Craig Kowalski

Craig Kowalski
Born	(1981-01-15) January 15, 1981 Warren, MI
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
EIHL team Former teams	Nottingham Panthers HC Valpellice Lowell Lock Monsters Syracuse Crunch
NHL Draft	235th overall, 2000 Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career	2004–present

Craig Kowalski (born January 15, 1981, in Warren, Michigan) is an American professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL.

Playing career

Kowalski's Pro career begun on June 25, 2000, when he was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2000 NHL Entry Draft. He was chosen in the eighth round by the Carolina Hurricanes as their seventh overall pick and 235th overall. More than four years after being drafted, on August 6, 2004, Kowalski signed a multi-year contract with the Hurricanes. In 2007, Kowalski was released from a Player Try Out Contract with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League, and subsequently signed with the Gwinnett Gladiators of the ECHL. During the 2007-2008 ECHL Season, he was named to the All-Star Team, and was chosen as the American Conference's starting Goaltender. Prior to the 2008-2009 ECHL Season, Kowalski was traded to the Phoenix RoadRunners of the ECHL, for Bryan Esner and signed on July 22, 2009 a contract with HC Valpellice. On December 3, 2009 he scored an empty net goal against Sportivi Ghiaccio Pontebba. On July 8, 2010 Kowalski was revealed as the new starting netminder for Nottingham Panthers in Great Britain's Elite Ice Hockey League

On March 28, 2011 it was announced that Kowalski had agreed to return to Nottingham for a second season with the Nottingham Panthers in the 2011/12 Elite League campaign

External links

• Craig Kowalski's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database