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.
Position | Defenseman/Défenseur |
Club Hockey | Missassauga 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 Honors | Stanley 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
1985-09-11 | The 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. |
1986-08-18 | Signed as a Free Agent with the Edmonton Oilers. |
1986-10-02 | Traded by the Edmonton Oilers to the Buffalo Sabres for cash. |
1986-10-03 | Traded by the Buffalo Sabres to the Pittsburgh Penguins for cash. |
1986-10-06 | the Pittsburgh Penguins sent Craig Muni to the Edmonton Oilers to complete an earlier deal made on September 11, 1985. |
1993-03-22 | Traded by the Edmonton Oilers to the Chicago Blackhawks for Mike Hudson. |
1993-10-26 | Traded 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. |
1996-02-15 | Traded by the Buffalo Sabres to the Winnipeg Jets for Michal Grošek and Darryl Shannon. |
1996-10-02 | Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins. |
1997-10-02 | Signed as a Free Agent with the Dallas Stars. |
- Given to the playoff champion of the now defunct National Women’s Hockey League. ↩︎