John Craighead (born November 23, 1971) is a retired professional

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. He played five games for the

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during 1996–97 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1991 to 2005, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe. Some sources claim that he was born in

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. He spent most of his youth growing up in

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, British Columbia. He has played ice hockey for the

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and the IHL's

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. He holds the Deutsche Eishockey Liga record for penalty minutes for the

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. On March 3, 2023, he was involved in an on and off ice altercation between himself and a referee in the Adult Safe Hockey League. Langley RCMP stated that “Front Line officers responded and were advised there had been an altercation between a player and an on-ice official that resulted in the alleged assault of that official.” Craighead stated that these claims were "a defamation of character, propaganda, and are being made because of his race." The referee claimed that he punched him 3 times and landed on him after fighting another individual.

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