Keith Scott Crowder (born January 6, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played ten seasons in professional hockey. He played seven games in the World Hockey Association before playing in National Hockey League from 1980 to 1990 for the Boston Bruins and the Los Angeles Kings.
| Keith Crowder | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
January 6, 1959 Windsor, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Birmingham Bulls Boston Bruins Los Angeles Kings | ||
| NHL draft |
57th overall, 1979 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1978–1990 | ||
Playing career
editCrowder was drafted 57th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1979 NHL entry draft. He played 662 career NHL games, scoring 223 goals and 271 assists for 494 points while adding 1354 penalty minutes. His best offensive season was the 1985–86 season, when he set career highs with 38 goals, 46 assists, 84 points, 177 penalty minutes, and 20 power-play goals.[1]
In 2023 he would be named one of the top 100 Bruins players of all time.[2]
Personal life
editKeith has a large family including his younger brother Craig, who played at Sault College from 1986 to 1988 and an older brother Bruce Crowder who also played in the NHL.
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 58 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 58 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 43 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Grand Rapids Owls | IHL | 20 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Binghamton Dusters | AHL | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 26 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 47 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 172 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 1981–82 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 71 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 101 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1982–83 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 74 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 105 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 52 | ||
| 1983–84 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 63 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 128 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1984–85 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 142 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | ||
| 1985–86 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 78 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 177 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 1986–87 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 58 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1987–88 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 68 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 173 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 44 | ||
| 1988–89 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 69 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 147 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | ||
| 1989–90 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 55 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
| WHA totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 662 | 223 | 271 | 494 | 1,344 | 85 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 211 | ||||
References
edit- ↑ "Keith Crowder player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
- ↑ Bruins Announce “Historic 100” Ahead of All-Centennial Team Reveal https://www.nhl.com/bruins/news/bruins-announce-historic-100-ahead-of-all-centennial-team-reveal
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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