Craig Muni

Canada Craig Muni

Date of birth	July 19, 1962
place of birth	Toronto , Ontario , Canada
size	188 cm
Weight	91 kg

position	defender
Shot hand	Left

Draft

NHL Entry Draft	1980 , 2nd round, 25th position Toronto Maple Leafs

Career stations

1979-1981	Kingston Canadians
1981-1982	Windsor Spitfires
1982-1986	St. Catharines Saints
1986-1993	Edmonton Oilers
1993	Chicago Blackhawks
1993-1996	Buffalo Sabers
1996	Winnipeg Jets
1996-1997	Pittsburgh Penguins
1997-1998	Dallas Stars

Craig Douglas Muni (born July 19, 1962 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and scout as well as current coach , who played 832 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs , Edmonton Oilers , Chicago Blackhawks , Buffalo Sabers , Winnipeg Jets , Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Stars played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Muni won the Stanley Cup three times during his 16 seasons in the NHL - in 1987 , 1988 and 1990 all with the Edmonton Oilers. Between 2016 and 2018, together with Ric Seiling, he was head coach of the Buffalo Beauts from the National Women's Hockey League , with whom he won the Isobel Cup in 2017 .

Career

Craig Muni began his career as a hockey player with the Kingston Canadians , for whom he played from 1979 to 1981 in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League . During this time he was selected in the NHL Entry Draft 1980 in the second round as a total of 25th player from the Toronto Maple Leafs . Initially, Muni played until 1982 for the Windsor Spitfires in the OHL. In the playoffs of the American Hockey League in the 1980/81 season, the defender played for the first time in professional ice hockey when he was on the ice twice for the New Brunswick Hawks . Muni made his debut in the National Hockey League for the Maple Leafs in the 1981/82 season.

On August 18, 1986 Muni received a free agent contract with the Edmonton Oilers , with whom he won the prestigious Stanley Cup three times within four years in 1987, 1988 and 1990 . After seven successful years, the Canadian was given in exchange for Mike Hudson to the Chicago Blackhawks in March 1993 , which, however, transferred him to the Buffalo Sabers after only seven months . Until his retirement after the 1997/98 season , Muni played for the Winnipeg Jets , Pittsburgh Penguins and Dallas Stars at short notice .

The ex-player then worked as a scout for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL between 1999 and 2002 . For the 2016/17 season , Muni and Ric Seiling took over the head coach of the Buffalo Beauts from the National Women's Hockey League , with whom he won the Isobel Cup straight away . In the following year, he stepped back into the role of assistant coach behind Seiling, before both left the club after the 2017/18 season .

( 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 )

personal data
SURNAME	Muni, Craig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Muni, Craig Douglas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian ice hockey player, coach and scout
DATE OF BIRTH	July 19, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	Toronto , Ontario