Mike Crombeen

Mike Crombeen
Born	(1957-04-16) April 16, 1957 Sarnia, ON, CAN
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Cleveland Barons St. Louis Blues Hartford Whalers
NHL Draft	5th overall, 1977 Cleveland Barons
WHA Draft	4th overall, 1977 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	1978–1985

Michael Joseph Crombeen (born April 16, 1957 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. His son B. J. currently plays with the Arizona Coyotes.

Playing career

Crombeen played his junior hockey with the Kingston Canadians of the OHA from 1973–1977, playing in 244 games, while getting 322 points (160 goals-162 assists). His best season was 1974–75, when he earned 114 points (56G-58A) in 69 games. In 19 career playoff games, he earned 21 points (8G-13A). Crombeen was drafted by the Cleveland Barons with the 5th overall pick in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft, and was also selected by the Edmonton Oilers with the 4th overall pick in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft. Crombeen elected to join the Barons.

Crombeen split the 1977–78 season between the minors and the NHL, playing with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the CHL, getting 8 points (4G-4A) in 12 games, and the Binghamton Dusters of the AHL, getting 3 points (1G-2A) in 13 games, along with 48 games with the Cleveland Barons, scoring 7 points (3G-4A). As the Barons franchise folded and many of their players were absorbed by the Minnesota North Stars, Crombeen found himself left unprotected, and was picked up by the St. Louis Blues in the disperal draft.

Crombeen then started the 1978–79 season with the Golden Eagles, scoring 15 points (6G-9A) in 30 games, before joining the St. Louis Blues for 37 games, getting 11 points (3G-8A).

In 1979–80, Crombeen spent the entire season with the Blues, getting 22 points (10G-12A) in 71 games, and appeared in his first NHL playoffs, going pointless in 2 games. Crombeen then registered 23 points (9G-14A) in 69 games in 1980–81, and chipped in with 3 goals in 11 playoff games, including a goal in double overtime that clinched the Blues' first-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. 1981–82 was the most productive season of Crombeen's career, getting a career high 27 points (19G-8A) in 71 games, and earned 4 points (3G-1A) in 10 playoff games. He played in all 80 games in the 1982–83 season, getting 17 points (6G-11A), then earned an assist in 4 playoff games. On October 3, 1983, the Hartford Whalers picked up Crombeen off of waivers.

Crombeen spent the 1983–84 season with the Whalers, getting 5 points (1G-4A) in 56 games, then split the 1984–85 season with Hartford, getting 11 points (4G-7A) in 46 games, and with the Binghamton Whalers of the AHL, earning 3 points (2G-1A) in 6 games. After the season, Crombeen announced his retirement from hockey.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1973–74	Kingston Canadians	OHA		69	19	29	48	59		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Kingston Canadians	OMJHL		69	56	58	114	50		2	0	0	0	0
1975–76	Kingston Canadians	OMJHL		57	43	39	82	65		7	3	4	7	8
1976–77	Kingston Canadians	OMJHL		49	42	36	78	16		10	5	9	14	23
1977–78	Cleveland Barons	NHL		48	3	4	7	13		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		12	4	4	8	4		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Binghamton Dusters	AHL		13	1	2	3	4		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	St. Louis Blues	NHL		37	3	8	11	34		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	CHL		30	6	9	15	48		—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	St. Louis Blues	NHL		71	10	12	22	20		2	0	0	0	0
1980–81	St. Louis Blues	NHL		66	9	14	23	58		11	3	0	3	8
1981–82	St. Louis Blues	NHL		71	19	8	27	32		10	3	1	4	20
1982–83	St. Louis Blues	NHL		80	6	11	17	20		4	0	1	1	4
1983–84	Hartford Whalers	NHL		56	1	4	5	25		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Hartford Whalers	NHL		46	4	7	11	16		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		6	2	1	3	0		—	—	—	—	—
OHA/OMJHL totals				244	160	162	322	190		19	8	13	21	31
CHL totals				42	10	13	23	52		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				19	3	3	6	4		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				475	55	68	123	218		27	6	2	8	32

Awards

• 1976, 1977: OMJHL Second All-Star Team

External links

• Mike Crombeen's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Mike Crombeen's biography at Legends of Hockey

Preceded by Bjorn Johansson	Cleveland Barons first round draft pick 1977	Succeeded by None
Preceded by Bernie Federko	Edmonton Oilers first round draft pick 1977	Succeeded by Kevin Lowe