Craig Woodcroft

Quick Facts

Full Name	Craig Woodcroft
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 3, 1969(1969-12-03)
Age	55
Birthplace	Toronto
Country	Canada
Birth City	Ontario
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Craig Woodcroft Biography

Craig Woodcroft is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on December 3, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Craig Woodcroft (born December 3 1969 Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional head coach in ice hockey as well as a former player . He is the head coaching for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

In the initial stages of the 1995-96 campaign Woodcroft decided to accept an invitation for a stint at the helm of Germany: Woodcroft parted ways with Deggendorfer EC after two games however he remained in Germany to join his fellow German second division side EV Weiden. In Weiden Woodcroft scored 22 assists and 13 goals during 28 matches.

Woodcroft concluded his professional career playing in Italy (HC Milan) and Sweden (Linköping HC) in 2002-03.

Woodcroft served as Skill Development Coach for the St. Louis Blues from 2010 to 2012 and was director of the Nashville Predators’ Rookie Development Camp between 2012 and 2014.

Woodcroft played 12 games in the Finnish Liiga side TuTo Hockey in 1994-95. He was transferred to the lower division team Reipas Lahti, on loan which saw him on the ice for three games before returning home to North America. He played in some games for the IHL’s Cleveland Lumberjacks and strengthening ECHL team Columbus Chill in 19 games.

Craig Woodcroft Net Worth

Craig Woodcroft is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Craig Woodcroft 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Woodcroft scored scores of 168 points (73 goals and 95 assists) throughout his entire four-year NCAA time in the NCAA at Colgate University. Woodcroft received the Colgate Coaches Award in 1989 and was awarded the ECACH Tournament MVP distinction the following year and helped the Raiders win their first Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship. As an senior, he was named Colgate’s top offensive player and was awarded the All-ECACH Honorable Mention status.

A graduate of 1991 from Colgate University, Woodcroft was chosen to the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1988 NHL Draft (134th overall). After playing for the college team then he went pro and was signed by the Indianapolis Ice of the International Hockey League in 1991, which he played for from 1991 until 1993, following a stint with the Prince Edward Island Senators of the American Hockey League in 1993-94.

After playing briefly for AHL’s Cornwall Aces and Colonial Hockey League’s Quad City Mallards, Woodcroft embarked on a two-year stint with Manchester Storm of the British Ice Hockey Superleague (BISL). In England, Woodcroft is particularly remembered for a four-goal showing in a 7-0 European Hockey League home win over Czech powerhouse Sparta Praha in the 1997-98 season. He garnered All-BISL First Team honors in his second year with the Storm. That drew the interest of a high caliber team from Germany’s top-tier Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), Kölner Haie. He signed with the team for the 1998-99 season, followed by stints with three other DEL teams in the following three years, including the Kassel Huskies, Frankfurt Lions and Moskitos Essen.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Craig Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Craig Woodcroft celebrates birthday on December 3 of every year.

Top Facts about Craig Woodcroft

1. Craig Woodcroft is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player.
2. He was born on June 16, 1972 in Toronto, Ontario.
3. Woodcroft played college hockey at the University of Alabama-Huntsville.
4. He played professionally in Europe for over a decade.
5. Woodcroft has coached in various European leagues since 2006.
6. In 2018, he became head coach of the German team Augsburger Panther.
7. Woodcroft led Augsburg to their best season in club history in 2019-20.
8. He was named DEL Coach of the Year for the 2019-20 season.
9. Woodcroft was hired as head coach of Team Canada for the Spengler Cup in 2020.
10. He is known for his innovative coaching style and attention to detail.