Craig Redmond
{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 1965)}}
{{BLP sources |date=June 2023}}
{{use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
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| position = Defense
| played_for = Los Angeles Kings
Edmonton Oilers
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 190
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1965|9|22}}
| birth_place = Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
| draft = 6th overall
| draft_year = 1984
| draft_team = Los Angeles Kings
| career_start = 1984
| career_end = 1989
1995–1996
}}
Craig Sanford Redmond (born September 22, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 191 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings.
Biography
Redmond was born in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. {{cn|date=January 2019}} As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from the Fraser Valley.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-14|archive-date=2019-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Prior to playing pro hockey, Redmond played junior hockey in the BCJHL, where he finished fourth in scoring as a 16-year old defenseman, setting a record for points by a defenseman. He became an all-WCHA defenceman at the University of Denver as a 17-year-old freshman where he set an all-time school season points record for a defenceman in 1983. He played the following season for the Canadian Olympic Team in 1984.{{cn|date=January 2019}}.
Redmond was rated as the 4th best prospect by the NHL Central Scouting ratings, and was selected 6th overall in the 1984 NHL draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He signed with Los Angeles and played regularly for two seasons, but a knee injury and inconsistent defensive play led to him being sent to the minors part way through his third season. When he was sent to the minors again in 1987 he refused to report, and was eventually traded to Edmonton. Edmonton also sent him to the minors, and he retired following the season at age 25.
Redmond is a part of the famous Redmond family in hockey, including Mickey Redmond, and Dick Redmond.{{cn|date=January 2019}}
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM | ||||||||
1979–80
| KIJHL | — | — | — | — | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1980–81 | BCHL | 40 | 15 | 22 | 37 | —
| — | — | — | — | — |
1981–82
| Abbotsford Flyers | BCHL | 48 | 30 | 76 | 106 | 39
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1982–83 | WCHA | 34 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 44
| — | — | — | — | — |
1983–84
| Intl | 62 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 42
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1984–85 | NHL | 79 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 57
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
1985–86
| Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 73 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 57
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1986–87 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8
| — | — | — | — | — |
1986–87
| AHL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1987–88 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
1988–89
| IHL | 10 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1988–89 | NHL | 21 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12
| — | — | — | — | — |
1988–89
| AHL | 44 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 28
| — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1995–96 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 43 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 80
| — | — | — | — | — |
1995–96
| IHL | 25 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 191 !! 16 !! 68 !! 84 !! 134 ! 3 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
1984
| Canada | OG | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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| 1986 | Canada | WC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
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! colspan="3" | Senior totals ! 17 ! 5 ! 2 ! 7 ! 20 |
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats}}
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{{succession box | before = James Patrick | title = WCHA Freshman of the Year | years = 1982–83 | after = Rick Kosti}}
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{{succession box | before = Doug Smith | title = Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick | years = 1984 | after = Craig Duncanson}}
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Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey players
Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Category:Edmonton Oilers players
Category:Ice hockey people from British Columbia
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Category:Los Angeles Kings draft picks
Category:Los Angeles Kings players
Category:NHL first-round draft picks
Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Canada