Bob Crocker

Bob Crocker
Bob Crocker
Born	August 3, 1928; Boston, Massachusetts
Died	December 22, 2018 (aged 90)
Occupation(s)	NHL scout, former hockey coach and executive
Years active	c.1950s–2010s
Awards	Lester Patrick Award (2015)

Bob Crocker (August 3, 1928 – December 22, 2018) was an American ice hockey scout, former coach and executive. He was awarded the Lester Patrick Award, for contributions to hockey in the United States, in 2015.

Born in East Boston, Massachusetts, Crocker attended Boston University, where he played hockey in the 1954–55 season for the Boston University Terriers.^[1] He later served as a recruiter and freshman coach for his alma mater. From 1972 to 1976, he coached the University of Pennsylvania men's hockey team.^[2] In 1980, he was hired as an assistant general manager of the Hartford Whalers; he would serve in that position until 1992, when he went to scout for the New York Rangers. Crocker scouted for the Rangers until 2005, when he joined the Los Angeles Kings organization. He won three Stanley Cups during his time with the Rangers and Kings, and a Calder Cup with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL. In 2006, he was inducted into the Massachusetts Hockey Hall of Fame.^[3]

College Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Pennsylvania Quakers (ECAC Hockey) (1972–1976)
1972–73	Pennsylvania	16–9–2	13–7–2	4th	ECAC Third Place Game (Loss)
1973–74	Pennsylvania	10–14–0	9–12–0	10th
1974–75	Pennsylvania	10–13–1	9–13–1	11th
1975–76	Pennsylvania	6–19–1	5–17–1	16th
Pennsylvania:		42–54–4	36–49–4
Total:		42–54–4
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ "Hockey honors Centerville's Bob Crocker with prestigious Lester Patrick Trophy".
^ "Crocker, Jacobs to receive 2015 Lester Patrick Trophy | NHL.com". nhl.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
^ "Veteran scout Bob Crocker to receive NHL's Lester Patrick Award | masslive.com". masslive.com. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2016-11-27.

External links

Bob Crocker career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

[1] "Hockey honors Centerville's Bob Crocker with prestigious Lester Patrick Trophy".

[nhl-2] "Crocker, Jacobs to receive 2015 Lester Patrick Trophy | NHL.com". nhl.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.

[masslive-3] "Veteran scout Bob Crocker to receive NHL's Lester Patrick Award | masslive.com". masslive.com. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2016-11-27.

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v t e Penn Quakers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	West Park Ice Palace (1897–1899, 1900–1901) Philadelphia Arena (1920–1968) Class of 1923 Arena (1972–present)
Head coaches	George Orton (1919–1922) Frank Winters (1922) Eddie Powers (1922–1924) Normand Shay (1928–1929) Percy Fynan (1929) Herb Gardiner (1929) William Farson (1929–1930) Nick Rukavina (1956–1958) Jack Cleveland (1958–1962) Ron Ryan (1962–1964) Jim Salfi (1964–1972) Bob Crocker (1972–1976) Bob Finke (1976–1978)
Seasons	1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1900–01 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1928–29 1929–30 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78
Conference affiliations	Intercollegiate Hockey Association (1898–1899, 1900–1901) ECAC Hockey (1967–1978) DVCHC (1978–2000) MACHA (2000–2010) GNCHC (2010–2014) CSCHC (2014–present)
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA