Corey Crawford

Corey Crawford

Corey Crawford with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Born (1984-12-31) December 31, 1984
Montreal, Quebec
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team Chicago Blackhawks
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 52nd overall, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2005–present

Corey Crawford (born December 31, 1984) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 52nd overall, by the Blackhawks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. His teammates and fans often refer to him as "Crow". Crawford won two Stanley Cup championships with the Blackhawks in 2013 and 2015.
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's ice hockey
Canada Cup / World Cup
2016 Toronto

Playing career

Junior

Crawford was drafted 52nd overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. He spent his pre-junior career playing for the Midget AAA Gatineau Intrépides, before spending his junior career with the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Crawford was the goaltender for the Wildcats in the 2003–04 QMJHL playoffs, when they ousted the Rimouski Océanic in the semi-finals to advance to the President's Cup final, but lost that series to the Gatineau Olympiques. Crawford currently holds the Wildcats record for lowest goals against average (GAA) (2.47 in 2004–05), most wins (35 in 2003–04) and is tied with Simon Lajeunesse for most shutouts in a season (six in 2004–05). He was twice named to the QMJHL's Second All-Star team (2003–04, 2004–05).

Professional

Crawford made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks on January 22, 2006, against the Minnesota Wild. He relieved Adam Munro in the third period, made seven saves and did not allow any goals. He recorded his first career start against the St. Louis Blues on February 2, 2006. He finished the evening with five goals allowed and 29 saves in a 6–5 shootout loss. He recorded his first career win and shutout against the Anaheim Ducks on March 5, 2008.[1][2] Crawford also recorded a strong performance against the Detroit Red Wings, stopping 45 of 47 shots in a 3–1 loss on March 11.[3]

Corey Crawford during the Blackhawks Victory Parade in 2010

The Blackhawks re-signed Crawford to a one-year deal on July 21, 2008.[4][5] Crawford was recalled from the American Hockey League (AHL) on November 28 to take the place of Nikolai Khabibulin, who had been injured two nights earlier.[6] Crawford made his first Stanley Cup playoffs appearance on May 24, 2009, in the second period of the Western Conference Finals against the Detroit Red Wings, replacing Cristobal Huet. He stopped six of seven shots before being replaced by Huet after the second period.

Due to the departures of Antti Niemi to the San Jose Sharks and Cristobal Huet to the Swiss National League A, Crawford was promoted to back-up goaltender behind Marty Turco for the 2010–11 season. Later in the season, Crawford became the team's starting goaltender, replacing the veteran Turco. He had a two-game shutout streak later in the season and compiled a 176:09 shutout streak from January 7 to 15, the longest by a Blackhawks netminder since Tony Esposito from January 16 to 30, 1972.[7] From February 20 until March 5, 2011, Crawford had an eight-game win streak, setting a new record for the longest such streak for a rookie.[8][9] The streak was also one game short of the team record set by Glenn Hall.

Crawford earned his 30th win of his rookie season on March 28, 2011, at Detroit, becoming the first Blackhawks goaltender to reach the 30-win milestone since Jocelyn Thibault did it with 33 wins in the 2001–02 season.[10] In his first playoff series against the Presidents' Trophy-winning Vancouver Canucks, he recorded a 36-save shutout in game five of the 2011 Western Conference Quarter-finals, marking the first time he recorded a shutout in the NHL playoffs, and the Blackhawks' largest margin of victory (5–0) in franchise history in a playoff game. The Blackhawks ultimately lost the series to the Canucks in seven games, however, when Alexandre Burrows scored the series-winning overtime goal for Vancouver.

Corey Crawford warming up against the St. Louis Blues

On May 19, 2011, Crawford signed a three-year, $8 million contract extension with the Blackhawks. After the 2010–11 season, he was named to the NHL All-Star Rookie Team.[11]

Following the 2010–11 regular season, Crawford entered the year as the Blackhawks' number one netminder. After starting the year off strong, Crawford struggled for a majority of the season and was often benched in favour of veteran backup Ray Emery, who played extensively down the stretch. However, Emery could not solidify his hold on the starter's role and as a result, Crawford reclaimed the team's starting goaltender position. After going 8–1–2 over his last 11 games, Crawford was confirmed as the starter for the Blackhawks heading into the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs. In all, Crawford finished his second full season playing in 57 games and posting a 30–17–7 record with a .903 save percentage and 2.72 GAA with no shutouts. He became the first Blackhawks goalie to win at least 30 games in back-to-back seasons since Ed Belfour did it in the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons.

