Troy Crowder

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Troy Crowder
Born (1968-05-03) May 3, 1968 (age 55)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 238 lb (108 kg; 17 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Vancouver Canucks
Los Angeles Kings
Detroit Red Wings
New Jersey Devils
NHL Draft 108th overall, 1986
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 1987–1997

Troy Crowder (born May 3, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played parts of seven seasons in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, and Vancouver Canucks from 1987–88 to 1996–97.

Contents

Crowder was born in Sudbury, Ontario. He was drafted 108th overall by the Devils in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He compiled 433 career penalty minutes in 150 NHL games played. He also scored nine goals and sixteen points. [1]

In 2022, he was criminally convicted of uttering a forged document in connection with a fraudulent insurance claim. [2]

Politics

In June 2017, Crowder announced that he was seeking the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario nomination in the provincial riding of Sudbury for the 2018 Ontario general elections. He was acclaimed as the candidate on June 29, 2017. [3] Crowder placed second in the election, behind Ontario New Democratic Party candidate Jamie West.

Following his defeat in the provincial election, Crowder registered to run for mayor of Greater Sudbury in the 2018 municipal election. He finished fifth in that race.

Insurance Fraud

In 2019, a boathouse at Crowder's cottage collapsed due to snow, destroying a fridge and a cedar-strip canoe inside. He submitted a form to his insurance company, ostensibly signed by his estranged wife, removing her from the insurance policy. It was later revealed that his wife's signature had been forged. Months later, Crowder obtained an estimate for a contractor to demolish the boathouse. He then submitted that document to his insurance company, including a cheque number for a payment that had never been made, claiming reimbursement for work that had never been completed. Relying on Crowder's submissions, his insurer directed three cheques to him personally: $11,074 for the demolition work, which he had done himself with some assistance; $6,750 for the loss of the cedar-strip canoe and fridge; and $84,185.01 for the loss of the boathouse. [4]

On December 14, 2022, Crowder pleaded guilty to knowingly submitting a forged document as if it was genuine. He received an eight-month conditional sentence, the first four of which being house arrest, and a one-year probation order. In exchange for the guilty plea, four other fraud-related charges were withdrawn by the Crown prosecutor. Crowder was also required to pay his estranged wife $45,467.50, representing her half of the insurance proceeds. In addition, he was required to reimburse his insurer $11,074 for the fraudulent invoice. [5]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1985–86 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL 56448178—————
1986–87 Belleville Bulls OHL21551052—————
1986–87 North Bay Centennials OHL35611179023391299
1987–88 New Jersey Devils NHL —————100012
1987–88 North Bay CentennialsOHL912344—————
1987–88 Belleville BullsOHL46122739103623524
1987–88 Utica Devils AHL 300015—————
1988–89 Utica DevilsAHL626410152200025
1989–90 New Jersey DevilsNHL1000023200010
1989–90 Nashville Knights ECHL 300015—————
1990–91 New Jersey DevilsNHL59639182—————
1991–92 Detroit Red Wings NHL70003510000
1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL2912399—————
1995–96 Los Angeles KingsNHL1510142—————
1996–97 Vancouver Canucks NHL3012352—————
1996–97 Syracuse Crunch AHL20000—————
1997–98 Hannover Scorpions DEL 1311272611233
1998–99 Hershey Bears AHL2501144—————
1998–99 London Knights BISL 162357161124
2002–03 Saint-Jean Mission QSPHL 40220—————
NHL totals1509716433400022

Electoral results

2018 Ontario general election : Sudbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Jamie West 17,38648.07+12.92
Progressive Conservative Troy Crowder 8,40523.24+15.73
Liberal Glenn Thibeault 8,10822.42-18.83
Green David Robinson1,5044.16+0.92
Consensus Ontario Mila Chavez Wong2840.79
Libertarian James Wendler2120.59
None of the Above David Sylvestre1860.51
Independent J. David Popescu820.23+0.14
Total valid votes36,167100.0  
Turnout54.9
Eligible voters65,850
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing -1.37
Source: Elections Ontario [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Internet Hockey Database, http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=1173 accessed January 23, 2010
  2. ↑ "Troy Crowder, former NHLer and Sudbury political candidate, guilty of fraud". CTV News , December 14, 2022
  3. ↑ "Former NHL tough guy Crowder puts up dukes for PCs". Sudbury Star , June 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Former NHL player sentenced in Sudbury to house arrest". Sudbury Star , December 14, 2022
  5. ↑ "Former NHL player sentenced in Sudbury to house arrest". Sudbury Star , December 14, 2022
  6. ↑ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 10-11. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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