Keith Crowder
Encyclopedia
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.
in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft
. He played 662 career NHL games, scoring 223 goals and 271 assists for 494 points while adding 1354 penalty minutes. His best offensive season was the 1985–86 season, when he set career highs with 38 goals, 46 assists, 84 points, 177 penalty minutes, and 20 power-play goals.
Professional
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
from 1980–81 until 1989–90.
Playing career
Crowder was drafted 57th overall by the Boston BruinsBoston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft
1979 NHL Entry Draft
The 1979 NHL Entry Draft took place on August 9, 1979, at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League teams selected 126 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1978–79 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the list of those...
. He played 662 career NHL games, scoring 223 goals and 271 assists for 494 points while adding 1354 penalty minutes. His best offensive season was the 1985–86 season, when he set career highs with 38 goals, 46 assists, 84 points, 177 penalty minutes, and 20 power-play goals.
Career statistics
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Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1976–77 | Peterborough Petes Peterborough Petes The Peterborough Petes are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team has played in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, since 1956, and is the oldest continuously operating team in the league.-History:... |
OMJHL | 58 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 58 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Peterborough Petes | OMJHL | 43 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Birmingham Bulls Birmingham Bulls The Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being... |
WHA World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association was a professional ice hockey league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major competition for the National Hockey League since the collapse of the Western Hockey League in 1926... |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Grand Rapids Owls Grand Rapids Owls The Grand Rapids Owls are a defunct professional ice hockey team, who were members of the International Hockey League from the 1977–1978 season to 1979–1980 season. The Owls were based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and played their home games in Stadium Arena. The team started the 1977–1978 season as... |
IHL | 20 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 1979–80 AHL season The 1979–80 AHL season was the 44th season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams were scheduled to play 80 games each. The New Haven Nighthawks finished first overall in the regular season... |
Binghamton Dusters Binghamton Dusters The Binghamton Dusters were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, USA at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 1980–81 AHL season The 1980–81 AHL season was the 45th season of the American Hockey League. Nine teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears finished first overall in the regular season... |
Springfield Indians Springfield Indians The Springfield Indians were a minor professional ice hockey franchise, originally based in West Springfield, Massachusetts and later Springfield, Massachusetts. The Indians were founding members of the American Hockey League. They were in existence for a total of 60 seasons from 1926 to 1994, with... |
AHL | 26 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Boston Bruins Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
47 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 172 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||
1981–82 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 71 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 101 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
1982–83 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 74 | 35 | 39 | 74 | 105 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 52 | ||
1983–84 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 63 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 128 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1984–85 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 142 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | ||
1985–86 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 78 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 177 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | ||
1986–87 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 58 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1987–88 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 68 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 173 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 44 | ||
1988–89 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 69 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 147 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | ||
1989–90 | Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 55 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ||
NHL totals | 662 | 223 | 271 | 494 | 1344 | 85 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 211 |