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Craig Wolanin

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-4    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: July 27, 1967 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1985 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
1985-86 18 NJD NHL 44 2 16 18 5 -7 74 2 0 0 1 45 4.4
1986-87 19 NJD NHL 68 4 6 10 4 -31 109 4 0 0 0 68 5.9
1987-88 20 NJD NHL 78 6 25 31 10 0 170 4 1 1 3 113 5.3
1988-89 21 NJD NHL 56 3 8 11 4 -9 69 3 0 0 0 70 4.3
1989-90 22 TOT NHL 50 1 10 11 3 -11 57 1 0 0 0 60 1.7
1989-90 22 NJD NHL 37 1 7 8 2 -13 47 1 0 0 0 35 2.9
1989-90 22 QUE NHL 13 0 3 3 1 2 10 0 0 0 0 25 0.0
1990-91 23 QUE NHL 80 5 13 18 6 -13 89 4 0 1 0 109 4.6
1991-92 24 QUE NHL 69 2 11 13 4 -12 80 2 0 0 0 71 2.8
1992-93 25 QUE NHL 24 1 4 5 2 9 49 1 0 0 0 17 5.9
1993-94 26 QUE NHL 63 6 10 16 6 16 80 6 0 0 0 78 7.7
1994-95 27 QUE NHL 40 3 6 9 3 12 40 3 0 0 0 36 8.3
1995-96 28 COL NHL 75 7 20 27 9 25 50 4 0 3 0 73 9.6
1996-97 29 TOT NHL 38 0 4 4 1 -6 21 0 0 0 0 43 0.0
1996-97 29 TBL NHL 15 0 0 0 0 -9 8 0 0 0 0 12 0.0
1996-97 29 TOR NHL 23 0 4 4 1 3 13 0 0 0 0 31 0.0
1997-98 30 TOR NHL 10 0 0 0 0 -9 6 0 0 0 0 5 0.0
Career NHL 695 40 133 173 58 -36 894 34 1 5 4 788 5.1

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
1985-86 18 NJD NHL 44 0.05 0.36 0.41 0.12 1.68 1.02 2 13 15 5 48 6 63 14 -7 0.5 1.5 2.0
1986-87 19 NJD NHL 68 0.06 0.09 0.15 0.06 1.60 1.00 3 5 8 3 46 2 95 20 -31 -0.3 1.0 0.7
1987-88 20 NJD NHL 78 0.08 0.32 0.40 0.13 2.18 1.45 5 21 26 8 79 18 89 28 0 1.1 4.0 5.1
1988-89 21 NJD NHL 56 0.05 0.14 0.20 0.07 1.23 1.25 2 7 9 3 40 3 59 13 -9 -0.1 2.0 1.9
1989-90 22 TOT NHL 50 0.02 0.20 0.22 0.07 1.14 1.20 1 8 9 3 43 1 71 18 -11 -0.1 1.8 1.7
1989-90 22 NJD NHL 37 0.03 0.19 0.22 0.07 1.27 0.95 1 6 7 2 28 1 41 1 -13 -0.1 1.0 1.0
1989-90 22 QUE NHL 13 0.00 0.23 0.23 0.06 0.77 1.92 0 2 2 1 15 0 30 17 2 0.0 0.7 0.7
1990-91 23 QUE NHL 80 0.06 0.16 0.23 0.08 1.11 1.36 4 11 15 5 74 1 133 47 -13 0.1 2.5 2.6
1991-92 24 QUE NHL 69 0.03 0.16 0.19 0.06 1.16 1.03 2 10 12 4 57 0 98 29 -12 -0.2 2.5 2.2
1992-93 25 QUE NHL 24 0.04 0.17 0.21 0.07 2.04 0.71 1 3 4 1 26 0 24 7 9 0.0 1.5 1.5
1993-94 26 QUE NHL 63 0.10 0.16 0.25 0.10 1.27 1.24 5 9 14 5 63 4 70 27 16 0.5 3.6 4.1
1994-95 27 QUE NHL 40 0.08 0.15 0.23 0.08 1.00 0.90 5 10 15 5 37 2 36 13 12 0.3 2.1 2.4
1995-96 28 COL NHL 75 0.09 0.27 0.36 0.12 0.67 0.97 7 19 26 9 80 2 81 28 25 1.5 4.3 5.8
1996-97 29 TOT NHL 38 0.00 0.11 0.11 0.03 0.55 1.13 0 4 4 1 20 0 30 4 -6 -0.4 1.4 1.0
1996-97 29 TBL NHL 15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.53 0.80 0 0 0 0 5 0 15 1 -9 -0.3 0.2 -0.1
1996-97 29 TOR NHL 23 0.00 0.17 0.17 0.05 0.57 1.35 0 4 4 1 15 0 15 3 3 -0.1 1.2 1.1
1997-98 30 TOR NHL 10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.60 0.50 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 -9 -0.2 -0.2 -0.4
Career NHL 695 0.06 0.19 0.25 0.08 1.29 1.13 37 120 157 53 614 39 859 248 -36 2.6 28.1 30.7

