Marc Crawford | |||
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![]() Crawford in 2006 | |||
Born |
Belleville, Ontario, Canada | February 13, 1961||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Played for | Vancouver Canucks | ||
Current NL coach | ZSC Lions | ||
Coached for |
Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche Vancouver Canucks Los Angeles Kings Dallas Stars Ottawa Senators | ||
NHL draft |
70th overall, 1980 Vancouver Canucks | ||
Playing career | 1981–1989 | ||
Coaching career | 1989–present |
Marc Joseph John Crawford (born February 13, 1961) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL). He played as a forward for the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL). Crawford won the Stanley Cup in 1996 as head coach of the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL. He has also been the head coach of the Quebec Nordiques, Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, Dallas Stars, and interim head coach of the Ottawa Senators. He has also coached at the international level, as head coach of Team Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Crawford has won the Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award as coach of the year in the American Hockey League and the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year in the NHL.