Craig Brian Sarner (born June 20, 1949 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a retired American ice hockey forward who appeared in a total of 7 National Hockey League regular season games with the Boston Bruins in 1974–75. He also played briefly for the WHA Minnesota Fighting Saints 1976 before moving to Europe where he was a top scorer in Germany and Switzerland. He retired from hockey after the 1980–81 season.
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Born |
(1949-06-20) June 20, 1949 (age 73) St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. | |||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||
Position | Right Wing | |||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | |||||||||||||||
Played for |
Boston Bruins Minnesota Fighting Saints Kölner Haie Eisbären Berlin HC Davos | |||||||||||||||
National team |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1972–1981 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Before turning professional, Sarner played for the United States national team at the 1972 Winter Olympics. He also played at the 1972, 1976, 1979 World Championships.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1968–69 | University of Minnesota | B-10 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969–70 | University of Minnesota | B-10 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970–71 | University of Minnesota | B-10 | 29 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971–72 | United States National Team | Intl | 53 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972–73 | Boston Braves | AHL | 74 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
1973–74 | Boston Braves | AHL | 66 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 47 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
1975–76 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Kölner EC | GER | 41 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Kölner EC | GER | 46 | 49 | 42 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Berliner SC | GER | 46 | 52 | 64 | 116 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | HC Davos | NLA | 28 | 19 | 15 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | HC Davos | NLA | 36 | 16 | 14 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | HC Davos | NLA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
WHA totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1972 | United States | OLY | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
1972 | United States | WC-B | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | |
1976 | United States | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
1979 | United States | WC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Senior totals | 30 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 17 |
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