Jim Craig (ice hockey player)
 Jim Craig 
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| IIHF Hall of Fame , 1999 | |
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| Date of birth | May 31, 1957 |
| place of birth | North Easton , Massachusetts , USA |
| size | 185 cm |
| Weight | 86 kg |
| position | goalkeeper |
| Catch hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Amateur Draft |
1977 , 4th lap, 72nd position Atlanta Flames |
| WHA Amateur Draft |
1977 , 9th lap, 79th position Cincinnati Stingers |
| Career stations | |
| 1976-1979 | Boston University |
| 1979-1980 | Team USA |
| 1980 | Atlanta Flames |
| 1980-1981 | Boston Bruins |
| 1981-1982 | Erie Blades |
| 1982-1983 | Team USA |
| 1983-1984 | Minnesota North Stars |
James Downey "Jim" Craig (born May 31, 1957 in North Easton , Massachusetts ) is a former American ice hockey goalkeeper and coach who played for the Atlanta Flames , Boston Bruins and Minnesota North Stars in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1984 played. At the legendary Miracle on Ice , the Olympic victory of the United States in 1980, he was the goalkeeper of the US team. Craig is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame .
Career
Craig began his career in 1976 while studying at Boston University. He was drawn in the 4th round of the NHL Amateur Draft in 1977 in 72nd place by the Atlanta Flames , but only played here for one season ( 1979/80 ).
He was the goalkeeper of the US national ice hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics . The USA's 4-3 victory against the then overwhelming Soviet Union went down in sports history as the Miracle on Ice . In the Olympic victory, he kept the team in the game, even though he went down after a body check by Valery Kharlamov and was obviously in pain.
He then moved to the Boston Bruins for the 1980/81 season . It followed two years in lower classes before he returned to the NHL for three games for the Minnesota North Stars for the 1983/84 season .
He was a member of the US national ice hockey team from 1979 to 1983.
From 1994 to 1996 he coached the Northeastern University ice hockey team.
He was honored with the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999 for his services to sport .
Web links
- Official Homepage (Engl.)
- Jim Craig at hockeydb.com (English)
- Jim Craig at hockeygoalies.org
- Jim Craig in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Craig, Jim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Craig, James Downey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | North Easton , Massachusetts |