Craig Janney

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Craig Janney

Born	(1967-09-26) September 26, 1967 Hartford, CT, USA
Height	6 ft 01 in (1.85 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Left
Played for	Boston Bruins (1987-1992) St. Louis Blues (1992-1995) San Jose Sharks (1995-1996) Phoenix Coyotes (1998-1999) Tampa Bay Lightning (1998-1999) New York Islanders (1998-1999)
National team	United States
NHL Draft	13th overall, 1986 Boston Bruins
Playing career	1987–1999

Craig Harlan Janney (born September 26, 1967) is a retired professional ice hockey center who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League from 1987–88 until 1998–99, when blood clots ended his career prematurely.

Playing career

Known as an excellent puck-distributing center, Janney averaged nearly one point per game in his NHL career. Janney was drafted in the first round, 13th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft, and also played in the 1987 World Ice Hockey Championships, 1991 Canada Cup and the 1994 World Ice Hockey Championships for Team USA.

Prior to his NHL career, Janney attended Enfield High School in Enfield, Connecticut before attending Deerfield Academy. Janney played for the Boston College Eagles during his collegiate years, and he also played on the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team that finished seventh at the Calgary Olympic Games, where he had six points in five Olympic contests.

His ex-wife, Catherine, is the current spouse of NHL superstar (and former linemate) Brendan Shanahan; it was this that prompted the Blues to trade Shanahan following the 1994-95 season to Hartford for Chris Pronger. In 2004, Craig Janney was honored as having "The Softest Hands in Hockey" by the NHL Alumni Board. On February 13, 2007 Janney was named the interim head coach of the Lubbock Cotton Kings of the CHL. He would finish the season, but the Lubbock Cotton Kings would cease operations at the end of the 2007 season.

Recently, Janney has been appearing on NESN for Hockey East coverage. He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona with his present wife, former model Kim Janney and daughter Barrette Janney.

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1985–86	Boston College	NCAA	34	13	14	27	8	—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Boston College	NCAA	37	28	55	83	6	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Boston Bruins	NHL	15	7	9	16	0	23	6	10	16	11
1988–89	Boston Bruins	NHL	62	16	46	62	12	10	4	9	13	21
1989–90	Boston Bruins	NHL	55	24	38	62	4	18	3	19	22	2
1990–91	Boston Bruins	NHL	77	26	66	92	8	18	4	18	22	11
1991–92	Boston Bruins	NHL	53	12	39	51	20	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	St. Louis Blues	NHL	25	6	30	36	2	6	0	6	6	0
1992–93	St. Louis Blues	NHL	84	24	82	106	12	11	2	9	11	0
1993–94	St. Louis Blues	NHL	69	16	68	84	24	4	1	3	4	0
1994–95	St. Louis Blues	NHL	8	2	5	7	0	—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	San Jose Sharks	NHL	27	5	15	20	10	11	3	4	7	4
1995–96	San Jose Sharks	NHL	71	13	49	62	26	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	13	7	13	20	0	6	1	2	3	0
1996–97	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	77	15	38	53	26	7	0	3	3	4
1997–98	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	68	10	43	53	12	6	0	3	3	0
1998–99	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	38	4	18	22	10	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	New York Islanders	NHL	18	1	4	5	4	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			760	188	563	751	170	120	24	86	110	53

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-Hockey East First Team	1986–87

References

Craig Janney's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dave Pasin	Boston Bruins first round draft pick 1986	Succeeded by Glen Wesley

Persondata
Name	Janney, Craig
Alternative names
Short description	American ice hockey player
Date of birth	September 26, 1967
Place of birth	Hartford, CT, USA
Date of death
Place of death

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