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Brad McCrimmon

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 197 lbs.
Born: March 29, 1959 in Dodsland, Saskatchewan
Died: September 7, 2011

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 9:22AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #271. Mario Tremblay… #272. Bobby Holik… #272. BRAD MCCRIMMON… #272. Craig Ramsay… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1979-80 20 BOS NHL 72 5 11 16 6 -3 94 4 1 0 1 89 5.6
1980-81 21 BOS NHL 78 11 18 29 11 27 148 10 1 0 1 113 9.7
1981-82 22 BOS NHL 78 1 8 9 3 4 83 1 0 0 0 136 0.7
1982-83 23 PHI NHL 79 4 21 25 8 24 61 3 1 0 1 107 3.7
1983-84 24 PHI NHL 71 0 24 24 7 19 76 0 0 0 0 106 0.0
1984-85 25 PHI NHL 66 8 35 43 14 52 81 7 1 0 1 141 5.7
1985-86 26 PHI NHL 80 13 43 56 19 83 85 11 2 0 2 162 8.0
1986-87 27 PHI NHL 71 10 29 39 13 45 52 5 3 2 4 110 9.1
1987-88 28 CGY NHL 80 7 35 42 13 48 98 3 1 3 2 102 6.9
1988-89 29 CGY NHL 72 5 17 22 7 43 96 2 2 1 2 78 6.4
1989-90 30 CGY NHL 79 4 15 19 6 18 78 4 0 0 0 97 4.1
1990-91 31 DET NHL 64 0 13 13 4 7 81 0 0 0 0 43 0.0
1991-92 32 DET NHL 79 7 22 29 10 39 118 4 2 1 1 94 7.4
1992-93 33 DET NHL 60 1 14 15 4 21 71 0 1 0 0 53 1.9
1993-94 34 HAR NHL 65 1 5 6 2 -7 72 1 0 0 0 39 2.6
1994-95 35 HAR NHL 33 0 1 1 0 7 42 0 0 0 0 13 0.0
1995-96 36 HAR NHL 58 3 6 9 3 15 62 2 0 1 0 39 7.7
1996-97 37 PHX NHL 37 1 5 6 2 2 18 1 0 0 0 28 3.6
Career NHL 1222 81 322 403 132 444 1416 58 15 8 15 1550 5.2

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
1979-80 20 BOS NHL 72 0.07 0.15 0.22 0.08 1.31 1.24 4 9 13 5 67 1 80 11 -3 0.1 3.5 3.6
1980-81 21 BOS NHL 78 0.14 0.23 0.37 0.14 1.90 1.45 8 14 22 8 91 4 94 34 27 1.2 5.6 6.8
1981-82 22 BOS NHL 78 0.01 0.10 0.12 0.04 1.06 1.74 1 6 7 2 89 1 95 11 4 -0.9 4.6 3.7
1982-83 23 PHI NHL 79 0.05 0.27 0.32 0.10 0.77 1.35 3 17 20 6 86 9 77 24 24 0.4 5.2 5.6
1983-84 24 PHI NHL 71 0.00 0.34 0.34 0.09 1.07 1.49 0 19 19 5 89 10 93 33 19 0.2 3.9 4.1
1984-85 25 PHI NHL 66 0.12 0.53 0.65 0.21 1.23 2.14 6 28 34 11 137 27 84 26 52 2.2 5.8 8.0
1985-86 26 PHI NHL 80 0.16 0.54 0.70 0.23 1.06 2.03 10 34 44 15 176 34 93 34 83 3.1 8.8 11.9
1986-87 27 PHI NHL 71 0.14 0.41 0.55 0.19 0.73 1.55 8 25 33 11 123 25 82 29 45 2.2 5.9 8.1
1987-88 28 CGY NHL 80 0.09 0.44 0.53 0.17 1.23 1.28 6 29 35 11 130 16 100 34 48 1.9 5.1 7.0
1988-89 29 CGY NHL 72 0.07 0.24 0.31 0.10 1.33 1.08 4 14 18 6 88 8 68 31 43 0.6 6.0 6.5
1989-90 30 CGY NHL 79 0.05 0.19 0.24 0.08 0.99 1.23 3 13 16 5 83 4 75 14 18 0.1 4.8 4.9
1990-91 31 DET NHL 64 0.00 0.20 0.20 0.05 1.27 0.67 0 11 11 3 62 4 81 30 7 -0.4 3.1 2.7
1991-92 32 DET NHL 79 0.09 0.28 0.37 0.13 1.49 1.19 6 19 25 8 97 15 78 35 39 1.2 5.6 6.9
1992-93 33 DET NHL 60 0.02 0.23 0.25 0.07 1.18 0.88 1 11 12 4 65 11 50 17 21 -0.1 4.0 3.9
1993-94 34 HAR NHL 65 0.02 0.08 0.09 0.03 1.11 0.60 1 5 6 2 30 2 60 25 -7 -0.8 3.0 2.2
1994-95 35 HAR NHL 33 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.01 1.27 0.39 0 2 2 1 17 1 18 9 7 -0.6 2.2 1.6
1995-96 36 HAR NHL 58 0.05 0.10 0.16 0.06 1.07 0.67 3 6 9 3 45 1 43 14 15 -0.1 3.7 3.6
1996-97 37 PHX NHL 37 0.03 0.14 0.16 0.05 0.49 0.76 1 5 6 2 21 0 23 4 2 -0.1 2.1 2.0
Career NHL 1222 0.07 0.26 0.33 0.11 1.16 1.27 65 267 332 108 1496 173 1294 415 444 10.6 82.8 93.4

