Marc Crawford

See also: Crawford

Marc Crawford (born the February 13rd, 1961 with Belleville in the Ontario with the Canada) is a trainer of Canadian Hockey of the National league of hockey. He was also player in the league.

  • Position: left winger
  • Weight: 84 kg
  • Size: 1m80

Career of player

Marc Crawford was fished out by the Canucks of Vancouver during the Repêchage of entry in the LNH 1980 with the 4th turn (70e position on the whole). As of its first season in 1982, Crawford plays the final of the Coupe Stanley against the Islanders of New York which gain the cut. During the six years which follow, it will make return tickets between Canucks and their team associated in the American Ligue with hockey, the Express of Fredericton. These many voyages are worth to him the two nicknames of 747 and Crow (corbel).

Career of trainer

He takes the head of the Nordiques of Quebec for the Saison LNH 1994-95 and remains with the Avalanche with the removal of the frankness. The first season of the frankness is the good one and Crawford finally involves its team towards the Coupe Stanley by sweeping the Panthers of Florida 4 matches with 0. It gains even this year there, the Trophée Jack Adams rewarding the trainer for the season.

The two following seasons, the results are poor and each time the Avalanches fail quickly in the eliminatory series. The managing director Pierre Lacroix (hockey) then offers a prolongation for one year to him, but Crawford wishing a more beautiful contract, it puts an end to its collaboration with the frankness the May 27th 1998.

In January of the following year, it takes the direction of the Canucks of Vancouver arpès to have been the trainer of the Équipe of Canada of hockey for the Winter Olympics of 1998. With the national team, it obtains only one 4th disappointing place.

The April 25th 2006, Canucks release Crawford of its contract whereas the team misses little the eliminatory series 2006-06. The managing director of Canucks calls upon a need for change in the team. Crawford will confirm during the press conference, which it had the impression that its players were diverted of him and were elsewhere. Two days afterwards, he will thank the fans for the 7 years for support.

The May 22nd 2006, the Kings of Los Angeles appoint it trainer of their team.

He is the 2nd younger trainer to reach the 400 victories (after Scotty Bowman).

See too

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