Position Center Role Ice hockey player Spouse Kim Janney Name Craig Janney Career end 1999 | Career start 1987 Shot Left Height 1.85 m | |
Born September 26, 1967 (age 57) Hartford, CT, USA ( 1967-09-26 ) Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) Played for Boston BruinsSt. Louis BluesSan Jose SharksWinnipeg JetsPhoenix CoyotesTampa Bay LightningNew York Islanders NHL Draft 13th overall, 1986Boston Bruins People also search for Brendan Shanahan, Catherine Shanahan | ||
1981- WFSB Channel 3 Player of the week Craig Janney, Enfield High hockey
Craig Janney Hockey Interview
Craig Harlan Janney (born September 26, 1967) is a retired professional ice hockey center who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League from 1987–88 until 1998–99, when blood clots ended his career prematurely.
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- 1981 WFSB Channel 3 Player of the week Craig Janney Enfield High hockey
- Craig Janney Hockey Interview
- Playing career
- References
Playing career
Known as an excellent puck-distributing center, Janney averaged nearly one point per game in his NHL career. Janney was drafted in the first round, 13th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, and also played in the 1987 World Ice Hockey Championships, 1991 Canada Cup and the 1994 World Ice Hockey Championships for Team USA.
Prior to his NHL career, Janney attended Enfield High School in Enfield, Connecticut before attending Deerfield Academy. Janney played for the Boston College Eagles during his collegiate years, and he also played on the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team that finished seventh at the Calgary Olympic Games, where he had six points in five Olympic contests.
His ex-wife, Catherine, is the current spouse of NHL superstar (and former linemate) Brendan Shanahan; it was this that prompted the Blues to trade Shanahan following the 1994-95 season to Hartford for Chris Pronger. In 2004, Craig Janney was honored as having "The Softest Hands in Hockey" by the NHL Alumni Board. On February 13, 2007 Janney was named the interim head coach of the Lubbock Cotton Kings of the CHL. He would finish the season, but the Lubbock Cotton Kings would cease operations at the end of the 2007 season.
Recently, Janney has been appearing on NESN for Hockey East coverage. He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona with his present wife, former model Kim Janney and daughter Barrette Janney.