Craig Woodcroft

Craig Woodcroft (born December 3, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former professional player.

During his playing career, he represented Team Canada internationally and spent nine years playing in Europe. He is currently head coach of HC Dinamo Minsk, a member of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

He amassed 168 points (73 goals, 95 assists) over his four-year NCAA career at Colgate University. Woodcroft was presented with the Colgate Coaches Award in 1989 and hauled in ECACH Tournament MVP distinction the following year, helping the Raiders capture the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship. As a senior, he was named Colgate's Best Offensive Player and earned All-ECACH Honorable Mention status.

A 1991 graduate of Colgate University, Woodcroft was picked by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1988 NHL Draft (134th overall). Following playing college hockey, he turned pro and signed with the Indianapolis Ice of the International Hockey League, where he stayed from 1991 to 1993, followed by a stint with the Prince Edward Island Senators of the American Hockey League in 1993-94.

Woodcroft made 12 appearances for Finnish Liiga side TuTo Hockey in 1994-95 and then was sent to lower division team Reipas Lahti on loan, where he saw the ice in three contests, before heading back to North America. He finished the season playing a couple of games for IHL’s Cleveland Lumberjacks and strengthening ECHL outfit Columbus Chill in 19 games.

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