Marc Crawford Biography
Marc Crawford is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, currently working as the head coach for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League in an interim capacity.
Marc Crawford age
Marc Crawfordwas born on February 13, 1961 (he is 58 years old as of 2019) in Belleville, Ontario, Canada.
Marc Crawford height
Marc Crawford has a height of 1.8m and a weight of 84kg.
Marc Crawford net worth
Marc Crawford has an estimated networt of $368 Thousand.
Marc Crawford family
Marc Crawford was born of Floyd Crawford ( father)
Marc Crawford Siblings
Marc Crawford has 5 brothers, Lou Crawford, Bob Crawford, Todd Crawford, Peter Crawford, and Erick Crawford.
Marc Crawford wife
Marc Crawford married Hellen Crawford
Marc Crawford Children
Marc Crawford had two children, Dylan Crawford (son) and Kaitlin Crawford.
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Marc Crawford career
Marc Crawford played three seasons of major junior in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Cornwall Royals. During this time, the team won back to back Memorial Cups. He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft in the fourth round, 70th overall,and joined the Canucks in 1981–82. As a rookie, Crawford was a part of Vancouver’s 1982 run to the Stanley Cup finals, in which the Canucks were defeated by the New York Islanders.
He would split time between Vancouver and their American Hockey League affiliate, the Fredericton Express. He became a head coach in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with the Cornwall Royals, for whom he had previously played in the QMJH.He
moved to the AHL, and in his first season with the St. John’s Maple Leafs, he took his team to the 1992 Calder Cup finals, losing to the Adirondack Red Wings.He was latter awarded the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL’s coach of the year.
He became the head coach of the Canadian Olympic hockey team at the 1998 Olympics, where they finished a disappointing fourth
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Marc Crawford replaced Mike Keenan as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks midway through the 1998–99 season. He slowly developed the Canucks into a successful regular season team, playing a fast-paced and offensively emphasized style of play. He
marked himself as the longest-serving and winningest head coach in franchise history, coaching 529 games and 246 wins. On February 3, 2006, one of his last games in Vancouver, he also became the third-youngest head coach in NHL history to reach 400 wins
He was hired by the Los Angeles Kings, a team in a similar situation to that of the Canucks when Crawford first joined them. He was fired by the Kings, although he had one year remaining on his initial contract, and lasted only two years with the Kings, who thought a change was necessary in the coaching position. He was hired by Dallas Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk to replace previous head coach Dave Tippett.
He was named the new coach of the ZSC Lions of the Swiss National League A, having signed a two-year contract, and won the NLA championship with the Lions in the 2013-14 season. In March 2014, he put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension. He was responsible for convincing coveted draft prospect Auston Matthews to sign and play with the Lions for the 2015–16 season, and was awed by Matthews’ play during the 2015 U18 Championships and contacted Matthews’ family and agent about a deal. He would lead the Lions to win the 2016 Swiss Cup, and became Head Coach of the Ottawa Senators in an interim capacity, following the firing of Guy Boucher.
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Less than three hours earlier, his friend Guy Boucher lost his job and not long after the 58-year-old Crawford was installed into the head coaching role with only 18 games left in the Ottawa Senators season.
“It’s a difficult day for everybody,” said Crawford. “I don’t take any joy in the fact I’m getting this position as the interim coach at his expense.”
Yes, there’s a difficult task ahead and Crawford spoke softly as he was introduced Friday morning at the Canadian Tire Centre.
But Crawford, who will make his debut behind the club’s bench as a head coach Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning on the road, is ready for the challenge after being handed the reins by general manager Pierre Dorion early Friday morning via a phone call.
“I don’t think there are really any big challenges,” Crawford said. “It’s a lot about what we’ve been talking about, it’s making all of the people around us recognize that collectively we can be successful.
“If we’re collectively successful, and if we improve, then it’s going to help our team, it’s going to help our organization and, in the end, it’s going to help (the players) individually. We’re asking them to do the right thing and that’s all we’ll ever ask. Do the right thing, do it the right way and be professionals to represent this organization the right way.
Crawford didn’t get a contract extension and you can be certain as he steps behind the bench for the fifth time as a head coach, he has seen it all during his lifetime in hockey. The decision to fire Boucher Friday may have surprised some people, it probably didn’t catch Crawford off guard one bit.
He won a Stanley Cup in 1996 with the Colorado Avalanche and he took this gig with the Senators in 2016 to get back to the NHL. He was fired by the Dallas Stars in 2011 because many felt his style didn’t fit the NHL anymore and Crawford has done a good job getting back into the league.
Those who have played for Crawford know he has what it takes.
“I can tell you this unequivocally: He’s the best bench coach I played for,” said former Canucks’ forward Brad May on Friday from Denver. “He has a knack and a feel for the game. He’s astute. He’ll play the right players and I can say that.
“There’s no doubt Marc Crawford has a feel for the game and it’s up-tempo offensive game which would be very different from what Guy Boucher would preach I would guess. The difficulty for (Crawford) is he’s stepping right in, but he’ll do a good job as long as he’s connected with the young players.”
The players aren’t going to always like his approach.“He’s tough. He’s demanding, but he’s the best bench coach I ever had in my career,” May repeated. “He could read the game better than anybody. Now, the question is, do you have the players to do it?”
The players are looking forward to finding out and one of the mandates for Crawford will be to play the young players because that wasn’t happening enough under Boucher.
“You can’t argue with his NHL resume and I think we need someone who can be a steadying, kind of guiding hand for us,” said Ottawa defenceman Mark Borowiecki. “We’re a young group, we’re a group that’s kind of in flux right now.
“To have someone who has been there, done that and it’s kind of old hat for him. He’s got the resume to back it up. It’s important for us if he can calm this group down and keep us focused, stay on message and keep us focused on that common goal, I think he’s going to do good things for us down the stretch.”
Crawford will be demanding and he can be fiery.“There’s nothing wrong with that,” Borowiecki said. “In these last 18 games if we don’t have emotion, if we’re not engaged, we might as well just pack it in. We’re not going to just go through the motions and win games here.
“It’s going to have to be with emotion and with compete level with some confidence here. It’s a matter of channeling that emotion in the right direction and I think he’s definitely capable of doing that.”
Once the players get over the initial shock, Crawford will begin to set the course for the final 18 games of the season. He will be a candidate for the head coaching job, but this came with no promises.
“I don’t know what I’ll do different than Guy, you know Guy does a lot of good things, but my first thought is you want to build upon some of the foundation that’s here,” Crawford said. “We’ll have lots of time to with the other coaches today and with our leaders. We haven’t had that chance.
“We’ll have a chance to speak a little more formally as to what we’ll actually implement. I don’t foresee us changing a great deal of the style of play that we’ve got, but as (Dorion) said our expectation is that everybody will play with a determination that’s necessary, everybody will play together and with a game that will be respected.”
Crawford has his work cut out for him, but he’s never been afraid to take on a challenge during his career and that’s not about to change now.