Craig Darby
 Craig Darby 
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| Date of birth | September 26, 1972 |
| place of birth | Oneida , New York , USA |
| size | 197 cm |
| Weight | 90 kg |
| position | center |
| Shot hand | Right |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1991 , 2nd lap, 43rd position Montréal Canadiens |
| Career stations | |
| 1991-1993 | Providence College |
| 1993-1995 | Fredericton Canadiens |
| 1995 | New York Islanders |
| 1995-1996 | Worcester IceCats |
| 1996-1998 | Philadelphia Phantoms |
| 1998-1999 | Milwaukee Admirals |
| 1999-2001 | Montréal Canadiens |
| 2001-2002 | Québec Citadelles |
| 2002-2004 | Albany River Rats |
| 2004-2005 | Springfield Falcons |
| 2005-2006 | Manitoba mosses |
| 2006-2007 | Augsburg panther |
| 2007-2008 | HC Innsbruck |
Craig Darby (born September 26, 1972 in Oneida , New York ) is a retired American ice hockey player ( striker ) who played for the Montréal Canadiens , New York Islanders , Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League as well the Augsburger Panther played in the German Ice Hockey League .
Career
Darby began his career at Providence College in Rhode Island . In his first year he was drawn by the Montréal Canadiens in 43rd place in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft . However, he played another season in Providence before he was used for the then Canadiens farm team, the Fredericton Canadiens .
After two successful seasons for the Fredericton Canadiens, his first appearance in the NHL came . 1994/95 he completed ten games for the Canadiens before moving to the New York Islanders team , together with Kirk Muller and Mathieu Schneider in exchange for Pierre Turgeon and Vladimir Malachow . 1996 came the move to the Philadelphia Flyers where Darby completed most of the games for the Philadelphia Phantoms farm team .
In 1998 he was drawn by the Nashville Predators in an expansion draft , but returned to the Montréal Canadiens in 1999 without having played a game for the Predators. Back in Montreal, Darby had his best time in the NHL. In 154 games he was able to score 45 points. In the 2002/03 season he moved to the New Jersey Devils where he did not prevail and spent most of the AHL with the Albany River Rats farm team . Even after moving to Tampa Bay Lightning and later to the Vancouver Canucks , he played the entire season in the AHL.
After his contract ended in the summer of 2006, Darby moved to the German club Augsburger Panther in the German Ice Hockey League . For the 2007/08 season he signed a contract with HC Innsbruck and moved to the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga . Following this season, the American ended his professional career.
Achievements and Awards
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Career statistics
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 1991/92 | Providence College | NCAA | 35 | 17th | 24 | 41 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1992/93 | Providence College | NCAA | 35 | 11 | 21st | 32 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1993/94 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 66 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994/95 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 64 | 21st | 47 | 68 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994/95 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994/95 | New York Islanders | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1995/96 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 68 | 22nd | 28 | 50 | 47 | 4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1995/96 | New York Islanders | NHL | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996/97 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 59 | 26th | 33 | 59 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 6th | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1996/97 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 9 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997/98 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 77 | 42 | 45 | 87 | 34 | 20th | 5 | 9 | 14th | 4th | ||
| 1997/98 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998/99 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 81 | 32 | 22nd | 54 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1999/00 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 76 | 7th | 10 | 17th | 14th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2000/01 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 78 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001/02 | Quebec Citadelles | AHL | 66 | 16 | 55 | 71 | 18th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2001/02 | Montréal Canadiens | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002/03 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 76 | 23 | 51 | 74 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002/03 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003/04 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 77 | 21st | 48 | 69 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003/04 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004/05 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 70 | 8th | 26th | 34 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005/06 | Manitoba mosses | AHL | 80 | 16 | 36 | 52 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 7th | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2006/07 | Augsburg panther | DEL | 52 | 17th | 34 | 51 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007/08 | HC Innsbruck | OIL | 42 | 13 | 30th | 43 | 30th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | ||
| NHL overall | 196 | 21st | 35 | 56 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
( 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
- Craig Darby at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Craig Darby at eurohockey.com
- Craig Darby at hockeydb.com (English)
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| SURNAME | Darby, Craig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oneida , New York , United States |