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{{short description|Canadian ice hockey player and coach}}
'''Stephen S. Kraftcheck''' (b. March 3, 1929 in [[Tinturn, Ontario|Tinturn]], [[Ontario]] - d. August 10, 1997)<ref>[http://ahlhalloffame.com/steve-kraftcheck-p139017 AHL] retrieved 24th July 2010</ref> was a Canadian [[ice hockey]] [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|defenceman]] and coach, born in Tinturn, Ontario. His first [[NHL]] season was 1950/51, where he played 27 games for the [[Boston Bruins]]; 5 of these were in the Playoffs versus the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], who went on to win the [[Stanley Cup]] that year. The next two seasons Kraftcheck played with the [[New York Rangers]] (1951-1953), netting 10 goals and 18 assists. After this stint, Kraftcheck remained a perennial All-Star, but in the [[American Hockey League]]. The only other ice-time he saw in the [[NHL]] was for 8 games during the 1958/1959 season for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]].
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| position = [[Defenceman]]
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 185
| played_for = [[Boston Bruins]]<br>[[New York Rangers]]<br>[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| league =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|3|3|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lincoln, Ontario|Tinturn]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|1997|8|10|1929|3|3}}
| death_place = [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], [[Rhode Island]], U.S.
| career_start = 1948
| career_end = 1964
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'''Stephen Kraftcheck''' (March 3, 1929 – August 10, 1997) was a Canadian [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] and coach, born in [[Lincoln, Ontario|Tinturn]], [[Ontario]]. He played parts of four seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] between 1950 and 1959 with the [[Boston Bruins]], [[New York Rangers]], and [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1964, was mainly spent in the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL)., and he was inducted into the AHL's Hall of Fame in 2008,


==Playing career==
Kraftcheck played 13 productive seasons in the [[AHL]]. Kraftcheck's scoring statistics during this portion of his career were very impressive, especially for a defenceman. He scored 73 goals in addition to a remarkable 417 assists! In two separate seasons Kraftcheck scored 41 assists, and during three other years he managed to help his team with 37.
His first [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) season was [[1950–51 NHL season|1950–51]], where he played 27 games for the [[Boston Bruins]]; 5 of these were in the playoffs versus the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], who went on to win the [[Stanley Cup]] that year.<ref>[http://ahlhalloffame.com/steve-kraftcheck-p139017 AHL Hall of Fame biography], retrieved 24 July 2010.</ref> The next two seasons Kraftcheck played with the [[New York Rangers]] (1951-1953), netting 10 goals and 18 assists. After this stint, Kraftcheck remained a perennial all-star, but in the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL). The only other ice-time he saw in the NHL was for 8 games during the [[1958–59 NHL season|1958–59]] season for the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]].


Kraftcheck played 13 productive seasons in the AHL, where he scored 73 goals and added 417 assists. In two separate seasons, Kraftcheck scored 41 assists, and during three other seasons he scored 37.
Kraftcheck also held the Head Coach/Player role during 3 seasons for the [[Rochester Americans]] (1958-1961). Incredibly his team made the playoffs two of these years, with Kraftcheck remaining an integral presence on the ice. His [[Rochester Americans]] lost in the 1959/1960 AHL Playoff Finals versus the [[Springfield Indians]]. Of his 3 coaching years, this was the only season Kraftcheck was the head coach for the entire year.


Kraftcheck also held the head coach/player role during 3 seasons for the AHL's [[Rochester Americans]] (1958-1961). His team made the playoffs two of these years, with Kraftcheck remaining an integral presence on the ice. In [[1959–60 AHL season|1959–60]], his Rochester Americans were defeated in the [[Calder Cup]] finals by the [[Springfield Indians]]. Of his 3 coaching years, this was the only season Kraftcheck was the head coach for the entire year.
He also played in 5 [[AHL]] All-Star games throughout the 1950's. He was posthumously inducted to the [[AHL Hall of Fame]] in 2008.
Kraftcheck was the first ever recipient of the [[Eddie Shore Award]], awarded to the player chosen as the [[AHL]]'s best defenceman.


