Craig Adams (ice hockey)

Craig Adams (ice hockey)
Craig Adams
Born April 26, 1977 (1977-04-26) (age 34)
Seria, BRU
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Centre/Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams
Pittsburgh Penguins
Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Draft 223rd overall, 1996
Hartford Whalers
Playing career 1999present

Craig D. Adams (born April 26, 1977) is a Bruneian-born Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Adams was born in Seria, Brunei, but was raised in Calgary, Alberta, residing and playing hockey in the community of Lake Bonavista. Adams won the Stanley Cup with both the Carolina Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins.[1]

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Playing career

Adams was selected in the 9th round, 223rd overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers where he gained the distinction of being their last ever draft pick. Adams was drafted after his freshman season at Harvard University. He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury on December 27, 1997 in a game against the University of WisconsinMadison.

Adams made his NHL debut in the 200001 season with the Hurricanes and has been a regular in the NHL since the 200203 season.

On August 25, 2005 he signed a contract with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, but was traded back to the Hurricanes on October 3, a few days before the 200506 NHL season began. Adams was a member of the Hurricanes 2006 Stanley Cup victory.

On January 17, 2008 Adams was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for a conditional pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.[2]

During the 2008-09 season, Adams was claimed by the Pittsburgh Penguins off waivers from the Blackhawks on March 4, 2009.[3] Adams found a role on the fourth line and would go on to win his second Stanley Cup championship as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins

On June 29, 2009, Adams was re-signed by the Penguins to a two-year contract.[4]

On June 9, 2011, Adams was re-signed once again by the Penguins to another two-year contract. [5]

Personal

Adams attended Strathcona Tweedsmuir School in High School. His wife Anne is a daughter of Paul Cellucci, former Governor of Massachusetts and former US Ambassador to Canada. He has two children, eldest son named Rhys Argeo Adams, born in 2007,[6] and daughter Francesca Alice Adams, born May 5, 2009 weighing in at 7 lbs, 8 oz.[7]

Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
199596 Harvard University ECAC 34 8 9 17 56
199697 Harvard University ECAC 32 6 4 10 36
199798 Harvard University ECAC 12 6 6 12 12
199899 Harvard University ECAC 31 9 14 23 53
199900 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 73 12 12 24 124 8 0 1 1 14
200001 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 4 0 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 2
200001 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 44 1 0 1 20 3 0 0 0 0
200102 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 22 5 4 9 51
200102 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 33 0 1 1 38 1 0 0 0 0
200203 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 81 6 12 18 71
200304 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 80 7 10 17 69
200405 Milano Serie A 30 15 14 29 57 15 4 7 11 26
200506 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 13 4 3 7 20
200506 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 67 10 11 21 51 25 0 0 0 10
200607 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82 7 7 14 54
200708 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 40 2 3 5 34
200708 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 35 2 4 6 24
200809 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 36 2 4 6 22
200809 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 9 0 1 1 0 24 3 2 5 16
200910 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 0 10 10 72 13 2 1 3 15
201011 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 4 11 15 76 7 1 0 1 2
NHL totals 669 41 74 115 531 73 6 3 9 43

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