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{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Craig Conroy.JPG
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Conroy with the [[Calgary Flames]] in 2008
| alt = A man with short, brown hair looks to his right.  He is wearing a red uniform with black pants and a black stylized C logo on his chest.
| played_for = [[Montreal Canadiens]]<br />[[St. Louis Blues]]<br />[[Calgary Flames]]<br />[[Los Angeles Kings]]
| position = [[Centre (ice hockey)|Center]]
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 193
| ntl_team = USA
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|9|4}}
| birth_place = [[Potsdam (town), New York|Potsdam, New York]], U.S.
| draft = 123rd overall
| draft_year = 1990
| draft_team = [[Montreal Canadiens]]
| career_start = 1994
| career_end = 2011
}}
'''Craig Michael Conroy''' (born September 4, 1971) is an [[Americans|American]] former professional [[ice hockey]] player and the current general manager of the [[Calgary Flames]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). A sixth-round selection of the [[Montreal Canadiens]] at the [[1990 NHL Entry Draft]], Conroy played 1,009 NHL games for the Canadiens, [[St. Louis Blues]], Calgary Flames and [[Los Angeles Kings]] during a professional career that spanned from 1994 to 2011. Internationally, he twice played with the [[United States men's national ice hockey team|United States National Team]] – at the [[2004 World Cup of Hockey]] and the [[Ice Hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics|2006 Winter Olympics]].

Developed as a defensive specialist through much of his career, Conroy was twice a finalist for the [[Frank J. Selke Trophy]] as the NHL's top defensive forward, and was nominated for the [[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]] as its most gentlemanly player. He played over [[List of NHL players with 1,000 games played|1,000 games]] in the NHL and was the second-oldest player in League history to reach that milestone. Conroy, who enjoyed his greatest offensive seasons with the Flames, is a former [[Captain (ice hockey)|captain]] of the team and was twice honored by the organization for his leadership, dedication and humanitarian efforts.