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Craig Ludwig

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-3    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: March 15, 1961 in Rhinelander, Wisconsin

Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 3rd round (61st overall) of the 1980 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1982-83 21 MTL NHL 80 0 25 25 7 4 59 0 0 0 0 81 0.0
1983-84 22 MTL NHL 80 7 18 25 9 -10 52 7 0 0 1 116 6.0
1984-85 23 MTL NHL 72 5 14 19 7 5 90 4 1 0 0 73 6.8
1985-86 24 MTL NHL 69 2 4 6 2 7 63 2 0 0 0 58 3.4
1986-87 25 MTL NHL 75 4 12 16 5 3 105 4 0 0 0 55 7.3
1987-88 26 MTL NHL 74 4 10 14 5 17 69 4 0 0 0 82 4.9
1988-89 27 MTL NHL 74 3 13 16 5 33 73 2 0 1 1 83 3.6
1989-90 28 MTL NHL 73 1 15 16 5 24 108 1 0 0 0 49 2.0
1990-91 29 NYI NHL 75 1 8 9 3 -24 77 1 0 0 0 46 2.2
1991-92 30 MNS NHL 73 2 9 11 4 0 54 2 0 0 0 51 3.9
1992-93 31 MNS NHL 78 1 10 11 3 1 153 1 0 0 0 66 1.5
1993-94 32 DAL NHL 84 1 13 14 4 -1 123 0 1 0 0 65 1.5
1994-95 33 DAL NHL 47 2 7 9 3 -6 61 2 0 0 0 55 3.6
1995-96 34 DAL NHL 65 1 2 3 1 -17 70 1 0 0 0 47 2.1
1996-97 35 DAL NHL 77 2 11 13 4 17 62 2 0 0 1 59 3.4
1997-98 36 DAL NHL 80 0 7 7 2 21 131 0 0 0 0 46 0.0
1998-99 37 DAL NHL 80 2 6 8 3 5 87 2 0 0 0 39 5.1 1161 14:31
Career NHL 1256 38 184 222 71 79 1437 35 2 1 3 1071 3.5 1161 14:31

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1982-83 21 MTL NHL 80 0.00 0.31 0.31 0.09 0.74 1.01 0 20 20 5 92 8 105 25 4 0.2 3.5 3.7
1983-84 22 MTL NHL 80 0.09 0.23 0.31 0.11 0.65 1.45 5 14 19 7 103 6 147 40 -10 0.6 4.4 5.0
1984-85 23 MTL NHL 72 0.07 0.19 0.26 0.09 1.25 1.01 4 11 15 5 76 3 101 33 5 0.2 4.8 5.0
1985-86 24 MTL NHL 69 0.03 0.06 0.09 0.03 0.91 0.84 2 3 5 2 67 0 103 43 7 -0.8 4.3 3.5
1986-87 25 MTL NHL 75 0.05 0.16 0.21 0.07 1.40 0.73 3 10 13 4 63 0 72 12 3 -0.1 4.9 4.8
1987-88 26 MTL NHL 74 0.05 0.14 0.19 0.07 0.93 1.11 3 8 11 4 66 1 83 35 17 -0.2 4.9 4.6
1988-89 27 MTL NHL 74 0.04 0.18 0.22 0.07 0.99 1.12 2 11 13 4 94 3 97 39 33 -0.1 6.2 6.1
1989-90 28 MTL NHL 73 0.01 0.21 0.22 0.06 1.48 0.67 1 13 14 4 73 0 81 32 24 -0.2 5.4 5.2
1990-91 29 NYI NHL 75 0.01 0.11 0.12 0.04 1.03 0.61 1 7 8 2 46 0 108 38 -24 -0.8 2.7 1.9
1991-92 30 MNS NHL 73 0.03 0.12 0.15 0.05 0.74 0.70 2 8 10 3 45 0 85 40 0 -0.5 4.0 3.5
1992-93 31 MNS NHL 78 0.01 0.13 0.14 0.04 1.96 0.85 1 8 9 3 68 1 95 29 1 -0.7 4.6 3.9
1993-94 32 DAL NHL 84 0.01 0.15 0.17 0.05 1.46 0.77 1 12 13 4 65 1 100 35 -1 -0.5 4.0 3.4
1994-95 33 DAL NHL 47 0.04 0.15 0.19 0.06 1.30 1.17 3 12 15 5 34 0 60 20 -6 0.0 2.2 2.3
1995-96 34 DAL NHL 65 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.02 1.08 0.72 1 2 3 1 28 0 72 27 -17 -0.9 2.3 1.3
1996-97 35 DAL NHL 77 0.03 0.14 0.17 0.05 0.81 0.77 2 11 13 4 60 0 60 17 17 -0.1 5.1 5.0
1997-98 36 DAL NHL 80 0.00 0.09 0.09 0.02 1.64 0.58 0 8 8 2 45 0 39 15 21 -1.0 6.5 5.5
1998-99 37 DAL NHL 80 0.03 0.08 0.10 0.03 1.09 0.49 2 7 9 3 36 0 48 17 5 -0.1 3.3 3.1
Career NHL 1256 0.03 0.15 0.18 0.06 1.14 0.85 33 165 198 63 1061 23 1456 497 79 -5.0 73.0 68.1

