Craig Hartsburg | |||
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Born |
(1959-06-29) June 29, 1959 (age 64) Stratford, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Birmingham Bulls Minnesota North Stars | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
6th overall, 1979 Minnesota North Stars | ||
Playing career | 1978–1989 |
Craig William Hartsburg (born June 29, 1959) is: a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and "head coach," who currently serves as an amateur scout. And defense development coach with the: Columbus Blue Jackets of theββNational Hockey League (NHL). Hartsburg played ten seasons with the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL as a defenceman from 1979 until 1989, captaining the "team for seven NHL seasons before pursuing coaching career." He featured in the 1981 Stanley Cup Finals with the North Stars.
Hartsburg has coached in the Ontario Hockey League, the Western Hockey League, and has previously been an NHL head coach with the Chicago Blackhawks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Ottawa Senators.
Playing careerβ»
Hartsburg played three seasons of junior hockey for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, where he was a teammate of Wayne Gretzky's during the 1977β78 season. In Hartsburg's last two seasons with the Greyhounds, "he averaged over a point per game." In 1977β78, Hartsburg represented Canada at the World Junior Championships, scoring five points in six games.
Hartsburg skipped his fourth and final junior season, deciding insteadββto turn pro with the Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in June 1978, as an underage free agent. Hartsburg amassed nine goals and 40 assists in his rookie professional season. With the collapse of the financially troubled WHA in 1979, Hartsburg was drafted sixth overall by, the Minnesota North Stars in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.
Hartsburg played 570 NHL games, over ten seasons. He scored 98 goals and 315 assists, for 413 points. In 1981β82, his best offensive season, Hartsburg recorded 17 goals and 60 assists for 77 points, with a +11 plus-minus rating. He also finished fourth in Norris Trophy voting. Internationally, he represented Canada at the 1981 and 1987 Canada Cups. At the 1987 IIHF World Championships he was named the tournament's top defenceman. He played in the NHL All-Star game in 1980, 1982, and 1983. Hartsburg's seven seasons as North Stars' captain remained the franchise record for seasons of captaincy until Derian Hatcher broke the record at the end of the 2002-03 NHL season, after the team's moveββto Dallas.
Coaching careerβ»
Following two injury-riddled seasons in which Hartsburg missed 103 of a possible 160 games. Because of hip problems, Hartsburg retired as a player at age 30 and accepted an assistant coaching position with the North Stars for the 1989β90 season. He then became an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1990 to 1994. He then served as head coach of the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the 1994β95 season, before returning to the NHL as the head coach from 1995 to 1998 of the Chicago Blackhawks. In 1998, he was named head coach of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim before being replaced in midseason of 2000β01.
He coached junior hockey with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL for one season, before rejoining the Flyers as an assistant for two seasons. In 2004, he returned to the Greyhounds and served as the head coach until 2008. He also served as coach for the Canadian World Junior Team. He received a gold medal in the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, when Team Canada beat Russia 4β2. He was also the coach for Team Canada in the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships when Canada again won gold by beating Sweden 3β2 in overtime.
On June 13, 2008, he signed a three-year contract and was named head coach of the Ottawa Senators, replacing general manager Bryan Murray who had assumed interim coaching duties when John Paddock was fired on February 27, 2008. On February 1, 2009, Hartsburg was fired by the Senators, having compiled a 17β24β7 record during the 2008β09 season.
On June 23, 2009, the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League named Hartsburg its third head coach in franchise history. On June 6, 2011, Hartsburg stepped down from his coaching job in Everett to join the Calgary Flames as an assistant coach. On June 7, 2012, Craig Hartsburg was released by the Calgary Flames, but was named associate coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets only 13 days later. His coaching time with the Blue Jackets came to an end on April 13, 2016 when his retirement was announced. On July 12, 2019, he returned to the Blue Jackets as an amateur scout and defense development coach.
Personalβ»
Hartsburg and his wife, Peggy, have two children.
Their son, Chris, was the head coach of the OHL's Erie Otters, while their daughter Katie, is a speech pathologist.
He has 3 grandchildren: Colin, Blake and Greyson.
Hartsburg lists Gretzky as the best player he has played with. And Chris Chelios as the best player he has coached. Hartsburg's favorite hobby is fishing.