Entering the lock-out-shortened 2012–13 season, there were doubts as to whether Crawford could return to his stellar form from his rookie season. The team re-signed Ray Emery to give him a push for the starting job. The Blackhawks started off the season with a point streak of 24 consecutive games (21–0–3), with Crawford getting off to a strong 11–0–3 start before struggling in a loss to the Colorado Avalanche in which he was pulled midway through the game after allowing three goals on 16 shots. He finished the season with a record of 19–5–5, with a 1.94 GAA, and a .926 save percentage with three shutouts. Due to his efforts, he was awarded the William M. Jennings Trophy along with Ray Emery, who finished with a 1.94 GAA as well. Crawford was confirmed as the starter for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs and started every game as Chicago eventually won the Stanley Cup, prevailing over the Boston Bruins in six games. On September 2, 2013, Crawford signed a six-year, $36 million contract extension with the Blackhawks through the 2019–20 season.[12][13]

Crawford started the 2014–15 season with a 12–5–1 record. He injured his foot, however, on December 1, 2014, while attending a Rise Against concert. Due to this, Crawford was expected to miss two-to-three weeks.[14] Crawford was selected to play in the 2015 NHL All-Star Game, one of six players selected via fan-vote (the others being his teammates Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews, as well as the Buffalo Sabres' Zemgus Girgensons).[15] On March 23, 2015, Crawford became the fourth goalie in Blackhawks franchise history to have four 30-win seasons. Crawford and Carey Price of the Montreal Canadiens, won the William M. Jennings Trophy for the 2014–15 season.[16] He finished the season with 32–20–5, recording a 2.27 GAA, a .924 SV % and two shut outs. After allowing nine goals in two first round playoff games against the Nashville Predators, Crawford was benched in favour of rookie goaltender Scott Darling, who posted three wins and one loss against the Predators.[17] Crawford relieved Darling in game six of the series after the Predators scored three goals in the first period. Crawford stopped all 13 shots he faced en route to a 4–3 win to take the series.[18] Crawford was named the starter over Darling for the second round against Minnesota. Crawford started all four games in the second round sweep over Minnesota, allowing 7 goals in those 4 games. Crawford also performed well in the following round versus the Anaheim Ducks, leading Chicago to a come-from-behind four games to three series win. On June 15, 2015, Crawford collected his second shutout of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs in a 2–0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals to give the Blackhawks their third Stanley Cup in the last six years. The win was also the second Stanley Cup for Crawford in his career.

During the 2015–16 NHL season, Crawford appeared in 58 games for the Blackhawks. He posted a 2.37 goals-against average, a .924 save percentage, 35 wins, and seven shutouts. In March 2016, The Blackhawks announced that Crawford would miss indefinite amount of time due to an unspecified upper-body injury.[19] Crawford finished the year with a career high 35 wins and tied his career high save percentage at .924. He also had a career high seven shutouts, which also led the NHL among goalies. He broke Tony Esposito's franchise playoff record for wins, with his 46th playoff win after stopping 29 shots in a 3-2 Game 2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. The Blackhawks would be eliminated from the playoffs by the Blues in seven games.

