Craig Hartsburg

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Craig Hartsburg (born June 29, 1959 in Stratford, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons with the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League from 1979-80 until 1988-89. He's also been an NHL head coach with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Anaheim Ducks.

Hartsburg was drafted 6th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft. He played 570 career NHL games, scoring 98 goals and 315 assists for 413 points. In his best offensive season, 1981-82, he set career highs with 17 goals, 60 assists, 77 points and a +11 plus/minus rating. Internationally, he represented Canada at the 1981 and 1987 Canada Cups. At the 1987 IIHF World Championships he was named the tournament's top defenseman.

He currently coaches the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League and is the coach of the Canadian World Junior Team.[1] He received a gold medal in the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, when Team Canada beat Russia 4-2. He was also the coach for Team Canada in the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships when Canada again won gold by beating Sweden 3-2 in overtime.

[edit] References

  1. ^ CBC Sports (May 29, 2007). "Hartsburg to return as Canadian junior coach". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
Preceded by
Tim Young		 Minnesota North Stars captains
1982-89
Brian Bellows 1984		 Succeeded by
Curt Giles
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Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars first-round draft picks
Minnesota: Cheesman • Benzelock • Redmond • Byers • Hicks • Bryan Maxwell • Sharpley • Brad Maxwell • Smith • Hartsburg • McCarthy • Palmer • Meighan • Bellows • Lawton • Quinn • Babe • Archibald • Modano • Zmolek • Hatcher • Matvichuk
Dallas: Harvey • Botterill • Iginla • Jackman • Morrow • Ott • Bacashihua • Vagner • Fistric • Niskanen • Vishnevskiy
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Chicago Blackhawks Head Coaches
Muldoon • Stanley • Lehman • Gardiner • Irvin • Shaughnessy • Tobin • Iverson • Matheson • Gorman • Loughlin • Stewart • Thompson • Gottselig • Conacher • Goodfellow • Abel • Eddolls • Ivan • Pilous • Reay • White • Pulford • Johnston • Magnuson • Pulford • Tessier • Pulford • Murdoch • Keenan • D. Sutter • Hartsburg • Graham • Molleken • Pulford • Suhonen • B. Sutter • Yawney • Savard
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Anaheim Ducks Head Coaches
Wilson • Pagé • Hartsburg • Charron • Murray • Babcock • Carlyle
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