Craig Darby (born September 26, 1972) is a retired American professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils.

[edit] Playing career

Darby was drafted in the second round (43rd overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. Darby entered into the NHL in 1994, following a successful time playing with Providence College in the NCAA and a season with the Fredericton Canadiens of the AHL, playing 10 games and registering two assists. That same season Darby was traded to the New York Islanders in a package along with Kirk Muller and Mathieu Schneider in exchange for Pierre Turgeon and Vladimir Malakhov, playing three more games in the 1994–95 season. On June 4, 1996, Darby was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Flyers after he spent most of the 1995–96 season in the AHL with the Worcester IceCats. In 1998, he was claimed by the Nashville Predators in the expansion draft, but returned to the Montreal Canadiens in 1999 as a free agent without playing a game with Nashville. There he enjoyed his two best NHL seasons, playing 154 games and registering 45 points in the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons, before leaving for the New Jersey Devils as a free agent after playing the 2001–02 season with Quebec of the AHL. Again Darby was unable to consistently remain in the NHL, playing just 5 games over the next two seasons before leaving the Devils and signing as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning, who traded him to the Vancouver Canucks for Future Considerations. Since 2006, Darby has been with the Augsburger Panther of the DEL in Germany. In 2007-08 he will play for the HC TWK Innsbruck in Austria.

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] Awards

• 1991–92 Hockey East All Rookie Team
• 1991–92 Hockey East Rookie of the Year
• 1997–98 AHL First All-Star Team
• 2002–03 AHL Second All-Star Team

[edit] External links

• Craig Darby's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Craig Darby's biography at Legends of Hockey
• Craig Darby's NHL player profile
• Sports Illustrated Page