Rick St. Croix

Richard St. Croix (born January 3, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 131 games in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1978 and 1985. After his playing career he worked as an assistant coach for the Maple Leafs. He also served as a goaltending coach for the Dallas Stars, and an assistant coach and goaltending coach for the Manitoba Moose and St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the Flyers, and his two sons would also be drafted, though neither played in the NHL.

Playing career St. Croix was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fourth round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft after a junior hockey career with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). He was also drafted by the World Hockey Association Houston Aeros in the 13th round of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. He was also named a First Team AHL All-Star that season. He spent parts of three seasons with the Flyers before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 1982–83 season in exchange for goaltender Michel Larocque.

St. Croix's final season in the NHL was 1984–85, which he split between the Maple Leafs and the St. Catharines Saints in the AHL. He was also named an IHL Second Team All Star that season. St. Croix was fired in an organizational housecleaning on April 12, 2015.

When the IceCaps returned as the Manitoba Moose in 2015, St. Croix rejoined the organization as developmental goaltending coach and scout until he retired in 2021.

Personal St. Croix's oldest son, Chris, was a 4th round draft choice of the Calgary Flames in the 1997 NHL entry draft, and played professional hockey as a defenseman in Germany, as well as in the AHL, ECHL and CHL. His youngest son, Michael played junior hockey as a forward for the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 4th round of the 2011 NHL entry draft. Michael played several years in the AHL and ECHL before retiring in 2016. He also has two daughters. In addition to his coaching duties, St. Croix also runs a goaltending school.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1970–71 Kenora Muskies MJHL 23 — — — 1265 71 0 3.37 .922 — — — — — — — — 1971–72 Kenora Muskies MJHL 43 — — — 2402 172 0 4.30 .892 — — — — — — — — 1971–72 Winnipeg Jets WCHL 3 1 1 0 160 13 0 4.88 — — — — — — — — — 1972–73 Oshawa Generals OHA 52 — — — 3176 247 0 4.67 .882 — — — — — — — — 1973–74 Oshawa Generals OHA 33 — — — 1932 130 1 4.04 — — — — — — — — — 1974–75 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 32 — — — 1965 131 1 4.00 — 1 0 1 60 9 0 9.00 — 1975–76 Flint Generals IHL 42 — — — 2201 118 0 3.22 — — — — — — — — — 1976–77 Flint Generals IHL 53 — — — 2956 179 3 3.63 — 5 1 4 337 30 0 5.34 — 1976–77 Springfield Indians AHL 1 1 0 0 60 3 0 3.00 — — — — — — — — — 1977–78 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 7 2 4 1 394 20 0 3.05 .879 — — — — — — — — 1977–78 Maine Mariners AHL 40 22 14 2 2266 116 2 3.07 — 4 1 3 174 18 0 6.21 — 1978–79 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2 0 1 1 117 6 0 3.08 .887 — — — — — — — — 1978–79 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 9 4 4 1 484 22 0 2.73 — — — — — — — — — 1978–79 Maine Mariners AHL 22 10 9 3 1312 63 0 2.88 — — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 1 0 0 60 2 0 2.00 .920 — — — — — — — — 1979–80 Maine Mariners AHL 46 25 14 7 2729 132 1 2.90 .902 5 1 4 311 16 0 3.09 — 1980–81 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 27 13 7 6 1564 65 2 2.50 .913 9 4 5 538 27 1 3.01 .892 1981–82 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 29 13 9 6 1726 112 0 3.89 .870 1 0 1 20 1 0 3.11 .875 1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 16 9 5 2 939 54 0 3.45 .875 — — — — — — — — 1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 17 4 9 2 915 58 0 3.80 .886 1 0 0 1 1 0 225.00 .000 1983–84 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20 5 10 0 937 80 0 5.13 .849 — — — — — — — — 1983–84 St. Catharines Saints AHL 8 7 1 0 482 29 0 3.61 — 3 1 1 133 10 0 4.50 — 1984–85 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 12 2 9 0 628 56 0 5.35 .824 — — — — — — — — 1984–85 St. Catharines Saints AHL 18 6 10 1 1076 92 0 5.33 .849 — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 42 25 13 0 2474 132 2 3.20 — 8 3 4 411 30 0 4.38 — NHL totals 131 49 54 18 7277 453 2 3.74 .875 11 4 6 557 29 1 3.12 .888

Awards 1973 OHA Second Team All Star 1980 Hap Holmes Memorial Award, AHL lowest goals against average, Maine Mariners 1980 AHL First Team All Star 1986 James Norris Memorial Trophy, IHL fewest goals allowed, Fort Wayne Komets 1986 IHL Second Team All Star 1999 Stanley Cup Championship, Dallas Stars (as goaltending coach)