Dale Craigwell

Dale A. Craigwell (born April 24, 1971) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played professionally for 9 years and played parts of 3 years with the San Jose Sharks in the NHL. He played centre and shot left-handed.

Biography Craigwell was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1984 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Oshawa.

Craigwell was drafted by the Sharks in the 10th round, 199th overall in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He was the 11th player ever drafted by the Sharks. Prior to being drafted he played in the Ontario Hockey League with the Oshawa Generals for 3 years, scoring 95 points in 56 games his final year there.

During the 1991–1992 NHL season, the first for the Sharks, Craigwell was called up in the middle of the season and skated in 32 games, scoring 16 points. The 1993–1994 season was the first for Craigwell to play full-time for the Sharks, but the results were dismal, as he was regulated to a defensive role and scored only 9 points the whole year. The following year he suffered an ankle injury and missed the entire 1994–1995 season.

Craigwell then played for the Kansas City Blades in the now defunct IHL for 3 years, followed by 3 more years playing in Europe, one in Germany and two in England before retiring after the 2000–2001 season.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1988–89 Oshawa Generals OHL 55 9 14 23 15 6 0 0 0 0 1989–90 Oshawa Generals OHL 64 22 41 63 39 17 7 7 14 11 1990–91 Oshawa Generals OHL 56 27 68 95 34 16 7 16 23 9 1991–92 Kansas City Blades IHL 48 6 19 25 29 12 4 7 11 4 1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL 32 5 11 16 8 — — — — — 1992–93 Kansas City Blades IHL 60 15 38 53 24 12 7 5 12 2 1992–93 San Jose Sharks NHL 8 3 1 4 4 — — — — — 1993–94 Kansas City Blades IHL 5 3 1 4 0 — — — — — 1993–94 San Jose Sharks NHL 58 3 6 9 16 — — — — — 1995–96 San Francisco Spiders IHL 75 11 49 60 38 4 2 0 2 0 1996–97 Kansas City Blades IHL 82 17 51 68 34 3 1 0 1 0 1997–98 Kansas City Blades IHL 81 13 42 55 12 11 2 9 11 2 1998–99 Kansas City Blades IHL 61 11 28 39 14 3 0 2 2 2 1998–99 Augsburger Panther DEL 17 1 4 5 4 — — — — — 1999–00 Sheffield Steelers BISL 25 7 18 25 0 7 0 6 6 2 2000–01 Sheffield Steelers BISL 38 7 18 25 22 8 4 2 6 2 IHL totals 412 76 228 304 141 45 16 23 39 10 NHL totals 98 11 18 29 28 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1991 Canada WJC 7 1 2 3 0 Junior totals 7 1 2 3 0