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1979-80 20 BOS NHL 10 1 1 2 28 1 0 0 0
1980-81 21 BOS NHL 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
1981-82 22 BOS NHL 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1982-83 23 PHI NHL 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
1983-84 24 PHI NHL 1 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 7 0.0
1984-85 25 PHI NHL 11 2 1 3 5 15 2 0 0 0 17 11.8
1985-86 26 PHI NHL 5 2 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 14 14.3
1986-87 27 PHI NHL 26 3 5 8 9 30 2 1 0 1 43 7.0
1987-88 28 CGY NHL 9 2 3 5 6 22 0 2 0 0 10 20.0
1988-89 29 CGY NHL SC 22 0 3 3 4 30 0 0 0 0 30 0.0
1989-90 30 CGY NHL 6 0 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
1990-91 31 DET NHL 7 1 1 2 3 21 1 0 0 0 7 14.3
1991-92 32 DET NHL 11 0 1 1 -4 8 0 0 0 0 8 0.0
Career NHL 1 116 11 18 29 23 176 8 3 0 2 137 7.3

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1974-75 15 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL 38 4 22 26
1975-76 16 Prince Albert Raiders SJHL 46 19 39 58 126
1976-77 17 Brandon Wheat Kings WCJHL 72 18 66 84 96
1977-78 18 Brandon Wheat Kings WCJHL 65 19 78 97 245
1977-78 18 Canada WJC-A 6 0 2 2 4
1978-79 19 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 66 24 74 98 139
1978-79 19 Canada WJC-A 5 1 2 3 2
1989-90 30 Calgary Flames Fr-Tour 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season Fr-Tour 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons SJHL 84 23 61 84 126
Career 2 Seasons WCJHL 137 37 144 181 341
Career 1 Season WHL 66 24 74 98 139
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 11 1 4 5 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1976-77 17 Brandon Wheat Kings WCJHL 15 3 10 13 16
1977-78 18 Brandon Wheat Kings WCJHL 8 2 11 13 20
1978-79 19 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 22 9 19 28 34
1978-79 19 Brandon Wheat Kings M-Cup 5 0 5 5 10
Career 1 Season M-Cup 5 0 5 5 10
Career 2 Seasons WCJHL 23 5 21 26 36
Career 1 Season WHL 22 9 19 28 34

