Craig Muni

Craig Douglas James Muni (born July 19, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 819 National Hockey League (NHL) games over the course of his career. He won 3 Stanley Cups as a player with the Edmonton Oilers, and 1 Isobel Cup1 as the head coach of the Buffalo Beauts.

PositionDefenseman/Défenseur
Club HockeyMissassauga Reps Midget AAA – Greater Toronto Hockey League (Canada – Low Juniors)
St. Michael’s Buzzers – Metro Junior Hockey League (Canada – Tier 2 Junior A)
Dixie Beehives – Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League – (Canada – Tier 2 Juniors)
Kingston Canadians – Ontario Hockey League (Canada – Tier 1 Juniors)
Windsor Spitfires – OHL
New Brunswick Hawks – American Hockey League (US/Canada – Tier 2 Pro)
Cincinnati Tigers – Central Hockey League (US/Canada – Tier 2 Pro)
St. Catharines Saints – AHL
Toronto Maple Leafs – National Hockey League
Edmonton Oilers – NHL
Chicago Blackhawks – NHL
Buffalo Sabres – NHL
Winnipeg Jets – NHL
Pittsburgh Penguins – NHL
Dallas Stars – NHL
Awards and HonorsStanley Cup Champion – Edmonton (1986-’87, ’87-’88, & ’89-’90)
Edmonton Defenseman of Year: 1989-90
Edmonton Top First-Year Oiler: 1986-87
Buffalo Horton Award (Unsung Hero): 1993-94
Buffalo Alka-Seltzer Plus Award (+/- Leader): 1993-94 (plus-28)

Career Statistics

Transactions

1985-09-11The Pittsburgh Penguins sent a player to be named later, future considerations (Craig Muni), Tim Hrynewich and Marty McSorley to the Edmonton Oilers for Gilles Meloche.
1986-08-18Signed as a Free Agent with the Edmonton Oilers.
1986-10-02Traded by the Edmonton Oilers to the Buffalo Sabres for cash.
1986-10-03Traded by the Buffalo Sabres to the Pittsburgh Penguins for cash.
1986-10-06the Pittsburgh Penguins sent Craig Muni to the Edmonton Oilers to complete an earlier deal made on September 11, 1985.
1993-03-22Traded by the Edmonton Oilers to the Chicago Blackhawks for Mike Hudson.
1993-10-26Traded by the Chicago Blackhawks with 5th round draft pick in 1995 (Daniel Bienvenue) to the Buffalo Sabres for 6th round draft pick in 1995 (Marc Magliarditi) and Keith Carney.
1996-02-15Traded by the Buffalo Sabres to the Winnipeg Jets for Michal Grošek and Darryl Shannon.
1996-10-02Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
1997-10-02Signed as a Free Agent with the Dallas Stars.
  1. Given to the playoff champion of the now defunct National Women’s Hockey League. ↩︎