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.
Season1984-1985
Craig Coxe's first NHL season: 0 points
Events71games missedThe whole season1984-1985Points0NHL#552Games9 of 8011%Goals0NHL#499Assists0NHL#539P/GP0.00+/--5NHL#391 - Year 1986Season
1985-1986
Craig Coxe scores 8 points
Events23games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1985-1986Points8NHL#404Games57 of 8071%Goals3NHL#372Assists5NHL#407P/GP0.14NHL#410+/--13NHL#536PlayoffsEliminated by Edmonton Oilers3 games0 pointsFirst roundEDMEdmonton Oilers0–3 - Season
1986-1987
Craig Coxe plays only 15 games for 1 points
Events65games missedThe whole season1986-1987Points1NHL#518Games15 of 8019%Goals1NHL#446Assists0NHL#536P/GP0.07+/--2NHL#337 - 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 run1987-1988Points22NHL#267Games71 of 8089%Goals7NHL#253Assists15NHL#254P/GP0.31NHL#311+/-+2NHL#197PlayoffsEliminated 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 run1988-1989Points7NHL#421Games41 of 8051%Goals0NHL#511Assists7NHL#371P/GP0.17NHL#394+/-+3NHL#164PlayoffsEliminated 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
Events55games missedThe whole season1989-1990Points5NHL#446Games25 of 8031%Goals1NHL#436Assists4NHL#432P/GP0.20+/--4NHL#459 - Year 1991Season
1990-1991
Craig Coxe plays only 7 games for 0 points
Events73games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1990-1991Points0NHL#586Games7 of 809%Goals0NHL#519Assists0NHL#563P/GP0.00+/--3NHL#409PlayoffsEliminated by Los Angeles Kings0 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundLAKLos Angeles Kings2–4 - Season
1991-1992
Craig Coxe's last season: 2 points
Events70games missedThe whole season1991-1992Points2NHL#543Games10 of 8013%Goals2NHL#425Assists0NHL#595P/GP0.20+/--4NHL#468 - 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.