Brad McCrimmon
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Brad McCrimmon | |||
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Born |
Dodsland, SK, CAN | March 29, 1959||
Died |
September 7, 2011 Yaroslavl, Russia | (aged 52)||
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 |
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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 | |||||||||||||
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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 | |
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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
- ^ Reuters staff (September 7, 2011). "Ex-NHLers Brad McCrimmon, Pavol Demitra, Ruslan Salei on downed plane: Reports". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Reuters staff (September 7, 2011). "Hockey team on crashed Russian plane, 44 dead". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Red Wings and assistant coach Brad McCrimmon part ways". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 19, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110907/wpg_mccrimmon_killed_110907/20110907/?hub=WinnipegHome
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