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Craig Billington

G | 5'10", 170 lbs. |

Birth Date:September 11, 1966 (46 years old)
Place of Birth:London, Ont.
Catches:L

Experience:15 years
Drafted:Drafted by New Jersey in 1984 (2/23).

Career Honors & Awards

League	Honor	Description
NHL	Named to play in the NHL All-Star Game	1992-93
OHL	First All-Star Team	1984-85

Movements & Injuries

2003
1/07/2003	Announced his retirement.
2002
12/28/2002	Released by the Washington Capitals.
12/16/2002	Placed on waivers - assigned to Portland (AHL).
10/12/2002	Recalled from Portland (AHL).
10/08/2002	Assigned to Portland (AHL).
2001
3/15/2001	Missed 6 games (hand injury).
3/03/2001	Hand injury, day-to-day.

Career Transactions

1999
7/16/1999	Colorado Avalanche traded Craig Billington to the Washington Capitals for future considerations.
1996
9/30/1996	Claimed by the Colorado Avalanche from the Florida Panthers in NHL Waiver Draft.
1995
9/05/1995	Signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers.
4/07/1995	Ottawa Senators traded Craig Billington to the Boston Bruins for 8th round selection (previously acquired from the New York Islanders - Ray Schultz) in 1995.
1993
6/26/1993	New Jersey Devils traded Craig Billington, Troy Mallette and 4th round selection (Cosmo Dupaul) in 1993 to the Ottawa Senators for Peter Sidorkiewicz and future considerations (Mike Peluso, June 26, 1993).
1984
6/09/1984	Drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 2nd round (23rd overall) in 1984.

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Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GPI	W	L	T	OT	Min	SO	GA	SHA	GAA	SV%	G	A	PIM
2002-03	Washington	NHL	5	1	3	1	-	217	0	17	96	4.70	.823	-	-	-
2001-02	Washington	NHL	17	4	5	3	-	710	0	36	295	3.04	.878	-	-	-
2000-01	Washington	NHL	12	3	5	2	-	660	0	27	317	2.45	.915	-	-	0
1999-00	Washington	NHL	13	3	6	1	-	611	2	28	310	2.75	.910	-	-	0
1998-99	Colorado	NHL	21	11	8	1	-	1086	0	52	492	2.87	.894	-	-	2
1997-98	Colorado	NHL	23	8	7	4	-	1162	1	45	588	2.32	.923	-	-	2
1996-97	Colorado	NHL	23	11	8	2	-	1200	1	53	584	2.65	.909	-	-	2
1995-96	Boston	NHL	27	10	13	3	-	1380	1	79	594	3.43	.867	-	-	2
1994-95	Boston	NHL	8	5	1	0	-	373	0	19	140	3.06	.864	-	-	0
	Ottawa	NHL	9	0	6	2	-	472	0	32	240	4.07	.867	-	-	0
	Total Ott/Bos	NHL	17	5	7	2	-	845	0	51	380	3.62	.866	-	-	-
1993-94	Ottawa	NHL	63	11	41	4	-	3319	0	254	1801	4.59	.859	-	-	0
1992-93	New Jersey	NHL	42	21	16	4	-	2389	2	146	1178	3.67	.876	-	-	0
1991-92	New Jersey	NHL	26	13	7	1	-	1363	2	69	637	3.04	.892	-	-	0
1990-91	Canada	WEC	3	0	0	1	-	46	0	3	-	3.91	-	-	-	-
1989-90	Utica	AHL	38	20	13	1	-	2087	0	138	-	3.97	-	-	-	0
1988-89	New Jersey	NHL	3	1	1	0	-	140	0	11	65	4.71	.831	-	-	0
	Utica	AHL	41	17	18	6	-	2432	2	150	-	3.70	-	-	-	0
1987-88	Utica	AHL	59	22	27	8	-	3404	1	208	-	3.67	-	-	-	0
1986-87	New Jersey	NHL	22	4	13	2	-	1114	0	89	569	4.79	.844	-	-	0
	Maine	AHL	20	9	8	2	-	1151	0	70	-	3.65	-	-	-	0
1985-86	New Jersey	NHL	18	4	9	1	-	901	0	77	482	5.13	.840	-	-	0
	Belleville	OHL	3	2	1	0	-	180	0	11	-	3.67	-	-	-	0
	Canada	WJC	5	4	1	0	-	300	0	14	-	2.80	-	-	-	-
1984-85	Belleville	OHL	47	26	19	0	-	2544	1	180	-	4.25	-	-	-	0
	Canada	WJC	5	3	0	2	-	300	1	13	-	2.60	-	-	-	-
1983-84	Belleville	OHL	44	20	19	0	-	2335	1	162	-	4.16	-	-	-	0
1982-83	Thayer	High-MA	23	-	-	-	-	1338	0	76	-	3.41	-	-	-	-
NHL	Total	NHL	332	110	149	31	-	17097	9	1034	8388	3.63	.877	-	-	-
AHL	Total	AHL	158	68	66	17	-	9074	3	566	-	3.74	-	-	-	-
OHL	Total	OHL	94	48	39	0	-	5059	2	353	-	4.19	-	-	-	-
High-MA	Total	High-MA	23	-	-	-	-	1338	0	76	-	3.41	-	-	-	-
WEC	Total	WEC	3	0	0	1	-	46	0	3	-	3.91	-	-	-	-
WJC	Total	WJC	10	7	1	2	-	600	1	27	-	2.70	-	-	-	-

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GPI	W	L	T	OT	Min	SO	GA	SHA	GAA	SV%	G	A	PIM
2002-03	Washington	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	Washington	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000-01	Washington	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999-00	Washington	NHL	1	0	0	-	-	20	0	1	6	3	0.833	-	-	-
1998-99	Colorado	NHL	1	0	0	-	-	9	0	1	6	6.67	0.833	-	-	-
1997-98	Colorado	NHL	1	0	0	-	-	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-
1996-97	Colorado	NHL	1	0	0	-	-	20	0	1	14	3	0.929	-	-	-
1995-96	Boston	NHL	1	0	1	-	-	60	0	6	34	6	0.824	-	-	-
1994-95	Boston	NHL	1	0	0	-	-	25	0	1	11	2.4	0.909	-	-	-
1993-94	Ottawa	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992-93	New Jersey	NHL	2	0	1	-	-	78	0	5	44	3.85	0.886	-	-	-
1991-92	New Jersey	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989-90	Utica	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988-89	New Jersey	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Utica	AHL	4	1	3	-	-	220	0	18	-	4.91	-	-	-	-
1987-88	Utica	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986-87	New Jersey	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Maine	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985-86	New Jersey	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Belleville	OHL	20	9	6	-	-	1133	0	68	-	3.6	-	-	-	-
1984-85	Belleville	OHL	14	7	5	-	-	761	1	47	-	3.71	-	-	-	-
1983-84	Belleville	OHL	1	0	0	-	-	30	0	3	-	6	-	-	-	-
1982-83	Thayer	High-MA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NHL	Total	NHL	8	0	2	-	-	213	0	15	115	4.22535	0.869565	-	-	-
AHL	Total	AHL	4	1	3	-	-	220	0	18	-	4.90909	-	-	-	-
OHL	Total	OHL	35	16	11	-	-	1924	1	118	-	3.67983	-	-	-	-

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