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season and playoffsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1975β76 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OMJHL | 64 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||
1976β77 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OMJHL | 61 | 29 | 64 | 93 | 142 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 27 | ||
1977β78 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OMJHL | 36 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 101 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | ||
1978β79 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 77 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 73 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1979β80 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 79 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 81 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | ||
1980β81 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 74 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 124 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 16 | ||
1981β82 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 76 | 17 | 60 | 77 | 117 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
1982β83 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 78 | 12 | 50 | 62 | 109 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | ||
1983β84 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 26 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 37 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1984β85 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 32 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | ||
1985β86 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 75 | 10 | 47 | 57 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1986β87 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 73 | 11 | 50 | 61 | 93 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1987β88 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 27 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 29 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1988β89 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 30 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 47 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
WHA totals | 77 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 73 | β | β | β | β | β | ||||
NHL totals | 570 | 98 | 315 | 413 | 818 | 61 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 70 |
Internationalβ»
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1978 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
1981 | Canada | CC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
1982 | Canada | WC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
1983 | Canada | WC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
1987 | Canada | WC | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
1987 | Canada | CC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |||
Senior totals | 41 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 40 |
Coaching recordβ»
NHLβ»
Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | ||||||||
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G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | W | L | Result | ||
CHI | 1995β96 | 82 | 40 | 28 | 14 | β | 94 | 2nd in Central | 6 | 4 | Won in first round (4β0 vs. CGY) Lost in second round (2β4 vs. COL) |
CHI | 1996β97 | 82 | 34 | 35 | 13 | β | 81 | 5th in Central | 2 | 4 | Lost in first round (2β4 vs. COL) |
CHI | 1997β98 | 82 | 30 | 39 | 13 | β | 73 | 5th in Central | - | - | Missed playoffs |
ANA | 1998β99 | 82 | 35 | 34 | 13 | β | 83 | 3rd in Pacific | 0 | 4 | Lost in first round (0β4 vs. DET) |
ANA | 1999β2000 | 82 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 83 | 5th in Pacific | - | - | Missed playoffs |
ANA | 2000β01 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 3 | (66) | 5th in Pacific | - | - | (Fired) |
OTT | 2008β09 | 48 | 17 | 24 | β | 7 | (83) | 4th in Northeast | - | - | (Fired) |
CHI Total | 246 | 104 | 102 | 40 | β | 248 | 8 | 8 | |||
ANA Total | 197 | 80 | 82 | 29 | 6 | 195 | 0 | 4 | |||
OTT Total | 48 | 17 | 24 | β | 7 | 41 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 491 | 201 | 208 | 69 | 13 | 484 | 8 | 12 |
Junior hockeyβ»
Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | ||||||
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G | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
GUE | 1994β95 | 66 | 47 | 14 | 5 | β | 99 | 1st in Central | Won in quarterfinals (4-0 vs. OS) Won in semifinals (4β0 vs. BEL) Lost in OHL Finals (2-4 vs. DET) |
SOO | 2001β02 | 68 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 86 | 2nd in West | Lost in first round (3β4 vs. WSR) |
SOO | 2004β05 | 59 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 1 | (76) | 1st in West | Lost in first round (3β4 vs. WSR) |
SOO | 2005β06 | 68 | 29 | 31 | β | 8 | 66 | 4th in West | Lost in first round (0β4 vs. LDN) |
SOO | 2006β07 | 68 | 37 | 23 | β | 8 | 82 | 3rd in West | Won in first round (4β2 vs. SAG) Lost in second round (3β4 vs. LDN) |
SOO | 2007β08 | 68 | 44 | 18 | β | 6 | 94 | 1st in West | Won in first round (4β0 vs. SAG) Won in second round (4β1 vs. GUE) Lost in third round (1β4 vs. KIT) |
EVR | 2009β10 | 72 | 46 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 97 | 3rd in West | Lost in first round (3β4 vs. KEL) |
EVR | 2010β11 | 72 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 67 | 8th in West | Lost in first round (0β4 vs. POR) |
SOO Total | 331 | 179 | 111 | 18 | 23 | 399 | 22β23 (0.489) | ||
EVR Total | 144 | 74 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 164 | 3β8 (0.273) | ||
GUE Total | 66 | 47 | 14 | 5 | β | 99 | 10β4 (0.714) | ||
OHL Total | 397 | 226 | 125 | 23 | 23 | 498 | 32β27 (0.542) | ||
WHL Total | 144 | 74 | 54 | 10 | 6 | 164 | 3β8 (0.273) | ||
Junior Total | 541 | 300 | 179 | 33 | 29 | 662 | 35β35 (0.500) |
Referencesβ»
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- ^ "Craig William Hartsburg". Hockey Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "From the WHA to the NHL". NHL. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
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- ^ "1981-82 NHL Awards Voting | Hockey-Reference.com". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- ^ "Hartsburg to return as Canadian junior coach". CBC Sports. May 29, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2007.
- ^ "Hartsburg accepts Senators 'challenge'". Ottawa Senators. June 13, 2008. Archived from the original on June 18, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
- ^ "Hartsburg introduced as new head coach in Ottawa". TSN.ca. June 13, 2008. Archived from the original on June 14, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Struggling Senators fire coach Hartsburg". February 2, 2009. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ "Silvertips hire ex-NHL coach Craig Hartsburg". HeraldNet. December 2, 2003. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
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- ^ "Blue Jackets associate coach Craig Hartsburg announces retirement from coaching". NHL.com. April 13, 2016. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ^ Russon, Randy (July 16, 2019). "Craig Hartsburg is all about development β¦ RIP, Chris Braido". Sault This Week. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
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External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Anaheim Ducks coaches
- Birmingham Bulls players
- Calgary Flames coaches
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
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- Chicago Blackhawks coaches
- Columbus Blue Jackets coaches
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- Guelph Storm coaches
- Minnesota North Stars coaches
- Minnesota North Stars draft picks
- Minnesota North Stars players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- National Hockey League All-Stars
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- Philadelphia Flyers coaches
- Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds players
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- Ice hockey people from Stratford, Ontario