John Shea Crawford (October 26, 1916 – January 19, 1973) was a
Canadian ice hockey defenceman and coach. He was born in
Dublin,
Ontario. Despite Crawford's preference to be called "Johnny" or "John", the media often referred to him as "Jack".
Crawford started his
National Hockey League career with the
Boston Bruins in
1938
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January
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. He played his entire career with the Bruins and retired after the
1950
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season. In 1943 and 1946, he was a member of the
NHL All-Star team. He won two
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...
s with Boston 1939, 1941.
Crawford coached 659 games in the
American Hockey League (10th on the all-time list) with the
Hershey Bears (1950–52),
Providence Reds (1955–60),
Rochester Americans (1961–62), and
Baltimore Clippers
The Baltimore Clippers were a minor league professional ice hockey team from in Baltimore, Maryland, playing in the Baltimore Civic Center. The Clippers were members of the American Hockey League from 1962 to 1976, and then played one season in ...
(1964-66). He was the general manager of the
Cape Cod Cubs
The Cape Cod Islanders were a Tier III junior ice hockey team from Massachusetts. They were most recently a member of the North American 3 Hockey League and played at the Falmouth Ice Arena in Falmouth, Massachusetts. In 2019, they announced the ...
of the
Eastern Hockey League when he collapsed on January 17, 1973 while attending his team's home game. He died at the
Cape Cod Hospital
Cape Cod Hospital is a not-for-profit regional medical center located in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Founded in 1920, as of 2011 it is the largest hospital on Cape Cod. The administration is headed by CEO Michael K. Lauf.
The hospital has 283 bed ...
on January 19, 1973. He was 56 years old.
Bangor Daily News - Jan 19, 1973
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Career statistics
See also
* list of NHL players who spent their entire career with one franchise
References
External links
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1916 births
1973 deaths
Boston Bruins captains
Boston Bruins players
Boston Bruins announcers
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Ice hockey people from Ontario
People from Perth County, Ontario
Stanley Cup champions
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian emigrants to the United States
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