Bruce James Crowder is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 forward

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 who played four seasons in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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 (NHL) for the Boston Bruins

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 and Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins

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 from 1981–82 to 1984–85. He is the brother of Keith Crowder

Keith Crowder

Keith Scott Crowder is a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League from 1980–81 until 1989–90.-Playing career:...

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Playing career

Crowder was drafted 153rd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

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 in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft

1977 NHL Amateur Draft

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. He played 243 career NHL games, scoring 47 goals and 51 assists for 98 points. His best offensive season was the 1982–83 season when he garnered career highs in goals with 21, assists with 19, and points with 40.

Coaching career

After leaving the professional game, Crowder spent 14 seasons in the collegiate coaching ranks. Crowder spent the 1987–1988 and 1989–1990 as an assistant at the University of Maine

University of Maine

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, before joining UMass-Lowell

University of Massachusetts Lowell

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. In 1992–93 he was promoted to the head coach of the Riverhawks and posted a record of 20–17–2. In three seasons with UMass-Lowell Crowder's record was an impressive 63–46–10, and in 1996–97 he took over the head coaching job at Northeastern.

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