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{{Infobox Ice Hockey Player
 
| image = Brad McCrimmon.jpg
 
| image_size = 200px
 
| position = [[Defenceman]]
 
| played_for = [[Boston Bruins]]<br>[[Philadelphia Flyers]]<br> [[Calgary Flames]]<br>[[Detroit Red Wings]]<br>[[Hartford Whalers]]<br>[[Phoenix Coyotes]]
 
| shot = Left
 
| height_ft = 5
 
| height_in = 11
 
| weight_lb = 193
 
| nationality = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canadian]]
 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|03|29}}
 
| birth_place = [[Dodsland]], [[Saskatchewan]]
 
| draft = 15th overall
 
| draft_year = 1979
 
| draft_team = [[Boston Bruins]]
 
| career_start = 1979
 
| career_end = 1997
 
}}
 
 
'''Byron Brad McCrimmon'''
 
'''Byron Brad McCrimmon'''
 
*Born: March 29, 1959 in [[Dodsland]], [[Saskatchewan]]
 
*Born: March 29, 1959 in [[Dodsland]], [[Saskatchewan]]
 
*Hometown: Plenty, Saskatchewan
 
*Hometown: Plenty, Saskatchewan
 
*Brother: [[Kelly McCrimmon]]
 
*Brother: [[Kelly McCrimmon]]
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*Died: September 7, 2011 at [[Yaroslavl]], [[Russia]]
 
*Position: Defense & Coach
 
*Position: Defense & Coach
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Selected by [[Boston Bruins]] 1st round (#15) in [[1979 NHL Entry Draft]]
) is a retired Canadian professional defenceman who played in the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] for 18 years, between 1979 and 1997. While not a terribly strong skater, he is widely considered one of the best and most punishing defensive defencemen of all time.He died in 2011.
 
 
==Playing career==
 
McCrimmon was drafted 15th overall by the [[Boston Bruins]] in the [[1979 NHL Entry Draft]]. He won the [[Stanley Cup]] in [[1988–89 NHL season|1989]] with the [[Calgary Flames]]. He is currently assistant coach for the [[Detroit Red Wings]].
 
 
 
==Career Statistics==
 
==Career Statistics==
 
===Playing===
 
===Playing===
 
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! ALIGN="center" colspan="5" | Playoffs
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| rowspan="2"|1977-78
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| [[Team Canada]]
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| bgcolor="FFD700"|[[World Junior Championship|WJC]]
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| bgcolor="FFD700"|6
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| bgcolor="FFD700"|0
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| bgcolor="FFD700"|4
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| bgcolor="FFD700"|--
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|- ALIGN="center"
 
| [[Brandon Wheat Kings]] '''''"C"'''''
| 1977-78
 
| [[Brandon Wheat Kings]]
 
 
| [[Western Hockey League|WCHL]]
 
| [[Western Hockey League|WCHL]]
 
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| rowspan="3"|1978-79
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| [[Team Canada]]
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| bgcolor="FFD700"|[[World Junior Championship|WJC]]
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| bgcolor="FFD700"|5
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| bgcolor="FFD700"|1
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| bgcolor="FFD700"|2
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| bgcolor="FFD700"|3
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| bgcolor="FFD700"|2
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| bgcolor="FFD700"|--
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|- ALIGN="center"
 
|- ALIGN="center"
| rowspan="2"|1978-79
 
 
| rowspan="2"|[[Brandon Wheat Kings]]
 
| rowspan="2"|[[Brandon Wheat Kings]]
 
| [[Western Hockey League|WHL]]
 
| [[Western Hockey League|WHL]]
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|- ALIGN="center"
 
| 1989-90
 
| 1989-90
| [[Calgary Flames]]
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| [[Calgary Flames]] '''''"C"'''''
 
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
 
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
 
| 79
 
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| --
 
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! colspan="3"|NHL Totals
 
! colspan="3"|NHL Totals
 
! 1222
 
! 1222
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*'''SJHL Top Defenseman (1976)'''
 
*'''SJHL Top Defenseman (1976)'''
 
*'''WCHL Second All-Star Team (1977)'''
 
*'''WCHL Second All-Star Team (1977)'''
 
*Played in [[World Junior Championship]] '''(1978 & 1979)''', winning '''Bronze Medal''' in 1978
 
*'''WCHL Top Defenseman (1978)'''
 
*'''WCHL First All-Star Team (1978)'''
 
*'''WCHL First All-Star Team (1978)'''
*'''WCHL Top Defenseman (1978)'''
 
 
*'''WHL First All-Star Team (1979)'''
 
*'''WHL First All-Star Team (1979)'''
 
*Played in [[1979 World Junior Championship|World Junior Championship]] '''(1979)'''
 
 
*[[Ed Chynoweth Cup|President's Cup]] '''Western Hockey League Championship (1979)'''
 
*[[Ed Chynoweth Cup|President's Cup]] '''Western Hockey League Championship (1979)'''
 
*'''Memorial Cup All-Star Team (1979)'''
 
*'''Memorial Cup All-Star Team (1979)'''
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*Selected to '''NHL All-Star Game (1985)''', injured, did not play
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*Played in '''NHL All-Star Game (1988)'''
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*'''NHL Plus/Minus Leader (1988)'''
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*'''NHL Second All-Star Team (1988)'''
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*[[Stanley Cup]] '''National Hockey League Championship (1989)'''
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[[File:REMEMBERING BRAD MCCRIMMON.jpg|center|600px]]
   
 
==External links==
 
==External links==

Revision as of 01:59, 15 June 2018

Brad McCrimmon-0

Byron Brad McCrimmon

Selected by Boston Bruins 1st round (#15) in 1979 NHL Entry Draft

Career Statistics

Playing

    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 Team Canada WJC 6 0 2 2 4 -- -- -- -- --
Brandon Wheat Kings "C" WCHL 65 19 78 97 245 8 2 11 13 20
1978-79 Team Canada WJC 5 1 2 3 2 -- -- -- -- --
Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 66 24 74 98 139 22 9 19 28 34
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 "C" 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

Coaching

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 Out of Playoffs
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 

Awards & Achievements

  • SJHL Top Defenseman (1976)
  • WCHL Second All-Star Team (1977)
  • Played in World Junior Championship (1978 & 1979), winning Bronze Medal in 1978
  • WCHL Top Defenseman (1978)
  • WCHL First All-Star Team (1978)
  • WHL First All-Star Team (1979)
  • President's Cup Western Hockey League Championship (1979)
  • Memorial Cup All-Star Team (1979)
  • Selected to NHL All-Star Game (1985), injured, did not play
  • Played in NHL All-Star Game (1988)
  • NHL Plus/Minus Leader (1988)
  • NHL Second All-Star Team (1988)
  • Stanley Cup National Hockey League Championship (1989)
REMEMBERING BRAD MCCRIMMON

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Preceded by
Jim Peplinski
Calgary Flames captains
1989–90
Succeeded by
Rotating captains
Preceded by
Wayne Gretzky
Winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award
1988
Succeeded by
Joe Mullen