Michael Ryan Crowley (born July 4, 1975 in Bloomington, Minnesota), is a retired American professional ice hockey player. He played parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim between 1997 and 2001, as well as several seasons in the minor American Hockey League and International Hockey League. Prior to turning professional Crowley spent three seasons with the University of Minnesota. Internationally Crowley played for the American national team at the World Junior and World Championships.

Mike Crowley
Born (1975-07-04) July 4, 1975 (age 49)
Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
National team  United States
NHL draft 140th overall, 1993
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1997–2002

Playing career

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Beginning his hockey career with the University of Minnesota, Crowley was drafted 140th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. While still playing in college, his NHL rights were traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in 1996.[1] It was with the Ducks where he played 67 games, scoring 5 goals and 10 assists for 15 points and collecting 44 penalty minutes. He also had spells in the American Hockey League with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks and the International Hockey League for the Long Beach Ice Dogs and the Grand Rapids Griffins. He moved on to the Minnesota Wild in 2001, but was assigned to their AHL affiliate the Houston Aeros and after just 11 games for the Aeros, Crowley decided to retire.

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
1990–91 Bloomington Jefferson High School HS-MN 20 3 9 12 2
1991–92 Bloomington Jefferson High School HS-MN 28 5 18 23 8
1992–93 Bloomington Jefferson High School HS-MN 22 10 32 42 18
1993–94 Bloomington Jefferson High School HS-MN 28 23 54 77 26
1994–95 University of Minnesota WCHA 41 11 27 38 60
1995–96 University of Minnesota WCHA 42 17 46 63 28
1996–97 University of Minnesota WCHA 42 9 47 56 24
1997–98 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 8 2 2 4 8
1997–98 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 76 12 26 38 91
1998–99 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 20 2 3 5 16
1998–99 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks AHL 44 5 23 28 42 3 0 3 3 2
1999–00 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 67 9 39 48 35 4 2 1 3 6
2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 39 1 10 11 20
2000–01 Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 22 4 12 16 10
2001–02 Houston Aeros AHL 11 3 3 6 4 11 1 2 3 0
AHL totals 131 20 52 72 137 14 1 5 6 2
NHL totals 67 5 15 20 44

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1995 United States WJC 7 0 3 3 8
1996 United States WC 8 0 1 1 6
1998 United States WC 6 1 0 1 0
Junior totals 7 0 3 3 8
Senior totals 14 1 1 2 6

Awards and honors

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Award Year
All-WCHA Rookie Team 1994–95
All-WCHA First Team 1995–96
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1995–96
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1996 [2]
All-WCHA First Team 1996–97
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1996–97

References

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  1. ^ Norwood, Robyn (March 20, 1996). "Mighty Ducks Reacquire Semenov". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Rookie of the Year
1994–95
Succeeded by
Preceded by WCHA Player of the Year
1996–97
Succeeded by