Craig Coxe's NHL career
Left winger Craig Coxe was drafted 66th overall by Detroit Red Wings in 1982. He played 8 seasons for 4 clubs, 1984-1991. That came to 235 games and 45 points, 14 goals and 31 assists.
Below: the whole of Craig Coxe's career, season by season.
- Year 19821982 NHL Draft
Craig Coxe is drafted 66 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Selected66 overall, round 4Swedes drafted
14 selectedFirst Swede off the board
Jens Johansson#30First off the board- 1Gord KluzakBOS
- 2Brian BellowsMNS
- 3Gary NylundTOR
Swedes from the same draftUlf Samuelsson1080 GP · 332 P
Tomas Sandström983 GP · 856 P
Ulf Isaksson50 GP · 22 P
- 2 years, 4 months and 2 days later · 3 seasonsYear 19841984-1985 seasonNHL debut
Craig Coxe makes his NHL debut in 2–5 loss against Quebec Nordiques
Craig was 20 years old ·
Pacific Coliseum, Canada
Swedes on the ice:
Bo Berglund,
Peter Loob and
Thomas Gradin.
- Year 1986Season
1985-1986
Craig Coxe scores 8 points
Events23games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1985-1986PlayoffsEliminated by Edmonton Oilers3 games0 pointsFirst roundEDMEdmonton Oilers0–3 - Season
1986-1987
Craig Coxe plays only 15 games for 1 points
The whole season1986-1987Events65games missed - Year 1988Season
1987-1988
Craig Coxe scores 22 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points seasonThe whole season and the playoff run1987-1988PlayoffsEliminated by Edmonton Oilers2 of 9 games1 points1 G · 0 AFirst roundLAKLos Angeles Kings4–1Second roundEDMEdmonton Oilers0–4 - Year 1989Season
1988-1989
Craig Coxe plays only 41 games for 7 points
Events39games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1988-1989PlayoffsEliminated by Chicago Blackhawks0 of 10 games0 pointsFirst roundMNSMinnesota North Stars4–1Second roundCHIChicago Blackhawks1–4 - Year 1990Season
1989-1990
Craig Coxe plays only 25 games for 5 points
The whole season1989-1990Events55games missed - Year 1991Season
1990-1991
Craig Coxe plays only 7 games for 0 points
Events73games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1990-1991PlayoffsEliminated by Los Angeles Kings0 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundLAKLos Angeles Kings2–4 - The career
Craig Coxe played his last NHL game in 1991
The career ended after 8 seasons, the last of them with San Jose Sharks.