Craig Adams (ice hockey)
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| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) |
| NHL Team | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | April 26, 1977, Seria, BRN |
| NHL Draft | 223rd overall, 1996 Hartford Whalers |
| Pro Career | 1999 – present |
Craig Adams (born April 26, 1977 in Seria, Brunei) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He plays right wing.
He was born in Seria, Brunei a country on the island of Borneo in southeast Asia, but was raised in Calgary, Alberta, residing and playing hockey in the community of Lake Bonavista. His wife Anne is a daughter of Paul Cellucci, former Governor of Massachusetts and former US Ambassador to Canada.
[edit] Playing career
Adams was selected in the 9th round, 223rd overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers, after his freshman season at Harvard.
He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury on December 27, 1997 in a game against the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
He has been a regular in the Hurricanes lineup since the 2002-03 season.
On August 25, 2005 he signed a contract with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, but was traded back to the Hurricanes on October 3, a few days before the 2005-06 NHL season began.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995-96 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1996-97 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 32 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1997-98 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998-99 | Harvard Crimson | ECAC | 31 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999-00 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 73 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 124 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2000-01 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000-01 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001-02 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001-02 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002-03 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 81 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003-04 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 80 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004-05 | HC Milano | ITA | 30 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 26 | ||
| 2005-06 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 67 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| NHL Totals | 305 | 24 | 34 | 58 | 249 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
[edit] See also
C. Adams 27 | K. Adams 14 | Babchuk 48 | Brind'Amour 17 (Captain) | Cole 26 | Commodore 22 | Gerber 29 | Hedican 6 | Hutchinson 24 | Kaberle 5 | Ladd 16 | Larose 59 | Recchi 18 | Staal 12 | Stillman 61 | Tverdovsky 70 | Vasicek 63 | Wallin 7 | A. Ward 4 | C. Ward 30 (Conn Smythe Trophy Winner) | Weight 39 | Wesley 2 | Whitney 13 | Williams 11 | Coach Laviolette
Categories: 1977 births | Calgary Canucks alumni | Canadian ice hockey right wingers | Canadians of European descent | Carolina Hurricanes players | Cincinnati Cyclones players | Hartford Whalers draft picks | Harvard University alumni | Harvard Crimson ice hockey players | Ice hockey personnel from Alberta | Living people | Lowell Lock Monsters players | People from Calgary
