Bruce Crowder | |||
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![]() Crowder in 2005 | |||
Born | (1957-03-25)March 25, 1957 (age 68) Essex,Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Boston Bruins Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
NHL draft | 153rd overall,1977 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
WHA draft | 84th overall,1977 Calgary Cowboys | ||
Playing career | 1979–1985 | ||
Coaching career | |||
Biographical details | |||
Alma mater | University of New Hampshire | ||
Playing career | |||
1975–1979 | New Hampshire | ||
Position(s) | Right wing | ||
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
1986–1990 | Maine (Assistant) | ||
1990–1991 | Massachusetts–Lowell (Associate) | ||
1991–1996 | Massachusetts–Lowell | ||
1996–2005 | Northeastern | ||
2006–2007 | Portland Pirates | ||
Head coaching record | |||
Overall | 223–243–52 (.481) | ||
Tournaments | 2–2 (.500) | ||
Bruce James Crowder (born March 25, 1957) is aCanadian former professionalice hockeyforward who played four seasons in theNational Hockey League (NHL) for theBoston Bruins andPittsburgh Penguins from1981–82 to1984–85. He is the brother ofKeith Crowder and also the brother of Craig Crowder.
Crowder was drafted 153rd overall by thePhiladelphia Flyers in the1977 NHL amateur draft. He played 243 career NHL games, scoring 47 goals and 51 assists for 98 points. His best offensive season was the1982–83 season when he garnered career highs in goals with 21, assists with 19, and points with 40.
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 theUniversity of Maine, before joiningUMass 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 atNortheastern 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 byGreg Cronin.
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1975–76 | New Hampshire Wildcats | ECAC | 31 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | New Hampshire Wildcats | ECAC | 39 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | New Hampshire Wildcats | ECAC | 30 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | New Hampshire Wildcats | ECAC | 35 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 49 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | ||
1980–81 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 68 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 94 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 29 | ||
1981–82 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 63 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | ||
1981–82 | Erie Blades | AHL | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 80 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 58 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 34 | ||
1983–84 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 74 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 243 | 47 | 51 | 98 | 156 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 43 |
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Massachusetts–Lowell Chiefs(Hockey East)(1991–1994) | |||||||||
1991–92 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 11–19–4 | 6–11–4 | 6th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
1992–93 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 20–17–2 | 10–13–1 | t-4th | Hockey East Consolation Game (win) | ||||
1993–94 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 25–10–5 | 14–6–4 | 2nd | NCAA West Regional semifinals | ||||
Massachusetts–Lowell: | 56–46–11 | 30–30–9 | |||||||
Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks(Hockey East)(1994–1996) | |||||||||
1994–95 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 17–19–4 | 11–12–1–1 | 5th | Hockey East Consolation Game (loss) | ||||
1995–96 | Massachusetts–Lowell | 26–10–4 | 16–6–2–1 | 2nd | NCAA West Regional semifinals | ||||
Massachusetts–Lowell: | 43–29–8 | 27–18–3–2 | |||||||
Northeastern Huskies(Hockey East)(1996–2005) | |||||||||
1996–97 | Northeastern | 12–23–0 | 7–17–0 | 9th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
1997–98 | Northeastern | 21–15–3 | 13–8–3 | 4th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
1998–99 | Northeastern | 11–20–3 | 6–16–2 | 9th | |||||
1999–00 | Northeastern | 12–19–5 | 8–11–5 | t-5th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
2000–01 | Northeastern | 13–19–4 | 7–13–4 | 7th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
2001–02 | Northeastern | 19–17–3 | 11–11–2 | 5th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
2002–03 | Northeastern | 10–21–3 | 5–17–2 | t-8th | |||||
2003–04 | Northeastern | 11–16–7 | 5–13–6 | 9th | |||||
2004–05 | Northeastern | 15–18–5 | 10–10–4 | 6th | Hockey East Quarterfinals | ||||
Northeastern: | 124–168–33 | 72–116–28 | |||||||
Total: | 223–243–52 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award 1993–94 1995–96 1997–98 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Spencer Penrose Award 1995–96 | Succeeded by |