Craig Coxe

Craig Raymond Coxe (born January 21, 1964) is an American former professional ice hockey player. In addition to playing in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, and the San Jose Sharks. Coxe also played two seasons of major league roller hockey in the RHI, after having grown up playing hockey in Tucson, Arizona, from 1969 to 1975 and in Laguna Beach, California. He lives in the suburbs of Saint Ignace, Michigan.

Playing career Coxe was selected in fourth round (66th overall) in the 1982 NHL entry draft by the Detroit Red Wings. Unable to come to terms with Detroit, he became an unrestricted free agent after the 1983–84 season and signed with the Vancouver Canucks.

Coxe played for four different NHL teams over eight seasons in the NHL. Best known as an enforcer, Coxe played in 235 NHL regular season games, scoring 45 points and receiving 713 minutes in penalties. Coxe was suspended for the first three games of the 1987–88 NHL season for leaving the penalty box to fight Joe Paterson during a pre-season game against the Los Angeles Kings. Coxe's fights with Bob Probert are considered classics and have been referred to as "two of the biggest toe to toe slugfests of all time".

Coaching career During the 1999–00 season, his final year as a player, Coxe was playing with the San Antonio Iguanas in the CHL. Before the season's end, Coxe was named the assistant coach for the team. The following season Coxe was named head coach of the CHL's Huntsville Tornado. Coxe was also the head coach of the CHL's El Paso Buzzards for their final season in 2002–03. During this season, the team's owner, Bill Davidson, had declared bankruptcy. Despite not being paid for over a month, and even though at times he was able to dress only 9 or 10 players, Coxe continued to coach the team to the season's end. He is currently the head hockey coach at Cheboygan Area High School in Cheboygan, Michigan. He is also the rink manager at the Ralph G. Cantile Arena in Cheboygan.

Personal life Coxe is a native of Chula Vista, California. He also loves to play golf at his local country club in St. Ignace

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1981–82 St. Albert Saints AJHL 51 17 48 65 212 — — — — — 1982–83 Belleville Bulls OHL 64 14 27 41 102 4 1 2 3 2 1983–84 Belleville Bulls OHL 45 17 28 45 90 3 2 0 2 4 1984–85 Vancouver Canucks NHL 9 0 0 0 49 — — — — — 1984–85 Fredericton Express AHL 62 8 7 15 242 4 2 1 3 16 1985–86 Vancouver Canucks NHL 57 3 5 8 176 3 0 0 0 2 1986–87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 15 1 0 1 31 — — — — — 1986–87 Fredericton Express AHL 46 1 12 13 168 — — — — — 1987–88 Vancouver Canucks NHL 64 5 12 17 186 — — — — — 1987–88 Calgary Flames NHL 7 2 3 5 32 2 1 0 1 16 1988–89 St. Louis Blues NHL 41 0 7 7 127 — — — — — 1988–89 Peoria Rivermen IHL 8 2 7 9 38 — — — — — 1989–90 Vancouver Canucks NHL 25 1 4 5 66 — — — — — 1989–90 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 5 0 5 5 4 — — — — — 1990–91 Vancouver Canucks NHL 7 0 0 0 27 — — — — — 1990–91 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 36 9 21 30 116 6 3 2 5 22 1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL 10 2 0 2 19 — — — — — 1991–92 Kansas City Blades IHL 51 17 21 38 106 — — — — — 1991–92 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 6 4 5 9 13 10 2 4 6 37 1992–93 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 12 1 1 2 8 — — — — — 1992–93 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 20 5 3 8 34 — — — — — 1993–94 Tulsa Oilers CHL 64 26 57 83 236 11 4 9 13 38 1994–95 Tulsa Oilers CHL 12 7 7 14 28 7 0 1 1 30 1995–96 Huntsville Channel Cats SHL 20 7 13 20 56 10 8 13 21 33 1996–97 Tulsa Oilers CHL 64 29 59 88 95 5 2 2 4 8 1997–98 Tulsa Oilers CHL 25 11 22 33 34 — — — — — 1997–98 Wichita Thunder CHL 31 9 29 38 75 15 1 10 11 62 1998–99 Corpus Christi Icerays WPHL 53 10 30 40 44 4 1 1 2 6 1999–00 San Antonio Iguanas CHL 20 1 5 6 33 — — — — — NHL totals 235 14 31 45 713 5 1 0 1 18