Craig Berube

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Position	Left Wing
Shot	Left
Nickname	Chief
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg)
Pro Clubs	Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames Washington Capitals New York Islanders
Nationality	Canada
Born	December 17, 1965, Calahoo, AB, CAN
Pro Career	1986 – 2004

Craig Berube (born December 17, 1965 in Calahoo, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and is currently an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL

1 Playing career
2 Coaching career
3 Career statistics
4 References

[edit] Playing career

He played 1054 NHL games between 1986 and 2003. Berube was known as an agitator and fighter in the NHL, and racked up 3149 penalty minutes in his career, good for seventh on the all-time list.

[edit] Coaching career

Berube was named the head coach of the Philadelphia Phantoms of the American Hockey League prior to the 2006-07 AHL season. However, on October 23, 2006 Berube was promoted to be an assistant coach for Philadelphia Flyers after a major reorganization in the franchise. On October 22, 2006 Bob Clarke resigned his position as general manager of the Flyers, and Head Coach Ken Hitchcock was relieved of his duties. The Assistant Coach at the time John Stevens was named as the team's new head coach, and Berube was promoted to replace him.