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Craig Sarner

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Craig Sarner
Born (1949-06-20) June 20, 1949 (age 75)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Minnesota Fighting Saints
Kölner Haie
Eisbären Berlin
HC Davos
National team  United States
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1972–1981
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Sapporo Team

Craig Brian Sarner (born June 20, 1949 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is a retired American ice hockey forward who appeared in a total of 7 National Hockey League regular season games with the Boston Bruins in 1974–75. He also played briefly for the WHA Minnesota Fighting Saints 1976 before moving to Europe where he was a top scorer in Germany and Switzerland. He retired from hockey after the 1980–81 season.

Before turning professional, Sarner played for the United States national team at the 1972 Winter Olympics. He also played at the 1972, 1976, 1979 World Championships.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1968–69 University of Minnesota WCHA 28 5 0 5 4
1969–70 University of Minnesota WCHA 33 13 10 23 2
1970–71 University of Minnesota WCHA 29 12 19 31 17
1971–72 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 5 1 0 1 0
1971–72 United States National Team Intl 53 27 34 61 21
1972–73 Boston Braves AHL 74 27 27 54 16 5 2 3 5 2
1973–74 Boston Braves AHL 66 15 26 41 18
1974–75 Boston Bruins NHL 7 0 0 0 0
1974–75 Rochester Americans AHL 47 14 13 27 26 12 4 3 7 4
1975–76 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 1 0 0 0 0
1976–77 Kölner EC GER 41 35 26 61 100
1977–78 Kölner EC GER 46 49 42 91
1978–79 Berliner SC GER 46 52 64 116 68
1979–80 HC Davos NLA 28 19 15 34
1980–81 HC Davos NLA 36 16 14 30
1981–82 HC Davos NLA
WHA totals 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 7 0 0 0 0

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1972 United States OLY 6 4 6 10 0
1972 United States WC-B 6 4 4 8
1976 United States WC 10 2 1 3 13
1979 United States WC 8 1 1 2 4
Senior totals 30 11 12 23 17

References

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