Craig Berube
| Craig Berube | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 1965 Calahoo, AB, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) |
| Position | Left wing |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames Washington Capitals New York Islanders |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1986–2004 |
Craig Berube (born December 17, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals and New York Islanders. He is currently an assistant coach with the Flyers.
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[edit] Playing career
He played 1054 NHL regular season games between 1986 and 2003. Berube was known as an enforcer and fighter in the NHL, and amassed 3149 penalty minutes in his career, good for seventh on the all-time list.
Craig Berube punched official Kevin Collins while trying to fight Lindy Ruff.[1]
[edit] Coaching career
Berube was named the head coach of the Philadelphia Phantoms, the Flyers' affiliate in the American Hockey League, prior to the 2006–07 AHL season. However, on October 23, 2006, Berube was promoted to the Flyers' NHL coaching staff after a major reorganization in the franchise. On October 22, 2006, Bob Clarke resigned from his position as general manager of the Flyers, and head coach Ken Hitchcock was released from his duties. John Stevens, formerly assistant coach, was named the Flyers' new head coach, and Berube was designated to replace him. For the 2007–08 season, Berube returned to the Phantoms as head coach.
[edit] Family
Berube's son, Mike, is currently playing professional ice hockey with the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League.[2]
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | William Lake Mustangs | PCJHL | 33 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Kamloops Jr. Oilers | WHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | New Westminster Bruins | WHL | 70 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 104 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1984–85 | New Westminster Royals | WHL | 70 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 191 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | Kamloops Blazers | WHL | 32 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 34 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 95 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 102 | ||
| 1986–87 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 63 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 325 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1987–88 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 31 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 53 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | ||
| 1988–89 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 291 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 293 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 40 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 36 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 77 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 209 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | ||
| 1993–94 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 84 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 305 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||
| 1994–95 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 43 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 173 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | ||
| 1995–96 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 50 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 151 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 1996–97 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 80 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 74 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 189 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | ||
| 1998–99 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 66 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 77 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 162 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | ||
| 2000–01 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | New York Islanders | NHL | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 66 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 55 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 33 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1054 | 61 | 98 | 159 | 3149 | 89 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 211 | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlQw8cnsvF4&feature=fvwrel
- ^ http://www.bigdhockey.com/2010/10/15/americans-announce-opening-night-roster-bonk-recalled-to-okc/
[edit] External links
- Craig Berube's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Craig Berube's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Craig Berube at Hockey-Reference.com
- Craig Berube's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Craig Berube's NHL player profile
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