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Craig Muni
Canadian ice hockey player
Craig Douglas Muni (born July 19, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 819 National Hockey League (NHL) games over the course of his career.
| Craig Muni | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
(1962-07-19) July 19, 1962 (age 61) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Toronto Maple Leafs Edmonton Oilers Chicago Blackhawks Buffalo Sabres Winnipeg Jets Pittsburgh Penguins Dallas Stars | ||
| NHL Draft |
25th overall, 1980 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1982–1998 | ||
As a youth, Muni played in the 1975 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1]
Known as a defensive specialist, open ice hitter, penalty killer and a shot blocker, Muni won three Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers in 1987, 1988, and 1990 and also played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets.[2] He retired in 1998. He led the league three times in Plus-Minus while a member of the Oilers.
On June 25, 2016, he was named the co-head coach of the NWHL's Buffalo Beauts, sharing duties with former NHL player Ric Seiling.[3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1978–79 | Mississauga Reps Midget AAA | GTHL | 38 | 8 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | St. Michael's Buzzers | MetJHL | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Dixie Beehives | OPJHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Kingston Canadians | OMJHL | 66 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 114 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 1980–81 | Kingston Canadians | OHL | 38 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 25 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 1980–81 | New Brunswick Hawks | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1981–82 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 49 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 92 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 1981–82 | Cincinnati Tigers | CHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1982–83 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 64 | 6 | 32 | 38 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 64 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 79 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1984–85 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 68 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | St. Catharines Saints | AHL | 73 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 91 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 1985–86 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 79 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | ||
| 1987–88 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 72 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 77 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 31 | ||
| 1988–89 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 69 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1989–90 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 71 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 81 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 1990–91 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 76 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 1991–92 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 54 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 72 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 73 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 40 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 64 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| AHL totals | 269 | 20 | 89 | 119 | 276 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 26 | ||||
| NHL totals | 819 | 28 | 119 | 147 | 775 | 113 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 108 | ||||
- 1986–87 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
- 1987–88 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
- 1989-90 - NHL - Stanley Cup (Edmonton)
- 2016-17 - NWHL - Isobel Cup (Buffalo)
- "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019.
- "Craig Muni player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
- "Craig Muni Named Co-Coach of Buffalo Beauts". NWHL.zone. June 25, 2016. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database