Craig Berube

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Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Nickname(s) Chief
Height
Weight		 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
211 lb (96 kg/15 st 1 lb)
Pro clubs Philadelphia Flyers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Calgary Flames
Washington Capitals
New York Islanders
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born December 17, 1965 (1965-12-17) (age 42),
Calahoo, AB, CAN
Pro career 1986 – 2004

Craig "The Chief" Berube (born December 17, 1965 in Calahoo, Alberta) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and is currently the head coach of the Philadelphia Phantoms in the AHL

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[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, the Flyers' affiliate in the American Hockey League, prior to the 2006–07 AHL season. However, on October 23, 2006, Berube was promoted to the Flyers' NHL coaching staff 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. John Stevens, formerly assistant coach, was named to be the team's new head coach, and Berube was designated to replace him.

For the 2007–08 season, Berube returned to the Phantoms as head coach.

[edit] Career statistics

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