Craig Edward Ramsay was born on March 17,1951 and is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player.
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22 Facts About Craig Ramsay
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Craig Ramsay played in the NHL from 1971 to 1985 for the Buffalo Sabres before beginning an NHL coaching career, serving as the final head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers.
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Craig Ramsay is the head coach of the Slovakia men's national ice hockey team.
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Craig Ramsay spent four seasons in Peterborough where he excelled at the game.
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Craig Ramsay caught the attention of many scouts and in 1971 he was drafted 19th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft.
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Craig Ramsay was paired up with his close friend Don Luce and together, the two formed a formidable offensive-defensive line that shut out many of the NHL's top lines.
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Craig Ramsay had eight consecutive 20 goal seasons and was selected to play in the 1976 NHL All-Star Game.
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Craig Ramsay played for ten seasons for the Sabres which included playing 776 games consecutively.
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Craig Ramsay retired shortly afterwards ending a 14-year career with the Sabres which included 1,070 career NHL games, 252 goals and 420 assists for 672 points.
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Craig Ramsay was inducted into the Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame in 1986 to honour his playing career with the club.
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Craig Ramsay was the last player to play a full season without incurring any penalties.
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Craig Ramsay served as the team director of player personnel and assistant general manager with the Sabres.
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Craig Ramsay stayed there until 1995 before joining the Ottawa Senators as an assistant coach.
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Craig Ramsay was named interim head coach in February 2000 for Roger Neilson who was being treated for cancer.
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Craig Ramsay led the team all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals before being eliminated by the eventual Stanley Cup champions, New Jersey Devils.
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Craig Ramsay joined the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2001 as an assistant coach.
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Craig Ramsay was appointed an assistant coach with the Florida Panthers under head coach Kevin Dineen following his dismissal from Atlanta.
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Craig Ramsay was fired by the Panthers along with Dineen and assistant coach Gord Murphy on November 8,2013.
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Craig Ramsay was hired by the Edmonton Oilers as assistant coach on June 10,2014 replacing Kelly Buchberger.
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Craig Ramsay was let go by the Oilers on June 4,2015, along with fellow assistant Keith Acton.
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Craig Ramsay joined the Slovakia men's national ice hockey team in 2017.
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