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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Craig Norwich
Selected in eighth round
No. 142 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born December 15, 1955
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-11 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Wisconsin (WCHA)
Birthplace: Edina, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Edina, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Edina | Minn. HS |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1974-75 |
Wisconsin | WCHA |
38 | 11 |
34 | 45 |
24 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous:
Set Wisconsin single-season records (which he later broke) for points (45) and
assists (34) by a defenseman in 1974-75. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 10, 1979 (Winnipeg at
Pittsburgh)
Numbers: 5 (Winnipeg); 5 (St. Louis); 3 (Colorado)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1987 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1979-1981 | Winnipeg, St. Louis, Colorado |
104 | 17 | 58 |
75 | 60 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1979-80: Played on first Winnipeg Jets NHL team.
Miscellaneous: Wore No. 6 in Winnipeg's 1979 training camp. ... Was
first U.S.-born player to play for Winnipeg Jets in either WHA or NHL. ...
Paired on defense with Lars-Erik Sjoberg for Winnipeg in 1979-80. ... Missed
part of 1980-81 season with knee-ligament intjury suffered in St. Louis' Nov.
11, 1980, game vs. Vancouver. ... Signed with N.Y. Rangers as an unrestricted free agent
after being released by Colorado
in December 1981, but never played for parent team. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Wisconsin (WCHA);
Cincinnati (WHA); Fort Worth (CHL); Springfield (AHL); Gardena-Groden (Italy);
Lausanne (Switz.); Adirondack (AHL); Fassa (Italy)
World Championships: 1978 (sixth),
1981 (fifth), 1983 (first, Pool B)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 1977 (Wisconsin)
NCAA West All-America
First Team: 1975-76, 1976-77 (Wisconsin)
NCAA Tournament All-Star First
Team: 1977 (Wisconsin)
WCHA All-Star First Team: 1976-77
(Wisconsin)
WCHA All-Star Second Team: 1975-76
(Wisconsin)
World Championships Pool B All-Star First Team: 1983
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Houston,
No. 213 overall in Round 15)
WCHA Records: Most assists by a
defenseman in one season (65 in 1976-77), most WCHA points by a defenseman in one season (63 in
WCHA games of 1976-77),
most WCHA assists by a defenseman in one season (49 in WCHA games of 1976-77)
Wisconsin Records: Most career goals by
a defenseman (42), most points by a defenseman in one season (83 in 1976-77),
most assists by a defenseman in one season (65 in 1976-77)
Coaching
Career: Named Shattuck St. Mary's (Minn. HS) head coach prior to 1990-91
season and remained in that position through 1995-96 season. ... Named Vail
(Midget AAA) head coach prior to 1996-97 season and remained in that position
until May 17, 1999. ... Named Rochester (USHL) head coach on May 17, 1999, but
left team before 1999-00 season began due to contract dispute. ... Named
Cleveland (NAHL) head coach in November 2002.
Management Career:
Named Shattuck St. Mary's (Minn. HS) Director of Hockey prior to 1990-91
season and remained in position through 1995-96 season. ... Named Vail (Midget
AAA) Director of Hockey prior to 1996-97 season and remained in position until
May 17, 1999. ... Named Rochester (USHL) general manager on May 17, 1999, but
left team before 1999-00 season began due to contract dispute.
Miscellaneous:
Paired on defense with John Taft for Wisconsin in 1976-77. ... Led Wisconsin in
scoring with 83 points in 1976-77. ... Had two assists in Wisconsin's 6-5 OT
victory over Michigan in NCAA championship game on March 26, 1977. ... WHA
rights traded with rights to Dave Taylor by Houston to Cincinnati in exchange
for rights to John Hughes in May 1977. ... Tied Gordie Roberts for WHA scoring
lead among defensemen with 57 points and led all WHA defensemen with 51
assists in 1978-79. ... Was on Cincinnati team that folded
after 1978-79 season. ... Obtained his elite-level coaching certification in
Latvia in 1998. ... Named one of WCHA's all-time Top 50 players by the conference on
Nov. 28, 2001.
Personal: Full name is Craig
Richard Norwich. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WHA/EXPANSION: Norwich entered the WHA after
leaving the University of Wisconsin in 1977. When the WHA and NHL merged in
1979, Norwich had been playing for the Cincinnati (WHA) team that folded.
Winnipeg claimed him from Cincinnati in the WHA dispersal draft on June 9,
1979. Montreal chose not to take him back in the 1979 NHL Reclaim Draft, and he
entered the NHL with Winnipeg. |
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SNAPSHOT '75 | | Total Selected: |
217 | | Forwards: |
126 | | Defense: |
65 | | Goaltenders: |
26 | | Major Junior: |
135 | | College Players: |
61 |
| Canadian: |
162 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
46 | | U.S.-Born: |
45 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
87 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
6 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
11 |
| Picks Traded: |
21 |
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