Nick Crawford (born January 2, 1990) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected in the 6th round (164th overall) of the 2008 NHL entry draft by the Buffalo Sabres.
Playing career Amateur Crawford grew up playing minor hockey in the Toronto area and played for the Chinguacousy Blues, Vaughan Kings, Mississauga Rebels and Don Mills Flyers. He was a member of the 2003 All-Ontario Peewee Champion Vaughan Kings and the 2005-06 GTHL Champion Don Mills Flyers.
After minor hockey, Crawford was selected in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 2006 OHL Priority Selection by the Saginaw Spirit. He played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Saginaw Spirit and Barrie Colts. In 2010, he was named to the OHL First All-Star Team and the CHL First All-Star Team.
In his final season of OHL hockey, Crawford became the first defenseman in OHL history to lead the league in Defenseman Scoring and Plus/Minus in the same season.
Professional Crawford began the 2010–11 season in the American Hockey League with the Portland Pirates. During his four years within the Buffalo Sabres organization, Crawford remained in the AHL with the Rochester Americans.
On October 13, 2014, after he was unable to secure an NHL contract, Crawford opted to begin a career abroad in signing a one-year contract with Austrian club, Dornbirner EC of the EBEL.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM2005–06Don Mills FlyersGTHL8010445464—————2006–07Saginaw SpiritOHL6317832501102007–08Saginaw SpiritOHL684162058411222008–09Saginaw SpiritOHL657354241814542009–10Saginaw SpiritOHL19417214—————2009–10Barrie ColtsOHL497424920170121242010–11Portland PiratesAHL7672431271202242011–12Rochester AmericansAHL706162226301102012–13Rochester AmericansAHL535141918100002013–14Rochester AmericansAHL635131828511262014–15Dornbirner ECEBEL412232520—————2015–16Dornbirner ECEBEL2903312613442016–17Dornbirner ECEBEL541101150—————2017–18Esbjerg EnergyDEN5042428241423542018–19DVTK JegesmedvékSlovak573202342300022019–20Rødovre Mighty BullsDEN487162316————— AHL totals 262 23 67 90 99 21 1 4 5 10
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