- Craig Berube
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Craig Berube Born December 17, 1965
Calahoo, AB, CANHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) Position Left wing Shot Left Played for Philadelphia Flyers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Calgary Flames
Washington Capitals
New York IslandersNHL Draft Undrafted Playing career 1986–2004 Craig "The Chief" Berube (born December 17, 1965) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals and New York Islanders. He is currently an assistant coach with the Flyers.
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Playing career
He played 1054 NHL regular season games between 1986 and 2003. Berube was known as an enforcer and fighter in the NHL, and amassed 3149 penalty minutes in his career, good for seventh on the all-time list.
Craig Berube punched official Kevin Collins while trying to fight Lindy Ruff.[1]
Coaching career
Berube was named the head coach of the Philadelphia Phantoms, the Flyers' affiliate in the American Hockey League, prior to the 2006–07 AHL season. However, on October 23, 2006, Berube was promoted to the Flyers' NHL coaching staff after a major reorganization in the franchise. On October 22, 2006, Bob Clarke resigned from his position as general manager of the Flyers, and head coach Ken Hitchcock was released from his duties. John Stevens, formerly assistant coach, was named the Flyers' new head coach, and Berube was designated to replace him. For the 2007–08 season, Berube returned to the Phantoms as head coach.
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83 William Lake Mustangs PCJHL 33 9 24 33 99 — — — — — 1982–83 Kamloops Jr. Oilers WHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1983–84 New Westminster Bruins WHL 70 11 20 31 104 8 1 2 3 5 1984–85 New Westminster Royals WHL 70 25 44 69 191 10 3 2 5 4 1985–86 Kamloops Blazers WHL 32 17 14 31 119 — — — — — 1985–86 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 34 14 16 30 95 25 7 8 15 102 1986–87 Hershey Bears AHL 63 7 17 24 325 — — — — — 1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 7 0 0 0 57 5 0 0 0 17 1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 27 3 2 5 108 — — — — — 1987–88 Hershey Bears AHL 31 5 9 14 119 — — — — — 1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 53 1 1 2 199 16 0 0 0 56 1988–89 Hershey Bears AHL 7 0 2 2 19 — — — — — 1989–90 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 74 4 14 18 291 — — — — — 1990–91 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 74 8 9 17 293 — — — — — 1991–92 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 40 5 7 12 109 — — — — — 1991–92 Calgary Flames NHL 36 1 4 5 155 — — — — — 1992–93 Calgary Flames NHL 77 4 8 12 209 6 0 1 1 21 1993–94 Washington Capitals NHL 84 7 7 14 305 8 0 0 0 21 1994–95 Washington Capitals NHL 43 2 4 6 173 7 0 0 0 29 1995–96 Washington Capitals NHL 50 2 10 12 151 2 0 0 0 19 1996–97 Washington Capitals NHL 80 4 3 7 218 — — — — — 1997–98 Washington Capitals NHL 74 6 9 15 189 21 1 0 1 21 1998–99 Washington Capitals NHL 66 5 4 9 166 — — — — — 1998–99 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 11 0 0 0 28 6 1 0 1 4 1999–00 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 77 4 8 12 162 18 1 0 1 23 2000–01 Washington Capitals NHL 22 0 1 1 18 — — — — — 2000–01 New York Islanders NHL 38 0 2 2 54 — — — — — 2001–02 Calgary Flames NHL 66 3 1 4 164 — — — — — 2002–03 Calgary Flames NHL 55 2 4 6 100 — — — — — 2003–04 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 33 0 6 6 134 — — — — — NHL totals 1054 61 98 159 3149 89 3 1 4 211 See also
- List of NHL players with 1000 games played
- List of NHL players with 2000 career penalty minutes
References
External links
- Craig Berube's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Craig Berube at Hockey-Reference.com
- Craig Berube's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Craig Berube's NHL player profile
Categories:- 1965 births
- Calgary Flames players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Hershey Bears players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- Kamloops Blazers alumni
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- Medicine Hat Tigers alumni
- National Hockey League assistant coaches
- New Westminster Bruins alumni
- New York Islanders players
- People from Sturgeon County, Alberta
- Philadelphia Flyers coaches
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Washington Capitals players
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1960s births stubs
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