37 Facts About Corey Crawford

1.

Corey Crawford was born on December 31,1984 and is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.

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2.

Corey Crawford won the Stanley Cup and William M Jennings Trophy twice with the Blackhawks in 2013 and 2015.

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3.

Corey Crawford was drafted 52nd overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.

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4.

Corey Crawford made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks on January 22,2006, against the Minnesota Wild.

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5.

Corey Crawford relieved Adam Munro in the third period, made seven saves and did not allow any goals.

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6.

Corey Crawford recorded his first career start against the St Louis Blues on February 2,2006.

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7.

Corey Crawford recorded his first career win and shutout against the Anaheim Ducks on March 5,2008.

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8.

Corey Crawford made his first Stanley Cup playoffs appearance on May 24,2009, in the second period of the Western Conference Finals against the Detroit Red Wings, replacing Cristobal Huet.

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9.

Corey Crawford stopped six of seven shots before being replaced by Huet after the second period.

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10.

Later in the season, Corey Crawford became the team's starting goaltender, replacing the veteran Turco.

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11.

Corey Crawford had a two-game shutout streak later in the season and compiled a 176:09 shutout streak from January 7 to 15, the longest by a Blackhawks netminder since Tony Esposito from January 16 to 30,1972.

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12.

From February 20 until March 5,2011, Corey Crawford had an eight-game win streak, setting a new record for the longest such streak for a rookie.

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13.

On May 19,2011, Corey Crawford signed a three-year, $8 million contract extension with the Blackhawks.

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14.

Corey Crawford was confirmed as the starter for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs and started every game as Chicago eventually won the Stanley Cup, prevailing over the Boston Bruins in six games.

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15.

Corey Crawford injured his foot on December 1,2014, while attending a Rise Against concert.

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16.

Corey Crawford was selected to play in the 2015 NHL All-Star Game, one of six players selected via fan-vote.

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17.

On March 23,2015, Corey Crawford became the fourth goalie in Blackhawks franchise history to have four 30-win seasons.

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18.

Corey Crawford relieved Darling in game six of the series after the Predators scored three goals in the first period.

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19.

Corey Crawford was named the starter over Darling for the second round against Minnesota.

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20.

Corey Crawford started all four games in the second round sweep over Minnesota, allowing 7 goals in those 4 games.

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21.

Corey Crawford performed well in the following round versus the Anaheim Ducks, leading Chicago to a come-from-behind four games to three series win.

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22.

Corey Crawford finished the year with a career high 35 wins and tied his career high save percentage at.

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23.

Corey Crawford had a career high seven shutouts, which led the NHL among goalies.

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24.

Corey Crawford underwent emergency appendectomy surgery on December 3,2016, in Philadelphia on the morning before a road game against the Flyers.

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25.

Corey Crawford returned to the Blackhawks lineup on December 23,2016.

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26.

Corey Crawford returned after missing three games, but sustained an undisclosed upper-body injury after playing in seven games.

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27.

The Blackhawks stated Corey Crawford would be out indefinitely, but were hopeful that he could return before the end of the season.

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28.

Corey Crawford returned to the Blackhawks on October 18,2018 after missing 52 games.

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29.

Corey Crawford missed the Blackhawks' season finale after sustaining a groin injury during the team's penultimate game.

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30.

Corey Crawford started the remaining 10 games of the season, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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31.

Corey Crawford was late to join the Blackhawks in preparing for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs.

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32.

Corey Crawford later revealed he was recovering from COVID-19 but returned in time for the start of the qualifying round.

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33.

Corey Crawford started all nine games for the Blackhawks, posting a 3.

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34.

Corey Crawford is the only Blackhawks goalie to win multiple Stanley Cup championships.

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35.

Corey Crawford and his wife, Kristy Muscolino, have two sons: Cooper, born in 2017, and Camden Emery, born in 2020.

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36.

Corey Crawford's collection includes a 1969 Chevelle and a 1969 Camaro.

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37.

Corey Crawford previously purchased and restored a 1970 Chevelle, which he donated to the Blackhawks Foundation.

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