Todd Krygier

Todd Andrew Krygier (born October 12, 1965) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals, and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim between 1989 and 1997. Internationally Krygier played for the American national team at three World Championships. After finishing his playing career Krygier turned to coaching, and since 2019 has been an assistant coach for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League

Playing career After playing for the University of Connecticut, Krygier was selected by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft. He played parts of two seasons with the Whalers before being traded to the Washington Capitals in 1991. In 1994, he was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Krygier played a season and a half in Anaheim before he was re-acquired by the Capitals during the 1995–96 NHL season. It was during his second tour with the Capitals that helped guide the Capitals to their first ever appearance in the Stanley Cup Final in 1998. Krygier played two seasons with the Orlando Solar Bears of the International Hockey League before retiring from active play. In 543 NHL games, Krygier scored 100 goals and 143 assists.

Krygier was previously the head coach of the Compuware AAA mite hockey team, as well as the head hockey coach at Novi High School where he won the school's first and only State Title in 2011. In June 2013, Krygier was announced as the new coach of the Muskegon Lumberjacks United States Hockey League team until he was released in July 2016. He is now an assistant coach with the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team.

Personal life Krygier is now a State Farm Insurance Agent in Northville, MI. He has five children, all of whom are athletes: daughters Natalie, who played soccer at the University of Iowa and Grace, who currently plays soccer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and sons Brock, who played hockey at Michigan State and Arizona State, and twins Christian and Cole, who both play at Michigan State. Christian and Cole were both selected five picks apart in the 2018 NHL entry draft by the New York Islanders and Florida Panthers respectively.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1983–84 Buffalo Regals Midget — — — — — — — — — — 1983–84 RIT NCAA-III — — — — — — — — — — 1984–85 University of Connecticut NCAA-III 14 14 11 25 12 — — — — — 1985–86 University of Connecticut NCAA-III 32 29 27 56 46 — — — — — 1986–87 University of Connecticut NCAA-III 28 24 24 48 44 — — — — — 1987–88 University of Connecticut NCAA-III 27 32 39 71 28 — — — — — 1987–88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 13 1 5 6 34 — — — — — 1988–89 Binghamton Whalers AHL 76 26 42 68 77 — — — — — 1989–90 Hartford Whalers NHL 58 18 12 30 52 7 2 1 3 4 1989–90 Binghamton Whalers AHL 12 1 9 10 16 — — — — — 1990–91 Hartford Whalers NHL 72 13 17 30 95 6 0 2 2 0 1991–92 Washington Capitals NHL 67 13 17 30 107 5 2 1 3 4 1992–93 Washington Capitals NHL 77 11 12 33 60 6 1 1 2 4 1993–94 Washington Capitals NHL 66 12 18 30 60 5 2 0 2 10 1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 35 11 11 22 10 — — — — — 1995–96 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 60 9 28 37 70 — — — — — 1995–96 Washington Capitals NHL 16 6 5 11 12 6 2 0 2 12 1996–97 Washington Capitals NHL 47 5 11 16 37 — — — — — 1997–98 Washington Capitals NHL 45 2 12 14 30 13 1 2 3 6 1997–98 Portland Pirates AHL 6 3 4 7 6 — — — — — 1998–99 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 65 19 40 59 82 17 9 10 19 16 1999–00 Orlando Solar Bears IHL 28 7 13 20 12 6 2 1 3 2 NHL totals 543 100 143 243 533 48 10 7 17 40

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1991 United States WC 10 4 4 8 12 1992 United States WC 1 0 0 0 2 1997 United States WC 8 1 1 2 6 Senior totals 19 5 5 10 20