He also played in 5 AHL All-Star games throughout the 1950s. He was posthumously inducted to the [[American Hockey League#AHL Hall of Fame|AHL Hall of Fame]] in 2008. Kraftcheck was the first recipient of the [[Eddie Shore Award]], awarded to the player chosen as the AHL's best defenceman.
Kraftcheck played for the following [[AHL]] teams during his career: [[Cleveland Barons]], [[Indianapolis Capitals], [[Rochester Americans]] and the [[Providence Reds]].

During his AHL career, Kraftcheck also played for the [[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]], [[Indianapolis Capitals]], and the [[Providence Reds]].

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Regular season]]
! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1945–46 OHA season|1945–46]]
| [[Hamilton Lloyds]]
| [[Ontario Hockey Association|OHA]]
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1946–47
| Hamilton Aerovox
| OHA-B
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| 1947–48
| Hamilton Aerovox
| OHA-B
| — || — || — || — || —
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1948–49 PCHL season|1948–49]]
| [[San Francisco Shamrocks (PCHL)|San Francisco Shamrocks]]
| [[Pacific Coast Hockey League|PCHL]]
| 70 || 11 || 22 || 33 || 82
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1949–50 AHL season|1949–50]]
| [[Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)|Cleveland Barons]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 70 || 7 || 37 || 44 || 46
| 8 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 12
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1950–51 NHL season|1950–51]]
| [[Boston Bruins]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 22 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7
|-
| [[1950–51 AHL season|1950–51]]
| [[Indianapolis Capitals]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 47 || 6 || 27 || 33 || 39
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1951–52 NHL season|1951–52]]
| [[New York Rangers]]
| NHL
| 58 || 8 || 9 || 17 || 30
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1952–53 NHL season|1952–53]]
| New York Rangers
| NHL
| 69 || 2 || 9 || 11 || 45
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1953–54 AHL season|1953–54]]
| Cleveland Barons
| AHL
| 70 || 5 || 20 || 25 || 62
| 7 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 10
|-
| [[1954–55 AHL season|1954–55]]
| Cleveland Barons
| AHL
| 60 || 9 || 26 || 35 || 38
| 4 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1955–56 AHL season|1955–56]]
| Cleveland Barons
| AHL
| 57 || 5 || 29 || 34 || 40
| 8 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 10
|-
| [[1956–57 AHL season|1956–57]]
| Cleveland Barons
| AHL
| 63 || 7 || 33 || 40 || 42
| 12 || 2 || 11 || 13 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1957–58 AHL season|1957–58]]
| Cleveland Barons
| AHL
| 66 || 15 || 34 || 49 || 53
| 7 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 4
|-
| [[1958–59 NHL season|1958–59]]
| Toronto Maple Leafs
| NHL
| 8 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1958–59 AHL season|1958–59]]
| [[Rochester Americans]]
| AHL
| 60 || 2 || 37 || 39 || 42
| 5 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 4
|-
| [[1959–60 AHL season|1959–60]]
| Rochester Americans
| AHL
| 68 || 1 || 41 || 42 || 47
| 12 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 12
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1960–61 AHL season|1960–61]]
| Rochester Americans
| AHL
| 71 || 3 || 37 || 40 || 26
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1961–62 AHL season|1961–62]]
| Rochester Americans
| AHL
| 69 || 4 || 41 || 45 || 45
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1962–63 AHL season|1962–63]]
| [[Providence Reds]]
| AHL
| 69 || 2 || 19 || 21 || 22
| 6 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2
|-
| [[1963–64 AHL season|1963–64]]
| Providence Reds
| AHL
| 69 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 22
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! 839 !! 67 !! 386 !! 453 !! 524
! 74 !! 6 !! 31 !! 37 !! 66
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 157 !! 11 !! 18 !! 29 !! 83
! 6 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 7
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{icehockeystats|legends=13229}}
*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=2812 Career Stats]
*[http://www.ahlhalloffame.com/steve-kraftcheck-p139017 AHL Hall of Fame Bio]
*[http://www.ahlhalloffame.com/steve-kraftcheck-p139017 AHL Hall of Fame Bio]


