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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Keith Crowder
Selected in third round
No.
57 overall by Boston Bruins
Born January 6, 1959
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Right Wing
Height: 6-0 Weight: 190
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Essex, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1975-76 |
Essex | Jr. C |
38 | 56 |
42 | 98 |
104 | | 1976-77 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
58 | 13 |
19 | 32 |
99 | | 1977-78 |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
58 | 30 |
30 | 60 |
139 | | 1978-79 |
Birmingham | WHA |
5 | 1 |
0 | 1 |
17 | | |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
42 | 25 |
41 | 66 |
76 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup: 1979 (Peterborough)
Memorial Cup Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1979
(Peterborough) (28)
Ontario Junior C Points Leader: 1975-76 (Essex) (98 points)
Ontario Junior C Goals Leader: 1975-76 (Essex) (56 goals)
Miscellaneous: Enrolled at University of Michigan in fall of 1976, but
left before season to enter major junior with Peterborough. ... Signed with Birmingham (WHA) as an underage junior in July
1978, but chose to leave team after five games and return to major junior in
November 1978. ... Was Peterborough's ninth pick in 1976 OMJHL midget draft.
... Missed part of 1977-78 season with broken ankle, an injury suffered in
February 1978. ... Also played center during his junior career. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 13, 1980 (Vancouver at
Boston)
Numbers: 18 (Boston); 23 (Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1990 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1980-1990 |
Boston, Los Angeles | 662 |
223 | 271 |
494 | 1,354 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G | A |
TP | PIM |
| 1981-1990 | Boston, Los Angeles |
85 | 14 |
22 | 36 | 218 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1988 (Boston)
Boston Seventh Player Award (Unsung Hero): 1984-85
Boston Gallery
Gods Trophy: 1982-83
Boston Emery Edge Award (+/- Leader):
1984-85 (plus-31)
Boston Records: Most penalty minutes in one game
(43 vs. Minnesota on Feb. 26, 1981. All penalty minutes assessed in first
period, including 17 minutes for role in fight with Steve Payne just seven
seconds into game and 26 minutes for role in fight at 8:58 of first period.
The second fight happened when he reached out from the penalty box to punch
Greg Smith, setting off a bench-clearing brawl.)
Boston Points Leader: 1985-86 (84)
Boston Goals Leader:
1985-86 (38)
Boston Playoffs Goals Leader: 1986 (2)
Boston Playoffs PIM Leader: 1985 (19), 1986 (21), 1989 (37)
Miscellaneous: Set Boston record (since broken) for penalty minutes by
rookie with 172 in 1980-81. ... Played on line with Steve Kasper and Wayne Cashman for
Boston in 1980-81 and 1981-82. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with pulled
abdominal muscles. ... Named Boston Player of Month for February 1983. ...
Missed remainder of 1982-83 regular season with bruised right shoulder, an
injury suffered during Boston's March 24, 1983, game at N.Y. Islanders. The
injury required surgery in June 1983. ... Missed part of 1983-84 season with
sprained right knee, an injury suffered in December 1983. ... Missed part of
1985-86 season with hip pointer. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with
separated right shoulder, an injury suffered during Boston's Oct. 26, 1986,
game at Calgary. The injury required surgery in May 1987. ...Missed parts of
1987-88 season with strained abdominal muscle, an injury suffered in February
1988, and with strained right shoulder, an injury suffered in March 1988. ...
Missed part of 1988-89 season with charley horse in right thigh, suffered in November 1988. ... Missed parts of 1989-90 season with
cervical strain, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Oct. 21, 1989, game at
St. Louis, and with strained left knee, an
injury suffered during Los Angeles' March 17, 1990, game at Boston. ...
Retired after his contract was bought out by Los Angeles on Oct. 4, 1990. ... Never missed playoffs during his NHL career. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Binghamton (AHL); Grand
Rapids (IHL); Springfield (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Personal: Full name is Keith Scott
Crowder. ... Younger brother of former NHL player Bruce Crowder. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Crowder played out his final
contract with Boston in 1988-89 and became an unrestricted free agent. He
signed with Los Angeles on June 16, 1989. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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