IMAGE INFORMATION
EditMarc Joseph John "Crow" Crawford - Born February 13, 1961 in Belleville, Ontario is a Canadian retired ice Hockey left winger and coach.
- Memorial Cup Champion 1980, 1981 with Cornwall Royals.
- Jean Rougeau Trophy Champion 1980, 1981 with Cornwall Royals.
- Clarence S Campbell Bowl Champion 1982 with Vancouver Canucks, 1996 with Colorado Avalanche (coach).
- Stanley Cup Champion 1996 with Colorado Avalanche (coach).
- Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award Winner 1993 with St. John's Maple Leafs.
- Jack Adams Award Winner 1995 with Quebec Nordiques (coach).
- NHL President's Trophy Champion 1997 with Colorado Avalanche (coach).
- National League A Champion 2014 with Zürcher Schlittschuh Club / ZSC Lions (coach).
Crawford played his junior Hockey with Cornwall Royals, helping them win back to back Memorial Cup championships. He was their captain for their 2nd championship in 1981.
Crawford was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks and made his NHL debut on October 6, 1981 vs Colorado Rockies at the Pacific Coliseum in a 4-2 Canucks win. He had 1 assist in the game.
Crawford scored his 1st NHL goal vs Mike Liut of St. Louis Blues at 10:59 of 2nd period on January 19, 1982 at Pacific Coliseum in a 5-4 St. Louis win.
As a NHL rookie, Crawford was with the Canucks when they reached the 1982 Stanley Cup finals. He had 1 goal in 14 playoff games.
Crawford played in 176 regula season NHL games, scoring 19 goals (1 GWG), 31 assists with 229 penalty minutes and 20 NHL playoff games, scoring 1 goal, 2 assists withb44 penalty minutes.
After retiring as a player, Crawford turned to coaching full time. He returned to his junior roots, coaching the Cornwall Royals for 2 seasons, then the St. John's Maple Leafs for 3 seasons before joining the NHL Quebec Nordiques for the 1994-95 season. He was with the Nordiques when they moved and became the Colorado Avalanche for the 1995-96 NHL season, guiding them to the 1996 Stanley Cup championship. He coached in Colorado until the end of the 1997-98 season.
Crawford then coached the Vancouver Canucks from 1998-99 until he was fired in June 2006.
Crawford was then hired by the Los Angeles Kings for the 2006-07 season, coaching there until he was fired in June 2008.
Crawford then coached the Dallas Stars from 2009 to 2011, jumped the pond to Switzerland, coaching the ZSC Lions for 4 seasons before returning to the NHL in 2016 as a assistant coach with Ottawa Senators and later with the Chicago Blackhawks from 2019 to 2022 to finish his coaching career.
Marc Crawford was inducted into the British Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013
