Craig Duncanson

Career

Duncanson was born in Sudbury, Ontario and raised in Walden, Ontario. He played junior hockey for the Sudbury Wolves, and was drafted after his second season, by the Los Angeles Kings. Duncanson turned professional in 1986 with two games for the King during the 1985-86 season. While in the Kings' organization, Duncanson played mostly for their affiliate New Haven Nighthawks with callups to the NHL squad. He was traded to Minnesota by the Kings for Daniel Berthiaume on September 6, 1990, then flipped by Minnesota to Winnipeg for Brian Hunt. On May 21, 1991, Duncanson was traded again, this time to the Washington Capitals. Duncanson never played for the Capitals, and he signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers on September 4, 1992. Duncanson played three seasons for the Rangers' organization, mostly with the Binghamton Rangers. In 1995, Duncanson left the Rangers organization, signing with the Orlando Solar Bears. Duncanson would play three seasons in the IHL before retiring.

After his retirement, Duncanson took up coaching with Laurentian University from 1997–2000.

Career statistics

Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1983-84 Sudbury Wolves OHL 62 38 38 76 178 -- -- -- -- --1984-85 Sudbury Wolves OHL 53 35 28 63 129 -- -- -- -- --1985-86 Sudbury Wolves OHL 21 12 17 29 55 -- -- -- -- --1985-86 Cornwall Royals OHL 40 31 50 81 135 6 4 7 11 41985-86 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- --1985-86 New Haven Nighthawks AHL -- -- -- -- -- 2 0 0 0 51986-87 Cornwall Royals OHL 52 22 45 67 88 5 4 3 7 201986-87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 0 0 24 -- -- -- -- --1987-88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 57 15 25 40 170 -- -- -- -- --1987-88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 9 0 0 0 12 -- -- -- -- --1988-89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 69 25 39 64 200 17 4 8 12 601988-89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --1989-90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 51 17 30 47 152 -- -- -- -- --1989-90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 10 3 2 5 9 -- -- -- -- --1990-91 Moncton Hawks AHL 58 16 34 50 107 9 3 11 14 311990-91 Winnipeg Jets NHL 7 2 0 2 16 -- -- -- -- --1991-92 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 46 20 26 46 98 -- -- -- -- --1991-92 Moncton Hawks AHL 19 12 9 21 6 11 6 4 10 101992-93 Binghamton Rangers AHL 69 35 59 94 126 14 7 5 12 91992-93 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- --1993-94 Binghamton Rangers AHL 70 25 44 69 83 -- -- -- -- --1994-95 Binghamton Rangers AHL 62 21 43 64 105 11 4 4 8 161995-96 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 79 19 24 43 123 22 3 10 13 161996-97 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 61 14 24 38 64 -- -- -- -- --1996-97 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 21 3 11 14 19 3 1 1 2 0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL Totals 38 5 4 9 61