Craig Falkman
{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1943)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox ice hockey biography
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| position = Defense
| played_for = Minnesota Fighting Saints
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 190
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|8|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
| ntl_team = USA
| career_start = 1965
| career_end = 1973
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Craig Dean Falkman (born August 1, 1943) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 45 regular season games in the World Hockey Association for the Minnesota Fighting Saints in 1972-73. As an amateur, he played for the University of Minnesota men's hockey team as well as the United States national team at the 1968 Winter Olympics and also the 1967 and 1971 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments. He now resides in Pueblo West, Co., and has retired from practicing psychology.
Career statistics
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! +/- ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | |||||||||||||
1965-66 | Rochester Mustangs | USHL | Statistics Unavailable | ||||||||||
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| 1966-67 | Rochester Mustangs | USHL | 28 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 15 | ||||||
1966-67 | U.S. National Team | Intl | Statistics Unavailable | ||||||||||
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| 1967-68 | U.S. Olympic Team | Intl | Statistics Unavailable | ||||||||||
1970-71 | U.S. National Team | Intl | 44 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 38 | ||||||
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| 1972-73 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 45 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | | | |||||
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Awards and honors
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! Award ! Year |
All-WCHA Second Team
| 1963–64 |
AHCA West All-American
| 1963–64 |
External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
- The Complete Historical and Statistical Reference to the World Hockey Association by Scott Surgent, Xaler Press, {{ISBN|0-9644774-4-0}}
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Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen
Category:Ice hockey people from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Category:Minnesota Fighting Saints players
Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players for the United States
Category:Rochester Mustangs players
Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
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