Roger Allan Crozier

Photo by Harold Barkley, reprinted in "Hockey's Golden Era" by Mike Leonetti. Reprinted without permission.

BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Bracebridge, Ontario, March 16, 1942.

DIED: January 11, 1996.

HEIGHT: 5'8"

WEIGHT: 160-165 lbs.

UNIFORM #: 1 (Detroit).

CATCHES: Right

STYLE:

STRENGTHS:

WEAKNESSES:

TRANSACTIONS:

• Traded by Blackhawks (with Ron Ingram) to Detroit Red Wings for Howie Young, June 5, 1963.
• Went into brief retirement (approximately six weeks) during 1967-68 season.
• Traded by Red Wings to Buffalo Sabres for Tom Webster, June 10, 1970.
• Traded by Sabres to Washington Capitals for cash, March 3, 1977.

ACCOLADES:

• Named to Ontario Hockey Association All-Star First Team, 1959-60.
• Named to Ontario Hockey Association All-Star First Team, 1960-61.
• Named to Ontario Hockey Association All-Star First Team, 1961-62.
• Named to American Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1963-64.
• Winner, Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award, 1963-64.
• Winner, Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award, 1963-64.
• Named to National Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1964-65.
• Winner, Calder Memorial Trophy, 1964-65.
• Winner, Conn Smythe Trophy, 1966.
• Inaugural member of Buffalo Sabres Hall of Fame, February 10, 1980.

INJURIES:

• Missed start of 1965-66 season with pancreaitis.
• Missed part of 1969-70 season with recurrance of stomach ailment.
• Missed part of 1970-71 season with pancreaitis.
• Had gall bladder removed, Summer 1971.
• Missed part of 1973-74 season with pancreaitis.

PENALTY SHOTS:

DID YOU KNOW?

• In 2000, the National Hockey League created the Roger Crozier Award, given to the goaltender with the highest save percentage in each regular season.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
59-60 St. Catharines Teepees OHA  48   2880  25  19   4   191   3.98                    1
      St. Catharines Tee. MEM CUP 14    850   8   5   1    58   4.09                    0
60-61 St. Catharines Teepees OHA  48   2880  18  24   6   204   4.25                    0
      Buffalo Bisons AHL           3    130   2   0   0     5   2.31                    0   0   0     0
61-62 St. Catharines Teepees OHA  45   2670               174   3.91                    1
      Sault Ste. Marie Tbird EPHL  3    180   0   1   2    12   4.00                    0   0   0     0
      Buffalo Bisons AHL           1     60   0   1   0     4   4.00                    0   0   0     0
62-63 Buffalo Bisons AHL           4    240   3   1   0    10   2.50                    0   0   0     0
      St. Louis Braves EPHL       70   4200  26  35   9   299   4.27                    1   0   1    12
63-64 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL      44   2640  30  13   1   103   2.34                    4   0   0     6
      Detroit Red Wings NHL       15    900   5   6   4    51   3.40     509   .900     2   0   0     0
64-65 Detroit Red Wings NHL       70   4168  40  22   7   168   2.42    1931   .913     6   0   0    10
65-66 Detroit Red Wings NHL       64   3734  27  24  12   173   2.78                    7   0   0     2
66-67 Detroit Red Wings NHL       58   3256  22  29   4   182   3.35                    4   0   0     2
67-68 Fort Worth Wings CHL         5    265   3   2   0    12   2.49     132   .909     0   0   0     2
      Detroit Red Wings NHL       34   1729   9  18   2    95   3.30                    1   0   0     2
68-69 Detroit Red Wings NHL       38   1820  12  16   3   101   3.33                    0   0   0     0
69-70 Detroit Red Wings NHL       34   1877  16   6   9    83   2.65                    0   0   0     0
70-71 Buffalo Sabres NHL          44   2198   9  20   7   135   3.69                    1   0   0     0
71-72 Buffalo Sabres NHL          63   3654  13  34  14   214   3.51                    2   0   0    10
72-73 Buffalo Sabres NHL          49   2633  23  13   7   121   2.76                    3   0   0     4
73-74 Buffalo Sabres NHL          12    615   4   5   0    39   3.80                    0   0   0     2
74-75 Buffalo Sabres NHL          23   1260  17   2   1    55   2.62     573   .904     3   0   2     8
75-76 Buffalo Sabres NHL          11    620   8   2   0    27   2.61     241   .888     1   0   1     0
76-77 Washington Capitals NHL      3    103   1   0   0     2   1.17                    0   0   0     0
FOURTEEN (14) NHL SEASONS        518  28567 206 197  70  1446   3.04                   30   0   3    40

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
59-60 St. Catharines Teepees OHA  17   1020           52   3.06                    0
60-61 St. Catharines Teepees OHA   6    360           21   3.50                    0
61-62 St. Catharines Teepees OHA   6    360           19   3.17                    0
63-64 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL       3    184   1   2    9   2.93                    0   0   0     0
      Detroit Red Wings NHL        3    126   0   2    5   2.38                    0   0   0     0
64-65 Detroit Red Wings NHL        7    420   3   4   23   3.29                    0   0   0     2
65-66 Detroit Red Wings NHL       12    668   6   5   26   2.34                    1
69-70 Detroit Red Wings NHL        1     34   0   1    3   5.29                    0   0   0     0
72-73 Buffalo Sabres NHL           4    249   2   2   11   2.65                    0   0   1     2
74-75 Buffalo Sabres NHL           5    292   3   2   14   2.88                    0
SIX (6) NHL POSTSEASONS           32   1789  14  16   82   2.75                    1