Shot Right Height 1.83 m Playing career Weight 88 kg | Name Bruce Crowder Position Forward, Winger Role Ice hockey player | |
NHL Draft 153rd overall, 1977Philadelphia Flyers WHA Draft 84th overall, 1977Calgary Cowboys Played for | ||
COACH CROWDER AT BEANPOT
Bruce James Crowder (born March 25, 1957 in Essex, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins from 1981–82 to 1984–85. He is the brother of Keith Crowder.
Contents
- COACH CROWDER AT BEANPOT
- Escape Outside Pond Hockey Classic returns
- Playing career
- Coaching career
- References
Escape Outside: Pond Hockey Classic returns
Playing career
Crowder was drafted 153rd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft. 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, before joining UMass Lowell. In 1991 he was promoted to the head coach of the River Hawks and posted a record of 11–19–4. In the following four seasons with UMass Lowell Crowder's record was an impressive 88–56–15, and in 1996 he took over the head coaching job at Northeastern where he was 124–168–33 over 9 seasons, finishing last in the conference 4 times. He was released from his coaching responsibilities at Northeastern in the Spring of 2005 and was replaced by Greg Cronin who is now an assistant coach with Toronto Maple Leafs.