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 20 NJD NHL 18 2 5 7 2 51 1 1 0 0 16 12.5
1992-93 25 QUE NHL 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
1994-95 27 QUE NHL 6 1 1 2 5 4 1 0 0 0 8 12.5
1995-96 28 COL NHL SC 7 1 0 1 2 8 1 0 0 1 5 20.0
Career NHL 1 35 4 6 10 10 67 3 1 0 1 31 12.9

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1983-84 16 Detroit Compuware MNHL 69 8 42 50 86
1984-85 17 Kitchener Rangers OHL 60 5 16 21 95
1986-87 19 United States WEC-A 9 0 0 0 32
1989-90 22 Utica Devils AHL 6 2 4 6 2
1990-91 23 United States WEC-A 10 2 2 4 22
1991-92 24 United States Can-Cup 8 0 2 2 2
1993-94 26 United States WC-A 8 2 1 3 4
1998-99 31 Detroit Vipers IHL 16 0 5 5 10 21 0 0 0 0 8 0.0
Career 1 Season AHL 6 2 4 6 2
Career 1 Season Can-Cup 8 0 2 2 2
Career 1 Season IHL 16 0 5 5 10 21 0 0 0 0 8 0.0
Career 1 Season MNHL 69 8 42 50 86
Career 1 Season OHL 60 5 16 21 95
Career 1 Season WC-A 8 2 1 3 4
Career 2 Seasons WEC-A 19 2 2 4 54

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1984-85 17 Kitchener Rangers OHL 4 1 1 2 2
1998-99 31 Detroit Vipers IHL 11 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season IHL 11 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season OHL 4 1 1 2 2

Similarity Scores

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Thru 13 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Craig Wolanin 5.8 5.1 4.1 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.0 0.7 -0.4
Andrew Ference 88.7 5.4 4.5 4.3 3.5 3.0 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.4 0.8
Bryan Marchment 88.3 6.2 5.4 4.6 3.8 3.6 3.2 2.5 1.9 1.6 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.0
Bryan Watson 87.7 5.2 4.9 4.2 3.6 3.0 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.1 0.3 0.3
Mathieu Dandenault 87.5 5.8 5.3 4.8 3.9 3.0 2.3 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 -0.5
Hap Day 87.3 4.2 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.7 -0.3 -0.4
Larry Cahan 86.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.3 2.3 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.7
Brian Glennie 86.2 5.7 5.5 4.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.4 1.9 1.2
Normand Rochefort 86.2 5.7 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.5 2.8 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.9 0.8 0.2 0.2
Mike Lalor 85.7 5.6 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 0.7 0.4
Rhett Warrener 85.5 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.5 3.4 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.6 0.7 0.7
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Craig Wolanin 5.8 5.1 4.1 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.0 0.7 -0.4
Aaron Miller 89.5 6.1 4.9 4.8 3.7 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.0
Andrew Ference 88.7 5.4 4.5 4.3 3.5 3.0 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.4 0.8
Mathieu Dandenault 87.5 5.8 5.3 4.8 3.9 3.0 2.3 1.7 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 -0.5
Larry Cahan 86.3 5.3 4.3 4.0 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.3 2.3 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.7
Normand Rochefort 86.2 5.7 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.5 2.8 2.6 2.3 1.9 1.9 0.8 0.2 0.2
Brian Glennie 86.2 5.7 5.5 4.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.4 1.9 1.2
Mike Lalor 85.7 5.6 4.1 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 0.7 0.4
Kevin Haller 85.5 5.3 5.0 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.6 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.8 0.1 -0.1
Rhett Warrener 85.5 5.5 5.3 5.0 4.5 3.4 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.6 0.7 0.7
Hap Day 84.8 4.2 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.1 0.8 0.7 -0.3 -0.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Championships

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1996 Colorado Avalanche (NHL)

Games Played

1990-91 NHL 80 (3)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

1990-91 NHL 133 (4)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

1990-91 NHL 47 (8)

Transactions

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March 6, 1990: Traded to Quebec by New Jersey with future considerations (Randy Velischek, August 13, 1990) for Peter Stastny, March 6, 1990.

June 21, 1995: Transferred to Colorado after Quebec franchise relocated, June 21, 1995.

July 29, 1996: Traded to Tampa Bay by Colorado for Tampa Bay's 2nd round choice (Ramzi Abid) in 1998 Entry Draft, July 29, 1996.

January 31, 1997: Traded to Toronto by Tampa Bay for Toronto's 3rd round choice (later traded to Edmonton - Edmonton selected Alex Henry) in 1998 Entry Draft, January 31, 1997.

November 1, 1997: Missed majority of 1997-98 and 1998-99 due to knee injury vs. Montreal, November 1, 1997.

January 31, 1999: Signed as a free agent by Detroit (IHL), January 31, 1999.

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