Personal

A native of Châteauguay, Quebec,[13] Crawford speaks both French and English fluently.[20]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2000–01 Gatineau Intrépides QAAA 21 17 3 1 1,260 40 2 1.92 — — — — — — — — —
2001–02 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 38 9 20 3 1,863 116 1 3.74 .889 — — — — — — — —
2002–03 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 50 24 17 6 2,855 130 2 2.73 .915 6 2 3 303 20 0 3.97 .890
2003–04 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 54 35 15 3 3,019 132 2 2.62 .919 20 13 6 1,170 42 0 2.15 .940
2004–05 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 51 28 16 6 2,942 121 6 2.47 .920 12 6 6 725 33 1 2.73 .918
2005–06 Norfolk Admirals AHL 48 22 23 0 2,734 134 1 2.94 .898 1 0 1 17 1 0 3.49 .750
2005–06 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 2 0 0 1 86 5 0 3.48 .878 — — — — — — — —
2006–07 Norfolk Admirals AHL 60 38 20 2 3,467 164 1 2.84 .909 6 2 4 363 20 0 3.31 .884
2007–08 Rockford IceHogs AHL 55 29 17 7 3,028 143 3 2.83 .907 12 7 5 741 27 0 2.19 .924
2007–08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 5 1 2 0 224 8 1 2.14 .929 — — — — — — — —
2008–09 Rockford IceHogs AHL 47 22 20 3 2,686 116 2 2.59 .917 2 0 2 117 5 0 2.57 .909
2008–09 Chicago Blackhawks NHL — — — — — — — — — 1 0 0 16 1 0 3.75 .857
2009–10 Rockford IceHogs AHL 43 24 16 2 2,521 112 1 2.67 .909 4 0 4 216 13 0 3.61 .871
2009–10 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 1 0 1 0 59 3 0 3.04 .914 — — — — — — — —
2010–11 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 57 33 18 6 3,337 128 4 2.30 .917 7 3 4 435 16 1 2.21 .927
2011–12 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 57 30 17 7 3,218 146 0 2.72 .903 6 2 4 396 17 0 2.58 .893
2012–13 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 30 19 5 5 1,761 57 3 1.94 .926 23 16 7 1,504 46 1 1.84 .932
2013–14 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 59 32 16 10 3,395 128 2 2.26 .917 19 11 8 1,234 52 1 2.53 .912
2014–15 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 57 32 20 5 3,333 126 2 2.27 .924 20 13 6 1,223 47 2 2.31 .924
2015–16 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 58 35 18 5 3,323 131 7 2.37 .924 7 3 4 448 19 0 2.54 .907
NHL totals 326 182 97 39 18,736 732 19 2.34 .918 83 48 33 5,255 198 5 2.26 .920

International

Year Team Event Result   GP W L MIN SV% GA SO GAA
2016 Canada WCH 1st, gold medalist(s) 1 1 0 60 .950 1 0 1.00
Senior totals 1 1 0 60 .950 1 0 1.00

Awards

References

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  2. ↑ "Anaheim at Chicago – 2008-03-05". Yahoo! Sports. March 5, 2008. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ Ungar, Lindsay (March 11, 2008). "Red Wings 3, Blackhawks 1". redwings.nhl.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Blackhawks Re-Sign Corey Crawford". blackhawks.nhl.com. July 21, 2008. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Blackhawks re-sign goaltender Crawford". July 21, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Blackhawks Recall Crawford; Johnson To IR". blackhawks.nhl.com. November 28, 2008. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Crawford named to 2011 NHL All-Rookie Team". blackhawks.nhl.com. June 22, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Blackhawks make it 8 straight". DailyHerald.com. Associated Press. March 5, 2011. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  9. ↑ Adams, Cheryl (March 30, 2011). "Making the case for Corey Crawford for the Calder". TheHockeyWriters.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  10. ↑ Boron, Brad (June 7, 2011). "The Blackhawks All-Draft Team". blackhawks.nhl.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  11. ↑ Rogers, Jesse (May 19, 2011). "Corey Crawford re-signs with Hawks". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  12. ↑ Lazerus, Mark (September 2, 2013). "Blackhawks sign Corey Crawford through 2020 with $36 million deal". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  13. 1 2 Cowan, Stu (September 2, 2013). "A memorable Labour Day for Blackhawks goalie Crawford". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  14. ↑ Cooper, Josh (2014-12-03). "Corey Crawford hurts foot leaving concert, out 2–3 weeks". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
  15. ↑ Kimmelman, Adam (January 3, 2015). "Girgensons, five Blackhawks named first 6 All-Stars". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  16. ↑ Neveau, James (2015-04-12). "Corey Crawford Nabs William Jennings Trophy Saturday". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  17. ↑ Haugh, David (2015-04-16). "Scott Darling deserves Game 2 start for Blackhawks". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
  18. ↑ Litke, Jim (2015-04-26). "Embarrassed early, Blackhawks hit their stride just in time". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  19. ↑ "Blackhawks' Crawford out with upper-body injury". NHL.com. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  20. ↑ Hedger, Brian (March 25, 2012). "Crawford overcomes obstacles to regain place in Hawks' net". blackhawks.nhl.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
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