Craig Duncanson

Craig Duncanson (born March 17, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He was drafted in the first round, ninth overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1985 NHL entry draft. He played 38 games in the National Hockey League (NHL): 28 over five seasons with the Kings, seven with the Winnipeg Jets in the 1990–91 season, and three with the New York Rangers in the 1992–93 season. Duncanson is currently the head coach for the Sudbury Wolves in the Ontario Hockey League.

Career Duncanson was born in Sudbury, Ontario and raised in Walden, Ontario. He played junior hockey for the Sudbury Wolves in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and was drafted by the National Hockey League (NHL) after his second OHL season by the Los Angeles Kings. Duncanson turned professional in 1986 with two games for the King during the 1985–86 season. While in the Kings' organization, Duncanson played mostly for their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate New Haven Nighthawks with a few callups to the NHL team. He was traded to the Minnesota North Stars by the Kings for Daniel Berthiaume on September 6, 1990, then flipped by Minnesota to the Winnipeg Jets for Brian Hunt. On May 21, 1991, Duncanson was traded again, this time to the Washington Capitals. Duncanson never played for the Capitals and he signed as a free agent with the New York Rangers on September 4, 1992. Duncanson played three seasons for the Rangers' organization, mostly with the Binghamton Rangers. In 1995, Duncanson left the Rangers organization, signing with the Orlando Solar Bears of the International Hockey League (IHL). Duncanson played three seasons in the IHL before retiring.

Duncanson was the head coach of the Voyageurs men's ice hockey team at Laurentian University, reclaiming the role from 1997 to 2000 and again from 2013 to 2021. In 2021, he was hired by his original OHL team, the Sudbury Wolves, as its head coach.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1982–83 St. Michael's Buzzers MetJHL 32 14 19 33 68 — — — — — 1983–84 Sudbury Wolves OHL 62 38 38 76 178 — — — — — 1984–85 Sudbury Wolves OHL 53 35 28 63 129 — — — — — 1985–86 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1985–86 Sudbury Wolves OHL 21 12 17 29 55 — — — — — 1985–86 Cornwall Royals OHL 40 31 50 81 135 6 4 7 11 2 1985–86 New Haven Nighthawks AHL — — — — — 2 0 0 0 5 1986–87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 0 0 24 — — — — — 1986–87 Cornwall Royals OHL 55 22 45 67 88 5 4 3 7 20 1987–88 Los Angeles Kings NHL 9 0 0 0 12 — — — — — 1987–88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 57 15 25 40 170 — — — — — 1988–89 Los Angeles Kings NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1988–89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 69 25 39 64 200 17 4 8 12 60 1989–90 Los Angeles Kings NHL 10 3 2 5 9 — — — — — 1989–90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 51 17 30 47 152 — — — — — 1990–91 Winnipeg Jets NHL 7 2 0 2 16 — — — — — 1990–91 Moncton Hawks AHL 58 16 34 50 107 9 3 11 14 31 1991–92 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 46 20 26 46 98 — — — — — 1991–92 Moncton Hawks AHL 19 12 9 21 6 11 6 4 10 10 1992–93 New York Rangers NHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 1992–93 Binghamton Rangers AHL 69 35 59 94 126 14 7 5 12 9 1993–94 Binghamton Rangers AHL 70 25 44 69 83 — — — — — 1994–95 Binghamton Rangers AHL 62 21 43 64 105 11 4 4 8 16 1995–96 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 79 19 24 43 123 22 3 10 13 16 1996–97 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 61 14 24 38 64 — — — — — 1996–97 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 21 3 11 14 19 3 1 1 2 0 NHL totals 38 5 4 9 61 — — — — — AHL totals 501 186 309 495 1047 64 24 32 56 131