Craig Ferguson (ice hockey)
| Craig Ferguson | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 8, 1970 Castro Valley, California, U.S. | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | |||||
| Position | Centre | |||||
| Shot | Left | |||||
| Played for |
NHL Draft | 146th overall, | ||||
| Playing career | 1992–2006 | |||||
Craig Malcolm Ferguson (born April 8, 1970) is an American former professional
1989 NHL Entry Draft
.
Playing career
Collegiate
After graduating from
New Haven in 1997–1998 as a member of the Beast of New Haven. During the season, he became the first professional hockey player invited to speak at a Master's Tea at Calhoun College; past speakers had included James Earl Jones and Paul Newman.[3]
Professional
He was drafted in 1989 and turned pro in 1992. He spent much of his career bouncing around the minor leagues, but appeared in 27
Nationalliga A, and three with ERC Ingolstadt in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga
.
Personal
Ferguson's father is former NHL player Norm Ferguson. Born in Castro Valley, California to Canadian parents, Ferguson was raised in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Ferguson and his family later lived in Orlando, Florida.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Sydney Flyers | NSAHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Sydney Riverview Rural | CAHS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Yale University | ECAC | 24 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Yale University | ECAC | 28 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Yale University | ECAC | 29 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Yale University | ECAC | 27 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 55 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Wheeling Thunderbirds
|
ECHL | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 57 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 80 | 27 | 35 | 62 | 62 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1994–95 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 31 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 18 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Carolina Monarchs | AHL | 74 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Beast of New Haven | AHL | 64 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Beast of New Haven | AHL | 61 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00
|
Louisville Panthers | AHL | 61 | 29 | 27 | 56 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
1999–00
|
Florida Panthers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01
|
HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 42 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||
2001–02
|
HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 43 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 106 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2002–03
|
HC Fribourg-Gottéron | NLA | 44 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 51 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2004–05 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 49 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | ERC Ingolstadt | DEL | 48 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 470 | 176 | 216 | 392 | 354 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | 1988–89 | [4] |
References
- ^ Stutt, Kurt. "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- The News & Record. Archived from the originalon 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (1998-02-15). "Who Needs the Whalers? Hockey Is Back". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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