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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bruce Crowder
Selected in ninth round
No.
153 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born March
25, 1957
 | Position:
Right Wing / Left Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
New Hampshire (ECAC)
Birthplace: Essex, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Essex, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1974-75 |
Essex | Jr. C |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1975-76 |
New Hampshire | ECAC |
31 | 6 |
12 | 18 |
14 | | 1976-77 |
New Hampshire | ECAC |
39 | 9 |
9 | 18 |
28 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 14, 1981 (Pittsburgh at
Boston)
Numbers: 32 (Boston); 28 (Pittsburgh)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired February 1, 1985 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1981-1985 |
Boston, Pittsburgh | 243 |
47 | 51 | 98 |
156 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1982-1984 |
Boston | 31 | 8 |
4 | 12 | 41 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Played on line with Rick Middleton and Barry Pederson
for Boston in 1981-82. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with bruised knee, an
injury suffered in December 1983. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with broken toe
on left foot, an injury suffered in December 1983. ...
Demoted to Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate in Baltimore on Feb. 1, but chose to
retire rather than return to minor leagues. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: New Hampshire (ECAC); Maine
(AHL); Erie (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Spencer Penrose Award (NCAA Coach of
Year): 1995-96 (Lowell)
Hockey East Coach of Year: 1993-94,
1995-96 (UMass.-Lowell), 1997-98 (Northeastern)
New England Coach of
Year: 1993-94, 1995-96 (UMass.-Lowell)
New Hampshire Seventh Player Award: 1978-79 (first winner)
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by Calgary,
No. 84 overall in Round 10)
AHL Playoffs Goals Leader: 1981
(Maine) (11 goals)
Coaching Career: Named Maine (Hockey East) assistant coach prior to
1986-87 season and remained in position through 1989-90 season. ... Named
Massachusetts-Lowell (Hockey East) associate head coach prior to 1990-91
season and remained in that position through 1990-91 season. ... Named
Massachusetts-Lowell (Hockey East) head coach prior to 1991-92 season and
remained in that position through 1995-96 season. ... Named Northeastern
(Hockey East) head coach prior to 1996-97 season and remained in position
until March 16, 2005.
Education: Earned bachelor's degree
in physical education from the University of New Hampshire in 1979. Earned
master's degree in education from University of Maine.
Miscellaneous: Was one of five finalists
to become new Merrimack (HE) head coach in June 2005 but job went to Mark Dennehy.
Personal: Full name is Bruce James
Crowder. ... Older brother of former NHL player Keith Crowder. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Philadelphia did not offer
Crowder a contract after the 1980-81 season, and he became an unrestricted
free agent. He signed with Boston on June 9, 1981. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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