Craig Charron (November 15, 1967 – October 19, 2010) was an American professional

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from

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. He attended the

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, where he played for four seasons and served as captain of the 1989-1990 team, finishing his collegiate career as the second-leading scorer in the program's Division I history with 64 goals in 142 career games. He was drafted by the

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in the

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; however, he never appeared in a game in the

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. He was a prolific player in the

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for many seasons, and he was the highest-scoring player on the 1995–96

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team which won the

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. At the time of his death, he was the coach of the Spencerport Rangers High School Hockey team. During his first season as head coach

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had made many strides but lost to the eventual state champions Webster-Thomas in the second round of sectionals. Charron died at age 42 on October 19, 2010, after a battle with

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. He was inducted into the Legends of Lowell Hall of Fame by UMass Lowell and honored at the

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on October 22, 2010. He was the nephew of 1980 U.S. Olympic goalie Jim Craig.

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