Rick St. Croix

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Rick St. Croix
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St. Croix in 1977
Born (1955-01-03) January 3, 1955 (age 69)
Kenora, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL draft 72nd overall, 1975
Philadelphia Flyers
WHA draft 169th overall, 1975
Houston Aeros
Playing career 1975–1986

Richard St. Croix (born January 3, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 131 games in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1978 and 1985. After his playing career he worked as an assistant coach for the Maple Leafs. [1] He also served as a goaltending coach for the Dallas Stars, and an assistant coach and goaltending coach for the Manitoba Moose and St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the Flyers, and his two sons would also be drafted, though neither played in the NHL.

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Playing career

St. Croix was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fourth round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft after a junior hockey career with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). [2] He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association Houston Aeros in the 13th round of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. [2] He had been a Second Team OHA All Star in 1973. [3]

St. Croix made his NHL debut for the Flyers during the 1977–78 season on February 16, 1978 at the Spectrum against the Minnesota North Stars. [2] [4] He played 7 games for the Flyers that season, while playing most of the season with the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League (AHL). [2] He played 2 games for the Flyers in 1978–79 and one game for the record-setting Flyer team of 1979-80. [2] In 1979–80 he also won the Hap Holmes Memorial Award, awarded to goaltenders playing at least 25 games for the AHL team with the lowest goals against average, sharing the award with teammate Robbie Moore. [2] [5] [6] [7] He was also named a First Team AHL All-Star that season. [3] [5] 1980-81 was St. Croix's first full season in the NHL, in which he split time as the Flyers' goaltender with Pete Peeters and Phil Myre. [2] [8] He spent parts of three seasons with the Flyers before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1982–83 season in exchange for goaltender Michel Larocque. [2] [4] [9]

St. Croix's final season in the NHL was 1984–85, which he split between the Maple Leafs and the St. Catharines Saints in the AHL. [2] He spent one more season as a professional hockey player, 1985-86 with the International Hockey League (IHL) Fort Wayne Komets. [2] With the Komets that season, he shared the IHL James Norris Memorial Trophy with teammate Pokey Reddick, awarded to the goaltender(s) having the fewest goals against during the season. [2] [5] [10] [11] He was also named an IHL Second Team All Star that season. [5] [9]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, St. Croix became a coach. He served as an assistant coach for the Winnipeg Jets for the 1987–88 and 1988-89 seasons. [2] He was later named goaltending coach for the Dallas Stars where he won the Stanley Cup with the team in 1999. [4] [5] St. Croix was goaltending coach for the Manitoba Moose from 2008 to 2011. Prior to the 2011–12 season, the team was relocated to Newfoundland and renamed the St. John's IceCaps where St. Croix continued to serve as an assistant coach/goaltending coach. [2] In September 2012, with the resignation of Francois Allaire, St. Croix was hired as the Toronto Maple Leafs goaltending coach. [12] St. Croix was fired in an organizational housecleaning on April 12, 2015. [13]

When the IceCaps returned as the Manitoba Moose in 2015, St. Croix rejoined the organization as developmental goaltending coach and scout until he retired in 2021. [14]

Personal

St. Croix's oldest son, Chris, was a 4th round draft choice of the Calgary Flames in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, and played professional hockey as a defenseman in Germany, as well as in the AHL, ECHL and CHL. [4] [15] [16] [17] His youngest son, Michael played junior hockey as a forward for the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League. [4] [18] [19] He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 4th round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. [20] Michael played several years in the AHL and ECHL before retiring in 2016. He also has two daughters. [4] In addition to his coaching duties, St. Croix also runs a goaltending school. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
1970–71 Kenora Muskies MJHL 23———12657103.37.922————————
1971–72 Kenora MuskiesMJHL43———240217204.30.892————————
1971–72 Winnipeg Jets WCHL 31101601304.88—————————
1972–73 Oshawa Generals OHA 52———317624704.67.882————————
1973–74 Oshawa GeneralsOHA33———193213014.04—————————
1974–75 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 32———196513114.00—10160909.00—
1975–76 Flint Generals IHL 42———220111803.22—————————
1976–77 Flint GeneralsIHL53———295617933.63—5143373005.34—
1976–77 Springfield Indians AHL 110060303.00—————————
1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 72413942003.05.879————————
1977–78 Maine Mariners AHL4022142226611623.07—4131741806.21—
1978–79 Philadelphia FlyersNHL2011117603.08.887————————
1978–79 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL94414842202.73—————————
1978–79Maine MarinersAHL22109313126302.88—————————
1979–80 Philadelphia FlyersNHL110060202.00.920————————
1979–80 Maine MarinersAHL4625147272913212.90.9025143111603.09—
1980–81 Philadelphia FlyersNHL27137615646522.50.9139455382713.01.892
1981–82 Philadelphia FlyersNHL291396172611203.89.87010120103.11.875
1982–83 Philadelphia FlyersNHL169529395403.45.875————————
1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL174929155803.80.886100110225.00.000
1983–84 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL2051009378005.13.849————————
1983–84 St. Catharines Saints AHL87104822903.61—3111331004.50—
1984–85 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL122906285605.35.824————————
1984–85 St. Catharines SaintsAHL18610110769205.33.849————————
1985–86 Fort Wayne Komets IHL4225130247413223.20—8344113004.38—
NHL totals131495418727745323.74.87511465572913.12.888

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References

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