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1982-83 21 MTL NHL 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1983-84 22 MTL NHL 15 0 3 3 5 23 0 0 0 0 14 0.0
1984-85 23 MTL NHL 12 0 2 2 -7 6 0 0 0 0 13 0.0
1985-86 24 MTL NHL SC 20 0 1 1 3 48 0 0 0 0 13 0.0
1986-87 25 MTL NHL 17 2 3 5 2 30 2 0 0 1 14 14.3
1987-88 26 MTL NHL 11 1 1 2 1 6 1 0 0 0 7 14.3
1988-89 27 MTL NHL 21 0 2 2 10 24 0 0 0 0 18 0.0
1989-90 28 MTL NHL 11 0 1 1 5 16 0 0 0 0 9 0.0
1991-92 30 MNS NHL 7 0 1 1 1 19 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
1993-94 32 DAL NHL 9 0 3 3 3 8 0 0 0 0 15 0.0
1994-95 33 DAL NHL 4 0 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
1996-97 35 DAL NHL 7 0 2 2 1 18 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
1997-98 36 DAL NHL 17 0 1 1 0 22 0 0 0 0 10 0.0
1998-99 37 DAL NHL SC 23 1 4 5 2 20 1 0 0 0 6 16.7 380 16:30
Career NHL 2 177 4 25 29 31 244 4 0 0 1 128 3.1 380 16:30

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1979-80 18 University of North Dakota WCHA 33 1 8 9 32
1980-81 19 University of North Dakota WCHA 34 4 8 12 48
1980-81 19 United States WJC-A 5 0 0 0 12
1981-82 20 University of North Dakota WCHA 37 4 17 21 42
Career 3 Seasons WCHA 104 9 33 42 122
Career 1 Season WJC-A 5 0 0 0 12

Similarity Scores

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Thru 17 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Craig Ludwig 6.1 5.5 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.6 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.3 1.9 1.3
Bob Baun 93.7 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.1 4.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.8 1.3 0.1
Leo Boivin 92.1 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.7 2.8 2.5 2.1 2.1 1.8 0.2
Fern Flaman 90.1 7.3 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.5 2.6 2.4 1.8 0.1 0.0
Harry Howell 89.6 8.2 6.6 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.5
Keith Brown 89.4 5.9 5.6 5.5 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.4 1.8 0.6
Kevin Lowe 88.6 7.1 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.5 4.7 4.4 4.4 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 1.7
Gordie Roberts 87.2 6.9 6.6 6.5 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.1 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.3 2.0
Adam Foote 86.4 8.2 6.8 6.2 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.4 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.1
Keith Carney 86.1 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.3 3.5 3.0 2.7 1.5 0.8 0.5
Doug Lidster 85.9 6.3 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.1 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.8 2.7 2.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 -0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Craig Ludwig 6.1 5.5 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.6 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.3 1.9 1.3
Bob Baun 93.7 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.1 4.0 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.8 1.3 0.1
Leo Boivin 92.9 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.6 2.8 2.5 2.1 2.1 1.8 0.2
Fern Flaman 90.1 7.3 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.5 2.6 2.4 1.8 0.1 0.0
Keith Brown 89.4 5.9 5.6 5.5 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.4 1.8 0.6
Kevin Lowe 87.8 7.1 6.5 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.5 4.7 4.4 4.4 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.3 1.7 0.0
Gordie Roberts 87.2 6.9 6.6 6.5 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.6 4.1 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.3 2.0
Adam Foote 86.5 8.2 6.8 6.2 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.4 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.1 0.7
Harry Howell 86.3 8.2 6.6 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.4
Keith Carney 86.1 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.3 3.5 3.0 2.7 1.5 0.8 0.5
Doug Lidster 85.9 6.3 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.1 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.9 3.8 2.7 2.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1986 Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
1999 Dallas Stars (NHL)

Games Played

1982-83 NHL 80 (1)
 1983-84 NHL 80 (1)
 1993-94 NHL 84 (5)
Career NHL 1256 (69)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1983-84 NHL 147 (7)
Career NHL 1456 (37)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1991-92 NHL 40 (9)
Career NHL 497 (12)

Defensive Point Shares

1988-89 NHL 6.2 (2)
1989-90 NHL 5.4 (6)
1997-98 NHL 6.5 (3)
Career NHL 73.0 (24)
      

Transactions

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September 4, 1990: Traded to NY Islanders by Montreal for Gerald Diduck, September 4, 1990.

June 22, 1991: Traded to Minnesota by NY Islanders for Tom Kurvers, June 22, 1991.

June 9, 1993: Transferred to Dallas after Minnesota franchise relocated, June 9, 1993.

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