Craig Charron

Craig Charron (November 15, 1967 – October 19, 2010) was an American professional ice hockey center from North Easton, Massachusetts. He attended the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he played for four seasons and served as captain of the 1989-1990 team, finishing his collegiate career as the second-leading scorer in the program's Division I history with 64 goals in 142 career games.

He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1989 NHL Supplemental Draft; however, he never appeared in a game in the National Hockey League. He was a prolific player in the American Hockey League for many seasons, and he was the highest-scoring player on the 1995–96 Rochester Americans team which won the Calder Cup.

At the time of his death, he was the coach of the Spencerport Rangers High School Hockey team. During his first season as head coach Spencerport had made many strides but lost to the eventual state champions Webster-Thomas in the second round of sectionals.

Charron died at age 42 on October 19, 2010, after a battle with stomach cancer. He was inducted into the Legends of Lowell Hall of Fame by UMass Lowell and honored at the Tsongas Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell on October 22, 2010. He was the nephew of 1980 U.S. Olympic goalie Jim Craig.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1986–87 University of Massachusetts Lowell NCAA 36 11 16 27 48 — — — — — 1987–88 University of Massachusetts Lowell NCAA 39 22 18 40 32 — — — — — 1988–89 University of Massachusetts Lowell NCAA 32 14 21 35 32 — — — — — 1989–90 University of Massachusetts Lowell NCAA 35 17 29 46 10 — — — — — 1990–91 Winston-Salem Thunderbirds ECHL 30 11 16 27 10 — — — — — 1990–91 Fredericton Canadiens AHL 24 2 5 7 4 5 0 3 3 0 1990–91 Albany Choppers IHL 5 0 2 2 0 — — — — — 1991–92 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 64 41 55 96 97 9 5 5 10 10 1992–93 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 27 6 8 14 8 — — — — — 1992–93 Birmingham Bulls ECHL 23 9 17 26 18 — — — — — 1993–94 Olofströms IK Division 2 37 49 47 96 66 — — — — — 1994–95 Dayton Bombers ECHL 48 35 47 82 82 9 9 13 22 10 1994–95 Cornwall Aces AHL 6 5 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1994–95 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1994–95 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 2 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 1995–96 Rochester Americans AHL 72 43 52 95 79 19 7 10 17 12 1996–97 Rochester Americans AHL 72 24 41 65 42 10 2 7 9 4 1997–98 Rochester Americans AHL 75 25 53 78 51 4 1 1 2 0 1998–99 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 71 22 39 61 41 3 1 2 3 8 1999–00 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 32 11 18 29 14 — — — — — 1999–00 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 22 8 13 21 14 7 2 3 5 4 2000–01 Rochester Americans AHL 73 18 32 50 53 4 0 1 1 2 2001–02 Rochester Americans AHL 43 12 12 24 24 2 0 0 0 0 AHL totals 490 170 265 435 322 56 13 27 40 30 ECHL totals 165 96 135 231 207 18 14 18 32 20