Bruce Crowder

Bruce Crowder
Born (1957-03-25) March 25, 1957
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
Sport(s) Ice hockey
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 a Canadian retired 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.

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.

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
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

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Massachusetts–Lowell Chiefs (Hockey East) (1991–1994)
1991–92 Massachusetts–Lowell 11–19–46–11–46thHockey East Quarterfinals
1992–93 Massachusetts–Lowell 20–17–210–13–1t-4thHockey East Consolation Game (Win)
1993–94 Massachusetts–Lowell 25–10–514–6–42ndNCAA West Regional Semifinals
Massachusetts–Lowell: 56–46–1130–30–9
Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks (Hockey East) (1994–1996)
1994–95 Massachusetts–Lowell 17–19–411–12–1–15thHockey East Consolation Game (Loss)
1995–96 Massachusetts–Lowell 26–10–416–6–2–12ndNCAA West Regional Semifinals
Massachusetts–Lowell: 43–29–827–18–3–2
Northeastern Huskies (Hockey East) (1996–2005)
1996–97 Northeastern 12–23–07–17–09thHockey East Quarterfinals
1997–98 Northeastern 21–15–313–8–34thHockey East Quarterfinals
1998–99 Northeastern 11–20–36–16–29th
1999–00 Northeastern 12–19–58–11–5t-5thHockey East Quarterfinals
2000–01 Northeastern 13–19–47–13–47thHockey East Quarterfinals
2001–02 Northeastern 19–17–311–11–25thHockey East Quarterfinals
2002–03 Northeastern 10–21–35–17–2t-8th
2003–04 Northeastern 11–16–75–13–69th
2004–05 Northeastern 15–18–510–10–46thHockey East Quarterfinals
Northeastern: 124–168–3372–116–28
Total:223–243–52

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

  1. ↑ "2016-17 Northeastern Huskies Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Shawn Walsh
Shawn Walsh
Dick Umile		 Bob Kullen Coach of the Year Award
1993–94
1995–96
1997–98		 Succeeded by
Shawn Walsh
Dick Umile
Dick Umile
Preceded by
Shawn Walsh		 Spencer Penrose Award
1995–96		 Succeeded by
Dean Blais
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