Bruce Crowder

Bruce James Crowder (born March 25, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played four seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins from 1981–82 to 1984–85. He is the brother of Keith Crowder and also the brother of Craig Crowder.

Playing career Crowder was drafted 153rd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1977 NHL amateur draft. He played 243 career NHL games, scoring 47 goals and 51 assists for 98 points. His best offensive season was the 1982–83 season when he garnered career highs in goals with 21, assists with 19, and points with 40.

Coaching career After leaving the professional game, Crowder spent 14 seasons in the collegiate coaching ranks. Crowder spent the 1987–1988 and 1989–1990 as an assistant at the University of Maine, before joining UMass Lowell. In 1991, he was promoted to the head coach of the River Hawks and posted a record of 11–19–4. In the following four seasons with UMass Lowell Crowder's record was an impressive 88–56–15, and in 1996 he took over the head coaching job at Northeastern where he was 124–168–33 over 9 seasons, finishing last in the conference 4 times. He was released from his coaching responsibilities at Northeastern in the Spring of 2005 and was replaced by Greg Cronin.

Career statistics Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1975–76 New Hampshire Wildcats ECAC 31 6 12 18 14 — — — — — 1976–77 New Hampshire Wildcats ECAC 39 9 9 18 28 — — — — — 1977–78 New Hampshire Wildcats ECAC 30 10 35 45 58 — — — — — 1978–79 New Hampshire Wildcats ECAC 35 22 30 52 34 — — — — — 1979–80 Maine Mariners AHL 49 16 11 27 23 11 3 1 4 13 1980–81 Maine Mariners AHL 68 25 19 44 94 20 11 6 17 29 1981–82 Boston Bruins NHL 63 16 11 27 31 11 5 3 8 9 1981–82 Erie Blades AHL 15 6 6 12 6 — — — — — 1982–83 Boston Bruins NHL 80 21 19 40 58 17 3 1 4 34 1983–84 Boston Bruins NHL 74 6 14 20 44 3 0 0 0 0 1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 26 4 7 11 23 — — — — — NHL totals 243 47 51 98 156 31 8 4 12 43

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