Craig Conroy

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Craig Conroy
Date of birth 4th September 1971
place of birth Potsdam , New York , USA
size 188 cm
Weight 89 kg
position center
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1990 , 6th lap, 123rd position
Canadiens de Montréal
Career stations
1990-1994 Clarkson University
1994-1996 Fredericton Canadiens
1996-2001 St. Louis Blues
2001-2004 Calgary Flames
2005-2007 Los Angeles Kings
2007-2011 Calgary Flames

Craig Michael Conroy (born September 4, 1971 in Potsdam , New York ) is a former American ice hockey player and current official who played 1090 games for the Canadiens de Montréal , St. Louis between 1990 and 2011 Blues , Calgary Flames and Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League on the position of the center has denied. With the national team of the United States Conroy took part in the World Cup of Hockey 2004 and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin .

Career

As a junior he played for Clarkson University in the US college league ECAC Hockey, among others with Todd Marchant . The Canadiens de Montréal selected him in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft in the sixth round in 123rd position. In 1994 the Canadiens brought him to their farm team at the time , the Fredericton Canadiens in the American Hockey League .

In the 1994/95 season Conroy made his debut in the NHL and scored his first goal in his six appearances. In the coming year he was allowed to play seven more games for the Canadiens, but shortly after the beginning of the 1996/97 season he was given to the St. Louis Blues together with Pierre Turgeon . There he was only used briefly in the AHL at the Worcester IceCats and made his breakthrough in the NHL. In his first full season in St. Louis, he set a new record with 43 scorer points. This also earned him a nomination for the Frank J. Selke Trophy .

Towards the end of the 2000/01 season he was given in exchange for Cory Stillman to the Calgary Flames . With 73 points in the 2001/02 season , he was again a candidate for the Frank J. Selke Trophy in 2002 , as he was the second best scorer of his team as a defensive attacker. He also became the team captain there. After the strike season he moved to the Los Angeles Kings , but after a year and a half, he returned to the Flames at the age of 35. After just 16 points in the first 52 games in LA, 21 points followed in 28 games with Calgary.

On February 4, 2011, Conroy announced his immediate retirement as an active player. He then worked at the Flames until summer 2014 as a special advisor to the General Manager . Since then he has been its full assistant and representative.

International

Conroy represented Team USA at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin . After he had come to two pointless stakes at the World Cup of Hockey in 2004, Conroy rose to become a regular in Team USA at the 2006 Winter Olympics and scored five points in six games.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1994 NCAA East First All-American Team
  • 1994 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1990/91 Clarkson University ECAC 39 8th 22nd 30th 24
1991/92 Clarkson University ECAC 32 20th 16 36 38
1992/93 Clarkson University ECAC 35 10 23 33 26th
1993/94 Clarkson University ECAC 34 26th 39 65 48
1994/95 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 55 26th 18th 44 29 11 7th 3 10 6th
1994/95 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 6th 1 0 1 0 - - - - -
1995/96 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 67 31 38 69 65 10 5 7th 12 6th
1995/96 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 7th 0 0 0 2 - - - - -
1996/97 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 9 10 6th 16 10 - - - - -
1996/97 Worcester IceCats AHL 5 5 6th 11 2 - - - - -
1996/97 St. Louis Blues NHL 61 6th 11 17th 43 6th 0 0 0 8th
1997/98 St. Louis Blues NHL 81 14th 29 43 46 10 1 2 3 8th
1998/99 St. Louis Blues NHL 69 14th 25th 39 38 13 2 1 3 6th
1999/00 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 12 15th 27 36 7th 0 2 2 2
2000/01 St. Louis Blues NHL 69 11 14th 25th 46 - - - - -
2000/01 Calgary Flames NHL 14th 3 4th 7th 14th - - - - -
2001/02 Calgary Flames NHL 81 27 48 75 32 - - - - -
2002/03 Calgary Flames NHL 79 22nd 37 59 36 - - - - -
2003/04 Calgary Flames NHL 63 8th 39 47 44 26th 6th 11 17th 12
2005/06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 22nd 44 66 78 - - - - -
2006/07 Los Angeles Kings NHL 52 5 11 16 38 - - - - -
2006/07 Calgary Flames NHL 28 8th 13 21st 18th 6th 1 1 2 8th
2007/08 Calgary Flames NHL 79 12 22nd 34 71 7th 0 2 2 8th
2008/09 Calgary Flames NHL 82 12 36 48 28 6th 0 1 1 0
2009/10 Calgary Flames NHL 63 3 12 15th 25th - - - - -
2010/11 Calgary Flames NHL 18th 2 0 2 8th - - - - -
NHL overall 1009 182 360 542 603 81 10 20th 30th 52

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2004 United States World cup 4th Place 2 0 0 0 0
2006 United States Olympia 8th place 6th 1 4th 5 2
Men overall 8th 1 4th 5 2

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ torontosun.com, Conroy to call it a career
personal data
SURNAME Conroy, Craig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Conroy, Craig Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player and official
DATE OF BIRTH 4th September 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Potsdam , New York (State) , United States