- Darren Croft
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Darren Croft Born 5 September 1981
AustraliaHeight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb) Position Forward Shoots Left AIHL team
Former teamsMelbourne Ice
Melbourne Blackhawks
Melbourne Jets
Melbourne RangersNational team 
AustraliaPlaying career 2002–present Darren Croft (born 5 September 1981) is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Melbourne Ice in the Australian Ice Hockey League.
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Playing career
Croft first played for the Melbourne Blackhawks of the Victorian Ice Hockey Association in 2002.[1] He continued to play for the Blackhawks until the end of the 2006 Victorian Senior A season.[2][3] In 2007 Croft took a year long break from ice hockey but returned in 2008, signing with the Melbourne Jets of the Victorian Premier A league. He played 13 games for the Jets and recorded eight points for the season.[4] The following season Croft moved to the Melbourne Rangers of the same league. Croft remained with the Rangers for the 2009 and 2010 season competing in a total of 39 games for the club.[5][6] In 2011 Croft signed on with the Melbourne Ice of the Australian Ice Hockey League as a rookie.[7] During his debut season with the Ice Croft played in 14 regular season games, and recorded two assists.[1]
In 2002 Croft received a call-up to the Australian national team to compete in the 2002 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament being held in Cape Town, South Africa. Australian finished the tournament in fourth while Croft managed only one assist in his five games.[8]
Personal life
Croft was born on 5 September 1981.[1]
Career statistics
- Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2005 Melbourne Blackhawks Senior A 15 3 1 4 16 — — — — — 2006 Melbourne Blackhawks Senior A 13 4 8 12 14 — — — — — 2008 Melbourne Jets Premier A 13 2 6 8 8 — — — — — 2009 Melbourne Rangers Premier A 14 2 3 5 37 — — — — — 2010 Melbourne Rangers Premier A 26 1 0 2 4 — — — — — 2011 Melbourne Ice AIHL 14 0 2 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 - International
Year Team Competition GP G A Pts PIM 2002 Australia 2002 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 0 1 1 0 References
- ^ a b c "Darren Croft". Elite Prospects. http://eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=72278. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ "Player Stats for Senior A 2005". Victorian Ice Hockey Association. http://www.icehockeyvictoria.org.au/stats_table.asp?gr=1_3_2005. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ "Player Stats for Senior A 2006". Victorian Ice Hockey Association. http://www.icehockeyvictoria.org.au/stats_table.asp?gr=1_9_2006. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ "Player Stats for Premier A 2008". Victorian Ice Hockey Association. http://www.icehockeyvictoria.org.au/stats_table.asp?gr=24_12_2008. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ "Player Stats for Premier A 2009". Victorian Ice Hockey Association. http://www.icehockeyvictoria.org.au/stats_table.asp?gr=24_14_2009. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ "Player Stats for Premier A 2010". Victorian Ice Hockey Association. http://www.icehockeyvictoria.org.au/stats_table.asp?gr=24_17_2010. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ "Croft, Darren". Australian Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2011-10-28. http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/rosters_profile.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&teamID=296082&playerID=770273. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ "2002 IIHF World Championship Div II, Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0102/WSIIA/0102/pg000001.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
Categories:- 1981 births
- Australian ice hockey players
- Living people
- Melbourne Ice players
- Sportspeople from Melbourne
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