Crawford Background

Thursday, June 11, 2009-9:40:pm
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Here's a brief look at the background of new Dallas Stars coach Marc Crawford.

  • Born February 13, 1961 in Belleville, Ontario
  • Played junior hockey as a left wing with the Cornwall Royals (QMJHL) from 1978-81, winning the Memorial Cup in 1980 and 1981
  • Began his pro career in 1981-82, playing for the Dallas Blackhawks of the Central Hockey League.
  • Played as a rookie for the 1981-82 Vancouver Canucks, who made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the New York Islanders.
  • Played a total of 176 NHL games over seven seasons, totaling 19 goals and 31 assists. Also played minor league hockey with Fredericton (AHL) and Milwaukee (IHL) over his eight-year professional career.
  • After retirement, coached Cornwall (OHL) for two seasons.
  • Coached three years with St. John's (AHL), winning two division titles and making it to one Calder Cup Finals.
  • Won AHL Coach of the Year Award in 1992-93.
  • Became head coach of the Quebec Nordiques in 1994-95 and won Jack Adams Award as NHL Coach of the Year.
  • Won Stanley Cup as head coach of the Colorado Avalanche in 1995-96.
  • Coached Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Canada finished fourth.
  • Resigned from the Avalanche job in 1998.
  • Was hired by Vancouver in January 1999 and coached the Canucks through 2005-06.
  • Crawford is still the subject of a lawsuit stemming from an on-ice incident in 2004 when Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi hit Colorado forward Steve Moore from behind, leaving Moore with three fractured vertebrae.
  • About a month after being let go by the Canucks, Crawford was hired by the Los Angeles Kings. He coached the Kings for two seasons before being let go after the 2007-08 campaign.
  • During the 2008-09 season he worked as a hockey analyst for CBC.
  • Hired by the Dallas Stars as head coach on June 11, 2009

Crawford's coach record

Regular Season Playoffs
Season
Club League Gms W L T/OL Gms W L
1989-90 Cornwall OHL 66 24 38 4 6 2 4
1990-91 Cornwall OHL 66 23 42 1 - - -
1991-92 St. John's AHL 80 39 29 12 16 11 5
1992-93 St. John's AHL 80 41 26 13 9 4 5
1993-94 St. John's AHL 80 45 23 12 11 6 5
1994-95 Quebec NHL 48 30 13 5 6 2 4
1995-96 Colorado NHL 82 47 25 10 22 16 6
1996-97 Colorado NHL 82 49 24 9 17 10 7
1997-98 Colorado NHL 82 39 26 17 7 3 4
1998-99 Vancouver NHL 37 8 23 6 - - -
1999-00 Vancouver NHL 82 30 29 23 - - -
2000-01 Vancouver NHL 82 36 28 18 4 0 4
2001-02 Vancouver NHL 82 42 30 10 6 2 4
2002-03 Vancouver NHL 82 45 23 14 14 7 7
2003-04 Vancouver NHL 82 43 24 15 7 3 4
2005-06 Vancouver NHL 82 42 32 8 - - -
2006-07 Los Angeles NHL 82 27 41 14 - - -
2007-08 Los Angeles NHL 82 32 43 7 - - -
NHL Totals 987 470 361 156 83 43 40