John Craighead
John Craighead (born November 23, 1971[1]) is a retired professional ice hockey right winger. He played five games for the Toronto Maple Leafs during 1996–97 season.[2] The rest of his career, which lasted from 1991 to 2005, was spent in the minor leagues and then in Europe.
| John Craighead | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
November 23, 1971 Richmond, Virginia, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Nürnberg Ice Tigers Revier Löwen Oberhausen Nottingham Panthers Cardiff Devils | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2005 | ||
Some sources claim that he was born in Richmond, Virginia.[3] He spent most of his youth growing up in Vancouver, British Columbia.
He has played ice hockey for the Nottingham Panthers and the IHL's Detroit Vipers.
He holds the Deutsche Eishockey Liga record for penalty minutes for the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers.
On March 3, 2023, he was involved in an on and off ice altercation between himself and a referee in the Adult Safe Hockey League. Langley RCMP stated that “Front Line officers responded and were advised there had been an altercation between a player and an on-ice official that resulted in the alleged assault of that official.” Craighead stated that these claims were "a defamation of character, propaganda, and are being made because of his race." The referee claimed that he punched him 3 times and landed on him after fighting another individual. [4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1989–90 | Ladner Penguins | BCJHL | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | New Westminster Royals | BCJHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Surrey Eagles | BCJHL | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Chilliwack Chiefs | BCJHL | 25 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | West Palm Beach Blaze | SuHL | 39 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | West Palm Beach Blaze | SuHL | 36 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 158 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Louisville Icehawks | ECHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Huntington Blizzard | ECHL | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Richmond Renegades | ECHL | 28 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 44 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 285 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1995–96 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 63 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 368 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 | ||
| 1996–97 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 53 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 318 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 1997–98 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 49 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Quebec Rafales | IHL | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 34 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 144 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 60 | ||
| 1999–00 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 50 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 171 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 37 | ||
| 2000–01 | Nürnberg Ice Tigers | DEL | 49 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 152 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Revier Löwen Oberhausen | DEL | 49 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 47 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 109 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | ||
| 2003–04 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 54 | 39 | 30 | 69 | 182 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Cardiff Devils | EIHL | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 36 | ||
| DEL totals | 182 | 35 | 44 | 79 | 693 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 109 | ||||
| NHL totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
See also
References
- "John Craighead Stats and News".
- Scott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd. p. 153. ISBN 1-894974-21-2.
- "John Craighead Stats and Profile". hockeydb.com.
- "Langley RCMP investigating adult hockey incident between player and referee - BC | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database