Craig Wolanin
 Craig Wolanin 
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| Date of birth | July 27, 1967 |
| place of birth | Grosse Pointe , Michigan , USA |
| size | 191 cm |
| Weight | 93 kg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
1985 , 1st round, 3rd position New Jersey Devils |
| Career stations | |
| 1984-1985 | Kitchener Rangers |
| 1985-1990 | New Jersey Devils |
| 1990-1995 | Nordiques de Québec |
| 1995-1996 | Colorado Avalanche |
| 1996-1997 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| 1997-1998 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| 1998-1999 | Detroit Vipers |
Craig William Wolanin (born July 27, 1967 in Grosse Pointe , Michigan ) is a former American ice hockey player who played 730 games for the New Jersey Devils , Nordiques de Québec , Colorado Avalanche , Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs played in the National Hockey League on the position of defender . Wolanin celebrated his greatest career success, who was selected in third overall position in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft , with the Colorado Avalanche by winning the Stanley Cup in 1996 . His son Christian is also a professional ice hockey player.
Career
Craig Wolanin began his career as a hockey player with the Kitchener Rangers , for which he was active in the 1984/85 season in the Canadian Junior League Ontario Hockey League . He was then selected in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft in the first round as the third player overall by the New Jersey Devils . For this, the defender played in the National Hockey League for the next five years , and in the 1989/90 season he also made six appearances for New Jersey's farm team , the Utica Devils from the American Hockey League . On March 6, 1990, he was given in exchange for Peter Šťastný to the Nordiques de Québec . With these he played until they moved to Denver , Colorado in 1995 . Then the transfer rights of the American went to Québec's successor team Colorado Avalanche . For the Avalanache, the left-handed shooter scored eight goals in 82 games in the 1995/96 season and made 20 templates.
The 1996/97 season began Wolanin with the Tampa Bay Lightning , but was released to the Toronto Maple Leafs after only 15 missions in which he had remained pointless . With the Canadians he could never really prevail in the following years, among other things, a serious knee injury, which he had sustained in a game against the Montréal Canadiens on November 1, 1997, threw him back again and again. After he could only play 33 games in a year and a half in Toronto, his contract was not renewed. Finally, the former international signed on January 31, 1999 as a free agent with the Detroit Vipers from the International Hockey League . With these he ended his career at the end of the season at the age of 32.
International
For the USA Wolanin took part in the World Championships in 1987 , 1991 and 1994, as well as the Canada Cup in 1991 . At the Canada Cup 1991 he reached second place with the USA.
Achievements and Awards
- 1991 second place in the Canada Cup
- 1996 Stanley Cup win with the Colorado Avalanche
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| season | team | league | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | ||
| 1984/85 | Kitchener Rangers | OHL | 60 | 5 | 16 | 21st | 95 | 4th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1985/86 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 44 | 2 | 16 | 18th | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1986/87 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 68 | 4th | 6th | 10 | 109 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1987/88 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 78 | 6th | 25th | 31 | 170 | 18th | 2 | 5 | 7th | 51 | ||
| 1988/89 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 56 | 3 | 8th | 11 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1989/90 | Utica Devils | AHL | 6th | 2 | 4th | 6th | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1989/90 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 37 | 1 | 7th | 8th | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1989/90 | Nordiques de Québec | NHL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1990/91 | Nordiques de Québec | NHL | 80 | 5 | 13 | 18th | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1991/92 | Nordiques de Québec | NHL | 69 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1992/93 | Nordiques de Québec | NHL | 24 | 1 | 4th | 5 | 49 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | ||
| 1993/94 | Nordiques de Québec | NHL | 63 | 6th | 10 | 16 | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994/95 | Nordiques de Québec | NHL | 40 | 3 | 6th | 9 | 40 | 6th | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th | ||
| 1995/96 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 75 | 7th | 20th | 27 | 50 | 7th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8th | ||
| 1996/97 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 15th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996/97 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 23 | 0 | 4th | 4th | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997/98 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998/99 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21st | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| NHL overall | 695 | 40 | 133 | 173 | 894 | 35 | 4th | 6th | 10 | 67 | ||||
International
Represented the USA at:
| year | team | event | result | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | United States | WM | 7th place | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| 1991 | United States | WM | 4th Place | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 22nd | |
| 1991 | United States | Canada Cup | 2nd place | 8th | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1994 | United States | WM | 4th Place | 8th | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4th | |
| Men overall | 35 | 4th | 5 | 9 | 60 | ||||
( 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 Wolanin at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Craig Wolanin at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Craig Wolanin at hockeydraftcentral.com
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wolanin, Craig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wolanin, Craig William (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grosse Pointe , Michigan , USA |