Western Hockey League. [1]

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Playing career

Craig was born in London, Ontario, but he grew up in nearby Thorndale, Ontario.

Craig had a strong career in the OHL where he played for the Oshawa Generals for three seasons alongside Eric Lindros. After an unspectacular rookie season, he posted excellent numbers, scoring 72 points in 63 games in the 1988/1989 season. His best Junior season was in 1989/1990 when he scored 76 points in 43 and won the Memorial Cup with the Generals. He would also win back to back gold medals playing for Team Canada at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in 1990 and 1991 and was named a first team all-star in 1991.

He was drafted 28th overall in the second round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars.

His NHL career would prove to be less than spectacular, scoring 71 goals and 168 points in 423 games over 9 seasons. He would play with the North Stars and was a part of the team when they moved to Dallas. He also played with Toronto Maple Leafs and San Jose Sharks while also spending time with several IHL and AHL teams.

In 2002, Craig was part of the Canadian team that won the Spengler Cup over host team HC Davos. Craig would score the game-winning goal in the final game of round robin play. [2]

While playing with the Vienna Capitals in the Austrian Hockey League, he led the league in scoring in 2004–05 and leading the Capitals to the championship.

In 2007–08 he joined EC KAC also in the Austrian Hockey League. On October 18, 2011, he signed EC VSV, also in Austria. [3]

During the midpoint of the 2013 season, Craig signed as a free agent for his last professional season in Italy with league leaders HC Neumarkt-Egna of the second division on January 13, 2013. [4]

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1986–87 Woodstock Navy-Vets NDJHL 3229194864—————
1987–88 Oshawa Generals OHL 616101639701111
1988–89 Oshawa GeneralsOHL633636723463146
1989–90 Oshawa GeneralsOHL43364076851710162646
1990–91 Minnesota North Stars NHL 398412321011220
1991–92 Minnesota North StarsNHL6715163115541017
1992–93 Minnesota North StarsNHL70152338106—————
1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL7213243713940002
1994–95 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL3755101220112
1995–96 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL708122042600018
1996–97 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL657132062—————
1997–98 San Antonio Dragons IHL 1241518—————
1997–98 Kansas City Blades IHL591433476811551028
1998–99 San Jose Sharks NHL10000—————
1998–99 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 52271744721254918
1999–2000 Kentucky ThoroughbladesAHL763939781169551014
2000–01 Hershey Bears AHL57212243731232520
2001–02 San Jose SharksNHL20002—————
2001–02 Cleveland Barons AHL6935256087—————
2002–03 SC Langnau NLA 4417183597—————
2003–04 Vienna Capitals AUT 4624224676—————
2004–05 Vienna CapitalsAUT413239718410561122
2005–06 Vienna CapitalsAUT4725345910352028
2006–07 Vienna CapitalsAUT5643438613033360
2007–08 EC KAC AUT3419143360300024
2008–09 EC KACAUT5425244978168122028
2009–10 EC KACAUT452414385471348
2010–11 EC KACAUT462414388114651120
2011–12 EC VSV AUT3714152940—————
2012–13 HC Neumarkt-Egna ITA.2 11781522714512
NHL totals42371971685502622449
AHL totals2541221032253483313112452
AUT totals40623021944970658252954110

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1990 Canada WJC 73038
1991 CanadaWJC765118
Junior totals14951416

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References

  1. ↑ "Mike Craig joins coaching staff". Lethbridge Hurricanes. August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ "ECHL's Masked Men-News and Notes". ECHLGoalies.com. February 1, 2002. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Schlag auf Schlag: Mike Craig will es allen zeigen!". October 18, 2011. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Mike Craig is the next sensational transfer". HC Neumarkt-Egna. January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
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