Philip Ross Crowe (born April 14, 1970) is a Canadian former professional
ice hockey
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winger who played in the
National Hockey League
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for the
Los Angeles Kings
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,
Philadelphia Flyers
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,
Ottawa Senators
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, and the
Nashville Predators
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between 1994 and 2000.
Career
Hailing from
Red Deer, Alberta
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, Crowe played for the
Olds Grizzlys
The Olds Grizzlys are a junior A ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Olds, Alberta, Canada with home games at the Olds & District Sports Complex.
History
The Olds Grizzlys joined the Alberta Junior Hockey League ...
of the
Alberta Junior Hockey League
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. Undrafted, he signed as a free agent in 1993 with the Los Angeles Kings. He later played 16 games with the Philadelphia Flyers during the
1995-96 season before spending parts of three seasons with the Ottawa Senators. Crowe was claimed from Ottawa by the new
Atlanta
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franchise in the
1999 NHL Expansion Draft
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on June 25, 1999, though he would never play with the team. Atlanta traded Crowe to Nashville for future considerations a day later.
Known primarily as an
enforcer
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, Crowe played in 94 games during his NHL career and recorded four goals and five assists for nine points, while collecting 173 penalty minutes.
Other
Since retiring from professional hockey, Crowe resides in
Windsor, Colorado
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History
In 1873, a settl ...
. He now plays in a hockey league in Northern Colorado. Crowe is the co-owner of an oil and gas directional drilling company, Total Directional based out of Windsor.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Coaching statistics
Season Team Lge Type
2003-04 Colorado Eagles CHL Assistant coach
2006-07 Colorado Eagles CHL Assistant coach
External links
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1970 births
Living people
Adirondack Red Wings players
Ayr Scottish Eagles players
Canadian ice hockey right wingers
Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players
Colorado Eagles players
Columbus Chill players
Detroit Vipers players
Fort Wayne Komets players
Hershey Bears players
Ice hockey people from Alberta
Ice Hockey Superleague players
Las Vegas Thunder players
Los Angeles Kings players
Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players
Nashville Predators players
Olds Grizzlys players
Ottawa Senators players
People from Red Deer, Alberta
People from the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26
Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
Philadelphia Flyers players
Red Deer Rustlers players
Toledo Storm players
Undrafted National Hockey League players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States