Similarity Scores

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Thru 18 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 18
Brad McCrimmon 11.9 8.1 8.0 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.5 5.6 4.9 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.6 2.7 2.2 2.0 1.6
James Patrick 92.1 10.6 9.0 8.5 7.4 7.4 7.2 6.3 6.1 5.5 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.2 2.5 1.7 1.5 1.3
Fredrik Olausson 91.3 10.8 7.8 7.7 7.4 7.0 6.9 6.6 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.3 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.1 1.3
Ron Greschner 89.6 11.0 8.5 8.0 7.8 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.6 4.7 4.5 2.9 2.7 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.1
Sylvain Cote 88.7 10.0 9.3 7.5 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.2 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.7 2.2 1.9 1.7 0.1
Darryl Sydor 88.3 10.3 10.3 8.6 8.5 7.7 7.6 6.1 5.0 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.7 1.3 0.8
Bill Gadsby 88.1 8.9 8.2 7.7 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.1 3.6 2.9 2.3 2.3 1.2
Glen Wesley 87.8 9.8 9.0 7.1 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.4 2.8 2.5
Marcel Pronovost 87.7 9.2 8.5 7.6 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.2
Carol Vadnais 87.2 10.0 9.5 8.5 7.9 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.6 4.6 4.5 4.0 2.6 1.3 1.2 0.7
Tom Johnson 86.1 8.8 7.1 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.5 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.1 3.3 1.6 0.0
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
Brad McCrimmon 11.9 8.1 8.0 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.5 5.6 4.9 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.6 2.7 2.2 2.0 1.6
Fredrik Olausson 91.3 10.8 7.8 7.7 7.4 7.0 6.9 6.6 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.3 3.4 3.3 2.9 2.1 1.3
James Patrick 91.0 10.6 9.0 8.5 7.4 7.4 7.2 6.3 6.1 5.5 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.5 1.7 1.5 1.3
Ron Greschner 89.6 11.0 8.5 8.0 7.8 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.6 4.7 4.5 2.9 2.7 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.1
Sylvain Cote 88.7 10.0 9.3 7.5 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.2 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.7 2.2 1.9 1.7 0.1 0.0
Darryl Sydor 88.3 10.3 10.3 8.6 8.5 7.7 7.6 6.1 5.0 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.7 1.3 0.8
Marcel Pronovost 87.5 9.2 8.5 7.6 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.2 1.4 0.7
Carol Vadnais 87.2 10.0 9.5 8.5 7.9 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.6 4.6 4.5 4.0 2.6 1.3 1.2 0.7
Glen Wesley 87.2 9.8 9.0 7.1 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.5 1.4
Dave Babych 86.2 8.2 8.2 8.1 6.7 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.2 3.1 3.0 2.8 1.7 1.7 1.0 0.6
Tom Johnson 86.1 8.8 7.1 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.5 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.1 3.3 1.6 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1988 NHL

Honors

1987-88 NHL NHL All-Star Team (2nd)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1989 Calgary Flames (NHL)

Games Played

1985-86 NHL 80 (3)
1987-88 NHL 80 (1)
 Career NHL 1222 (82)

Plus/Minus

1984-85 NHL 52 (5)
1985-86 NHL 83 (2)
1986-87 NHL 45 (4)
1987-88 NHL 48 (1)
 1988-89 NHL 43 (4)
1991-92 NHL 39 (2)
Career NHL 444 (11)

Total Goals On-Ice For

1985-86 NHL 176 (6)
Career NHL 1496 (91)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

Career NHL 1294 (65)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

Career NHL 415 (36)

Defensive Point Shares

1984-85 NHL 5.8 (6)
1985-86 NHL 8.8 (1)
 1986-87 NHL 5.9 (3)
1987-88 NHL 5.1 (6)
1988-89 NHL 6.0 (5)
1991-92 NHL 5.6 (6)
Career NHL 82.8 (10)

Point Shares

1985-86 NHL 11.9 (4)
    

Transactions

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June 9, 1982: Traded to Philadelphia by Boston for Pete Peeters, June 9, 1982.

August 26, 1987: Traded to Calgary by Philadelphia for Calgary's 3rd round choice (Dominic Roussel) in 1988 Entry Draft and 1st round choice (later traded to Toronto - Toronto selected Steve Bancroft) in 1989 Entry Draft, August 26, 1987.

June 15, 1990: Traded to Detroit by Calgary for Detroit's 2nd round choice (later traded to New Jersey - New Jersey selected David Harlock) in 1990 Entry Draft, June 15, 1990.

June 1, 1993: Traded to Hartford by Detroit for Detroit's 6th round choice (previously acquired, Detroit selected Tim Spitzig) in 1993 Entry Draft, June 1, 1993.

July 16, 1996: Signed as a free agent by Phoenix, July 16, 1996.

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