Corey Crawford

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Crawford in a preseason game
Position	Goaltender
Nickname(s)	"Crawf"[1]
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg/13 st 8 lb)
NHL Team	Chicago Blackhawks
Nationality	Canada
Born	31 December 1984, Châteauguay, Quebec
NHL Draft	NHL Entry Draft, 2003 Chicago Blackhawks
Pro career	2005 – present

Corey Crawford (born 31 December 1984 in Châteauguay, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender, who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks. The team selected Crawford with the fifty-second overall pick of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He played with the Rockford IceHogs, the Blackhawks' American Hockey League, affiliate prior to playing in the National Hockey League.

Contents 1 Pre-Junior career 2 Junior career 3 Professional career 4 Career statistics 4.1 Regular season statistics 4.2 Playoff statistics 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Pre-Junior career

Crawford spent his pre-junior career playing for the Midget AAA Gatineau Entrepides.

[edit] Junior career

Crawford spent his junior career with the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Crawford was the goaltender for the Wildcats in the 2003-04 QMJHL playoffs, when they ousted Rimouski Océanic along with Sidney Crosby in the first round. They went on to the President's Cup final, but lost the series to the Gatineau Olympiques. Crawford currently holds the Wildcats record for Best Goals Against Average (2.47 in 2004-05), Most Wins (35 in 2003-04), and is tied with Simon Lajeunesse for Most Shutouts in a season (6 in 2004-05). He was twice named to the QMJHL's second All-Star team (2003-04, 2004-05).

[edit] Professional career

Crawford made his NHL debut with the Chicago Blackhawks on 22 January 2006 against the Minnesota Wild. He relieved Adam Munro in the third period, made seven saves and did not allow any goals. He had his first career start against the St. Louis Blues on February 2, 2006. He finished the evening with a record of five goals allowed and twenty-nine saves in a 6-5 shootout loss. Crawford is currently backing up Patrick Lalime in the NHL. He recorded his first career win and shut-out against the Anaheim Ducks on March 5, 2008.^[2]

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Regular season statistics

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
2000-2001	Gatineau Entrepides	QAAA		21	17	3	1	1,260	40	2	1.92
2001-2002	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL		38	9	20	3	1,863	116	1	3.74
2002-2003	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL		50	24	17	6	2,855	130	2	2.73
2003-2004	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL		54	35	15	3	3,019	132	2	2.62
2004-2005	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL		51	28	16	6	2,942	121	6	2.47
2005-2006	Norfolk Admirals	AHL		48	22	23	-	2,734	134	1	2.94
2005-2006	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		2	0	1	0	86	5	0	3.49
2007-2008	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		5	1	2	0	224	8	1	2.14
NHL CAREER TOTALS				7	1	2	0	310	13	1	2.51

[edit] Playoff statistics

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA
2002-2003	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL		6	2	3	303	20	0	3.97
2003-2004	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL		20	13	6	1,170	42	0	2.15
2004-2005	Moncton Wildcats	QMJHL		12	6	6	725	33	1	2.73
2005-2006	Norfolk Admirals	AHL		1	0	1	17	1	0	3.49

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Offcial Blackhawks Profile
• Yahoo! Sports Profile