Craig Falkman
| Craig Falkman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 1, 1943 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Minnesota Fighting Saints | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| Playing career | 1965–1973 | ||
Craig Dean Falkman (born August 1, 1943 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 45 regular season games in the World Hockey Association for the Minnesota Fighting Saints in 1972-73. As an amateur, he played for the University of Minnesota men's hockey team as well as the United States national team at the 1968 Winter Olympics and also the 1967 and 1971 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments. He now resides in Pueblo West, Co., and has retired from practicing psychology.
Career statistics
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1965-66 | Rochester Mustangs | USHL | Statistics Unavailable | ||||||||||||
| 1966-67 | Rochester Mustangs | USHL | 28 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 15 | ||||||||
| 1966-67 | U.S. National Team | Intl | Statistics Unavailable | ||||||||||||
| 1967-68 | U.S. Olympic Team | Intl | Statistics Unavailable | ||||||||||||
| 1970-71 | U.S. National Team | Intl | 44 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 38 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 45 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
Awards and honors
[edit]| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1963–64 |
| AHCA West All-American | 1963–64 |
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- The Complete Historical and Statistical Reference to the World Hockey Association by Scott Surgent, Xaler Press, ISBN 0-9644774-4-0
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Categories:
- 1943 births
- American men's ice hockey defensemen
- Ice hockey people from Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Minnesota Fighting Saints players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players
- Olympic ice hockey players for the United States
- Rochester Mustangs players
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
- American ice hockey defenseman stubs