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[[fr:Steve Kraftcheck]]

Latest revision as of 12:34, 22 April 2024

Steve Kraftcheck
Born (1929-03-03)March 3, 1929
Tinturn, Ontario, Canada
Died August 10, 1997(1997-08-10) (aged 68)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Right
Played for Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 1948–1964

Stephen Kraftcheck (March 3, 1929 – August 10, 1997) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman and coach, born in Tinturn, Ontario. He played parts of four seasons in the National Hockey League between 1950 and 1959 with the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, and Toronto Maple Leafs. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1964, was mainly spent in the American Hockey League (AHL)., and he was inducted into the AHL's Hall of Fame in 2008,

Playing career

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His first National Hockey League (NHL) season was 1950–51, where he played 27 games for the Boston Bruins; 5 of these were in the playoffs versus the Toronto Maple Leafs, who went on to win the Stanley Cup that year.[1] The next two seasons Kraftcheck played with the New York Rangers (1951-1953), netting 10 goals and 18 assists. After this stint, Kraftcheck remained a perennial all-star, but in the American Hockey League (AHL). The only other ice-time he saw in the NHL was for 8 games during the 1958–59 season for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Kraftcheck played 13 productive seasons in the AHL, where he scored 73 goals and added 417 assists. In two separate seasons, Kraftcheck scored 41 assists, and during three other seasons he scored 37.

Kraftcheck also held the head coach/player role during 3 seasons for the AHL's Rochester Americans (1958-1961). His team made the playoffs two of these years, with Kraftcheck remaining an integral presence on the ice. In 1959–60, his Rochester Americans were defeated in the Calder Cup finals by the Springfield Indians. Of his 3 coaching years, this was the only season Kraftcheck was the head coach for the entire year.

He also played in 5 AHL All-Star games throughout the 1950s. He was posthumously inducted to the AHL Hall of Fame in 2008. Kraftcheck was the first recipient of the Eddie Shore Award, awarded to the player chosen as the AHL's best defenceman.

During his AHL career, Kraftcheck also played for the Cleveland Barons, Indianapolis Capitals, and the Providence Reds.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1945–46 Hamilton Lloyds OHA 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1946–47 Hamilton Aerovox OHA-B — — — — — — — — — —
1947–48 Hamilton Aerovox OHA-B — — — — — — — — — —
1948–49 San Francisco Shamrocks PCHL 70 11 22 33 82 — — — — —
1949–50 Cleveland Barons AHL 70 7 37 44 46 8 0 3 3 12
1950–51 Boston Bruins NHL 22 0 0 0 8 6 0 0 0 7
1950–51 Indianapolis Capitals AHL 47 6 27 33 39 3 0 0 0 2
1951–52 New York Rangers NHL 58 8 9 17 30 — — — — —
1952–53 New York Rangers NHL 69 2 9 11 45 — — — — —
1953–54 Cleveland Barons AHL 70 5 20 25 62 7 2 1 3 10
1954–55 Cleveland Barons AHL 60 9 26 35 38 4 0 2 2 0
1955–56 Cleveland Barons AHL 57 5 29 34 40 8 1 4 5 10
1956–57 Cleveland Barons AHL 63 7 33 40 42 12 2 11 13 8
1957–58 Cleveland Barons AHL 66 15 34 49 53 7 0 3 3 4
1958–59 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 8 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
1958–59 Rochester Americans AHL 60 2 37 39 42 5 0 2 2 4
1959–60 Rochester Americans AHL 68 1 41 42 47 12 1 3 4 12
1960–61 Rochester Americans AHL 71 3 37 40 26 — — — — —
1961–62 Rochester Americans AHL 69 4 41 45 45 2 0 0 0 2
1962–63 Providence Reds AHL 69 2 19 21 22 6 0 2 2 2
1963–64 Providence Reds AHL 69 1 5 6 22 — — — — —
AHL totals 839 67 386 453 524 74 6 31 37 66
NHL totals 157 11 18 29 83 6 0 0 0 7

References

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  1. ^ AHL Hall of Fame biography, retrieved 24 July 2010.
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