Bruce Crowder

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Bruce Crowder.jpg

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| caption = Crowder in 2005

| position = Right wing

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 180

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|03|25|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Essex, Ontario, Canada

| draft = 153rd overall

| draft_year = 1977

| draft_team = Philadelphia Flyers

| wha_draft = 84th overall

| wha_draft_year = 1977

| wha_draft_team = Calgary Cowboys

| career_start = 1979

| career_end = 1985

| played_for = Boston Bruins
Pittsburgh Penguins

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| alma_mater = University of New Hampshire

| player_years1 = 1975–1979

| player_team1 = New Hampshire

| player_positions = Right wing

| coach_years1 = 1986–1990

| coach_team1 = Maine (Assistant)

| coach_years2 = 1990–1991

| coach_team2 = Massachusetts–Lowell (Associate)

| coach_years3 = 1991–1996

| coach_team3 = Massachusetts–Lowell

| coach_years4 = 1996–2005

| coach_team4 = Northeastern

| coach_years5 = 2006–2007

| coach_team5 = Portland Pirates

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Bruce James Crowder (born March 25, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins from 1981–82 to 1984–85. He is the brother of Keith Crowder and also the brother of Craig Crowder.

Playing career

Crowder was drafted 153rd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1977 NHL amateur draft. He played 243 career NHL games, scoring 47 goals and 51 assists for 98 points. His best offensive season was the 1982–83 season when he garnered career highs in goals with 21, assists with 19, and points with 40.

Coaching career

After leaving the professional game, Crowder spent 14 seasons in the collegiate coaching ranks. Crowder spent the 1987–1988 and 1989–1990 as an assistant at the University of Maine, before joining UMass Lowell. In 1991, he was promoted to the head coach of the River Hawks and posted a record of 11–19–4. In the following four seasons with UMass Lowell Crowder's record was an impressive 88–56–15, and in 1996 he took over the head coaching job at Northeastern where he was 124–168–33 over 9 seasons, finishing last in the conference 4 times. He was released from his coaching responsibilities at Northeastern in the Spring of 2005 and was replaced by Greg Cronin.

Career statistics

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! colspan="5" | Regular Season

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! colspan="5" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1975–76

| New Hampshire Wildcats

| ECAC

| 31

| 6

| 12

| 18

| 14

| —

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| 1976–77

| New Hampshire Wildcats

| ECAC

| 39

| 9

| 18

| 28

| —

1977–78

| New Hampshire Wildcats

| ECAC

| 30

| 10

| 35

| 45

| 58

| —

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| 1978–79

| New Hampshire Wildcats

| ECAC

| 35

| 22

| 30

| 52

| 34

| —

1979–80

| Maine Mariners

| AHL

| 49

| 16

| 11

| 27

| 23

| 11

| 3

| 1

| 4

| 13

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| 1980–81

| Maine Mariners

| AHL

| 68

| 25

| 19

| 44

| 94

| 20

| 11

| 6

| 17

| 29

1981–82

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 63

| 16

| 11

| 27

| 31

| 11

| 5

| 3

| 8

| 9

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| 1981–82

| Erie Blades

| AHL

| 15

| 6

| 12

| 6

| —

1982–83

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 80

| 21

| 19

| 40

| 58

| 17

| 3

| 1

| 4

| 34

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| 1983–84

| Boston Bruins

| NHL

| 74

| 6

| 14

| 20

| 44

| 3

| 0

1984–85

| Pittsburgh Penguins

| NHL

| 26

| 4

| 7

| 11

| 23

| —

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! colspan="3" | NHL totals

! 243

! 47

! 51

! 98

! 156

! 31

! 8

! 4

! 12

! 43

Head coaching record

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{{CIH yearly record subhead

|name = UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey

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|startyear = 1991

|conflong = Hockey East

|conference = Hockey East

|endyear = 1994

|}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1991–92

| name = Massachusetts–Lowell

| overall = 11–19–4

| conference = 6–11–4

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason = Hockey East Quarterfinals

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1992–93

| name = Massachusetts–Lowell

| overall = 20–17–2

| conference = 10–13–1

| confstanding = t-4th

| postseason = Hockey East Consolation Game (win)

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1993–94

| name = Massachusetts–Lowell

| overall = 25–10–5

| conference = 14–6–4

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = NCAA West Regional semifinals

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Massachusetts–Lowell

| overall = 56–46–11

| confrecord = 30–30–9

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{{CIH yearly record subhead

|name = {{color|white|Massachusetts–Lowell River Hawks}}

|color = color:white; background:#00549F; {{box-shadow border|a|#CF202F|2px}}

|startyear = 1994

|conference = Hockey East

|endyear = 1996

|}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1994–95

| name = Massachusetts–Lowell

| overall = 17–19–4

| conference = 11–12–1–1

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason = Hockey East Consolation Game (loss)

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1995–96

| name = Massachusetts–Lowell

| overall = 26–10–4

| conference = 16–6–2–1

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason = NCAA West Regional semifinals

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Massachusetts–Lowell

| overall = 43–29–8

| confrecord = 27–18–3–2

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{{CIH yearly record subhead

|name = Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey

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|startyear = 1996

|conference = Hockey East

|endyear = 2005

|}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1996–97

| name = Northeastern

| overall = 12–23–0

| conference = 7–17–0

| confstanding = 9th

| postseason = Hockey East Quarterfinals

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1997–98

| name = Northeastern

| overall = 21–15–3

| conference = 13–8–3

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason = Hockey East Quarterfinals

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1998–99

| name = Northeastern

| overall = 11–20–3

| conference = 6–16–2

| confstanding = 9th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1999–00

| name = Northeastern

| overall = 12–19–5

| conference = 8–11–5

| confstanding = t-5th

| postseason = Hockey East Quarterfinals

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2000–01

| name = Northeastern

| overall = 13–19–4

| conference = 7–13–4

| confstanding = 7th

| postseason = Hockey East Quarterfinals

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2001–02

| name = Northeastern

| overall = 19–17–3

| conference = 11–11–2

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason = Hockey East Quarterfinals

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2002–03

| name = Northeastern

| overall = 10–21–3

| conference = 5–17–2

| confstanding = t-8th

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2003–04

| name = Northeastern

| overall = 11–16–7

| conference = 5–13–6

| confstanding = 9th

| postseason =

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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2004–05

| name = Northeastern

| overall = 15–18–5

| conference = 10–10–4

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason = Hockey East Quarterfinals

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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Northeastern

| overall = 124–168–33

| confrecord = 72–116–28

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{{CBB Yearly Record End

|overall = 223–243–52

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{{cite news|title=2016-17 Northeastern Huskies Hockey Media Guide|url=http://www.gonu.com/documents/2016/9/27/201617_MediaGuide_LR.pdf|publisher=Northeastern Huskies|accessdate=2017-06-19}}