- Craig Adams (ice hockey)
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Not to be confused with Greg Adams (ice hockey b. 1960).
Craig Adams 
Born April 26, 1977
Seria, BRUHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) Position Centre/Right wing Shoots Right NHL team
Former teamsPittsburgh Penguins
Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago BlackhawksNHL Draft 223rd overall, 1996
Hartford WhalersPlaying career 1999–present Craig D. Adams (born April 26, 1977) is a Bruneian-born Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Adams was born in Seria, Brunei, but was raised in Calgary, Alberta, residing and playing hockey in the community of Lake Bonavista. Adams won the Stanley Cup with both the Carolina Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins.[1]
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Playing career
Adams was selected in the 9th round, 223rd overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers where he gained the distinction of being their last ever draft pick. Adams was drafted after his freshman season at Harvard University. He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury on December 27, 1997 in a game against the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Adams made his NHL debut in the 2000–01 season with the Hurricanes and has been a regular in the NHL since the 2002–03 season.
On August 25, 2005 he signed a contract with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, but was traded back to the Hurricanes on October 3, a few days before the 2005–06 NHL season began. Adams was a member of the Hurricanes 2006 Stanley Cup victory.
On January 17, 2008 Adams was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for a conditional pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.[2]
During the 2008-09 season, Adams was claimed by the Pittsburgh Penguins off waivers from the Blackhawks on March 4, 2009.[3] Adams found a role on the fourth line and would go on to win his second Stanley Cup championship as a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins
On June 29, 2009, Adams was re-signed by the Penguins to a two-year contract.[4]
On June 9, 2011, Adams was re-signed once again by the Penguins to another two-year contract. [5]
Personal
Adams attended Strathcona Tweedsmuir School in High School. His wife Anne is a daughter of Paul Cellucci, former Governor of Massachusetts and former US Ambassador to Canada. He has two children, eldest son named Rhys Argeo Adams, born in 2007,[6] and daughter Francesca Alice Adams, born May 5, 2009 weighing in at 7 lbs, 8 oz.[7]
Awards
- 2005–06 NHL Stanley Cup (Carolina Hurricanes)
- 2008–09 NHL Stanley Cup (Pittsburgh Penguins)
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 Harvard University ECAC 34 8 9 17 56 — — — — — 1996–97 Harvard University ECAC 32 6 4 10 36 — — — — — 1997–98 Harvard University ECAC 12 6 6 12 12 — — — — — 1998–99 Harvard University ECAC 31 9 14 23 53 — — — — — 1999–00 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 73 12 12 24 124 8 0 1 1 14 2000–01 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 4 0 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 2 2000–01 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 44 1 0 1 20 3 0 0 0 0 2001–02 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 22 5 4 9 51 — — — — — 2001–02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 33 0 1 1 38 1 0 0 0 0 2002–03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 81 6 12 18 71 — — — — — 2003–04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 80 7 10 17 69 — — — — — 2004–05 Milano Serie A 30 15 14 29 57 15 4 7 11 26 2005–06 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 13 4 3 7 20 — — — — — 2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 67 10 11 21 51 25 0 0 0 10 2006–07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82 7 7 14 54 — — — — — 2007–08 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 40 2 3 5 34 — — — — — 2007–08 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 35 2 4 6 24 — — — — — 2008–09 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 36 2 4 6 22 — — — — — 2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 9 0 1 1 0 24 3 2 5 16 2009–10 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 82 0 10 10 72 13 2 1 3 15 2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 80 4 11 15 76 7 1 0 1 2 NHL totals 669 41 74 115 531 73 6 3 9 43 References
- ^ Fleury, Theo; Kirstie McLellan Day (2009). Playing With Fire. HarperCollins. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-55468-239-3.
- ^ "Adams traded to the Chicago Blackhawks". TSN.ca. 2008-01-17. http://www.tsn.ca/ctvnews/sportsstory.asp?story_id=227528. Retrieved 2008-11-22.[dead link]
- ^ "Pens claim Craig Adams off waivers from Chicago". penguins.nhl.com. 2009-03-04. http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=412187&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ "Penguins sign Craig Adams to two-year contract". penguins.nhl.com. 2009-06-29. http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=432148. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "Pens Re-Sign Forward Craig Adams". penguins.nhl.com. 2011-06-9. http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=565396&navid=TH. Retrieved 2011-06-9.
- ^ http://penguins.nhl.com/club/mobilenews.htm?id=496917
- ^ "It's a Great Day for Hockey - May 6". penguins.nhl.com. 2009-05-06. http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=421668. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- Calgary Canucks alumni
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey people
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Canadian ice hockey right wingers
- Canadian sportspeople of British descent
- Carolina Hurricanes players
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Cincinnati Cyclones players
- Expatriates in Brunei
- Hartford Whalers draft picks
- Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey players
- Harvard University alumni
- HC Milano players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- Lowell Lock Monsters players
- People from Calgary
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Serie A (ice hockey) players
- Stanley Cup champions
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