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Brad McCrimmon
Born (1959-03-29)March 29, 1959
Dodsland, SK, CAN
Died September 7, 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 52)
Yaroslavl, Russia
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb)
Position Defence
Played for Boston Bruins
Philadelphia Flyers
Calgary Flames
Detroit Red Wings
Hartford Whalers
Phoenix Coyotes
National team  Canada
NHL draft 15th overall, 1979
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1979–1997

Byron Brad McCrimmon (March 29, 1959 – September 7, 2011) from Plenty, Saskatchewan, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. McCrimmon played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1979 and 1997. From 1997 to his death, he was a coach, ultimately with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League. On September 7, 2011, McCrimmon was killed along with most of the Lokomotiv team, when the flight carrying the team crashed in Yaroslavl, Russia.[1][2]

Playing career

McCrimmon was drafted in the first round, 15th overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. He won the Stanley Cup in 1989 with the Calgary Flames, a team he captained for the 1989–90 season. Throughout his career he was paired with, and helped shaped the defensive skills of, some of the NHL's best blueliners, including Nicklas Lidström, Chris Pronger, Paul Coffey, Raymond Bourque and Mark Howe. He resided in Northville, Michigan with his wife Maureen, daughter Carlin and son Liam. On May 19, 2011, it was reported that McCrimmon would leave the Detroit Red Wings to take a head coaching job in Russia with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.[3] McCrimmon never coached a game, however, as he was killed in a plane crash, along with the rest of the Lokomotiv squad, before the team's first game of the 2011–12 season.

Death

McCrimmon died at the age of 52 in a plane crash along with 42 other players in the KHL and 2 were injured in this jet crash in Russia.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1974–75 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL 38 4 22 26 — — — — — —
1975–76 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL 46 19 39 58 126 — — — — —
1976–77 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 72 18 66 84 96 15 3 10 13 16
1977–78 Brandon Wheat Kings WCHL 65 19 78 97 245 8 2 11 13 20
1978–79 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 66 24 74 98 139 22 9 19 28 34
1978–79 Brandon Wheat Kings M-Cup — — — — — 5 0 5 5 10
1979–80 Boston Bruins NHL 72 5 11 16 94 10 1 1 2 28
1980–81 Boston Bruins NHL 78 11 18 29 148 3 0 1 1 2
1981–82 Boston Bruins NHL 78 1 8 9 83 2 0 0 0 2
1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 79 4 21 25 61 3 0 0 0 4
1983–84 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 71 0 24 24 76 1 0 0 0 4
1984–85 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 66 8 35 43 81 11 2 1 3 15
1985–86 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 80 13 43 56 85 5 2 0 2 2
1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 71 10 29 39 52 26 3 5 8 30
1987–88 Calgary Flames NHL 80 7 35 42 98 9 2 3 5 22
1988–89 Calgary Flames NHL 72 5 17 22 96 22 0 3 3 30
1989–90 Calgary Flames NHL 79 4 15 19 78 6 0 2 2 8
1990–91 Detroit Red Wings NHL 64 0 13 13 81 7 1 1 2 21
1991–92 Detroit Red Wings NHL 79 7 22 29 118 11 0 1 1 8
1992–93 Detroit Red Wings NHL 60 1 14 15 71 — — — — —
1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL 65 1 5 6 72 — — — — —
1994–95 Hartford Whalers NHL 33 0 1 1 42 — — — — —
1995–96 Hartford Whalers NHL 58 3 6 9 62 — — — — —
1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 37 1 5 6 18 — — — — —
NHL totals 1222 81 322 403 1416 116 11 18 29 176
WCHL/WHL totals 203 61 218 279 480 45 14 40 54 70
SJHL totals 84 23 61 84 126 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1978 Canada WJC 6 0 2 2 4
1979 Canada WJC 5 1 2 3 2
Junior int'l totals 11 1 4 5 6

Coaching statistics

Season  Team               Lge Type            GP  W  L T OTL   Pct Result
1997-98 New York Islanders NHL Assistant Coach
1998-99 Saskatoon Blades   WHL Head Coach      72 16 49 7   0 0.271 Out of playoffs
1998-99 New York Islanders NHL Assistant Coach
1999-00 Saskatoon Blades   WHL Head Coach      72 34 27 8   3 0.549 Lost in 2nd rd playoffs to Calgary Hitmen
2000-01 Calgary Flames     NHL Assistant Coach
2001-02 Calgary Flames     NHL Assistant Coach
2002-03 Calgary Flames     NHL Assistant Coach - Replaced mid-season -
2003-04 Atlanta Thrashers  NHL Assistant Coach
2005-06 Atlanta Thrashers  NHL Assistant Coach
2006-07 Atlanta Thrashers  NHL Assistant Coach
2007-08 Atlanta Thrashers  NHL Assistant Coach
2008-09 Detroit Red Wings  NHL Assistant Coach
2009-10 Detroit Red Wings  NHL Assistant Coach
2010-11 Detroit Red Wings  NHL Assistant Coach

References

  1. ^ Reuters staff (September 7, 2011). "Ex-NHLers Brad McCrimmon, Pavol Demitra, Ruslan Salei on downed plane: Reports". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. Retrieved September 7, 2011. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Reuters staff (September 7, 2011). "Hockey team on crashed Russian plane, 44 dead". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2011. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Red Wings and assistant coach Brad McCrimmon part ways". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 19, 2011.[dead link]
  4. ^ http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110907/wpg_mccrimmon_killed_110907/20110907/?hub=WinnipegHome
Preceded by Boston Bruins first round draft pick
1979 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Lanny McDonald and Jim Peplinski
(co-captains)
 Calgary Flames captains
1989–90 		Succeeded by
Rotating captains
Preceded by Winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award
1988 		Succeeded by

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