Marc Crawford | |||
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Born |
Belleville, Ontario, Canada | February 13, 1961||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Played for | Vancouver Canucks | ||
Coached for |
Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche Vancouver Canucks Los Angeles Kings Dallas Stars Ottawa Senators ZSC Lions | ||
NHL draft |
70th overall, 1980 Vancouver Canucks | ||
Playing career | 1981–1989 | ||
Coaching career | 1989–present |
Marc Joseph John Crawford (born February 13, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and coach. He played as a forward for the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL). Crawford won the Stanley Cup in 1996 as head coach of the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL. He has also been the head coach of the Quebec Nordiques, Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars, and interim head coach of the Ottawa Senators. He has also coached in Switzerland, having two tenures at the helm of the ZSC Lions, at the international level, as head coach of Team Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Crawford has won the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award as coach of the year in the American Hockey League and the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year in the NHL.