Editing Joe Crozier (section)

{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1929–2022)}}
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{{Infobox ice hockey player
| played_for = [[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
| position = [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|Defence]]
| image = Joe Crozier 1973.JPG
| caption = Crozier in 1973
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 180
| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|2|19}}
| birth_place = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|10|11|1929|2|19}}
| death_place = [[Williamsville, New York]], U.S.
| career_start = 1949
| career_end = 1961
}}
'''Joseph Richard Crozier''' (February 19, 1929 – October 11, 2022) was a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] and [[coach (ice hockey)|head coach]] who played and coached primarily in the minor leagues. After playing the better part of 12 seasons in the minor leagues with the [[Quebec Aces]] of the [[Quebec Senior Hockey League]], which included a five-game stint in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) with the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], Crozier retired in 1961 and became a head coach for 22 years, beginning in 1963. He had also previously been a [[player-coach]] for the Aces in 1957–58.

As a head coach in several leagues, Crozier was a three-time [[Calder Cup]] champion with the [[Rochester Americans]] of the [[American Hockey League]], a two-time [[Lester Patrick Cup]] championship with the [[Vancouver Canucks (WHL)|Vancouver Canucks]] of the [[Western Hockey League (1952–1974)|Western Hockey League]], and a [[Memorial Cup]] champion with the [[Kitchener Rangers]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]]. During his coaching career, he also made brief appearances in the NHL with the [[Buffalo Sabres]] for {{frac|2|1|2}} seasons and the Maple Leafs from the end of [[1979–80 NHL season|1979–80]] to the first half of [[1980–81 NHL season|1980–81]].

In 1985, Crozier was inducted into the [[Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame]] for his efforts, then once again in 2007 as part of a team induction of the [[Memorial Cup]]-runners-up 1948–49 [[Brandon Wheat Kings]].<ref name=mhhof>{{cite web|title=Crozier inducted to Manitoba Hall of Fame|url=http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=341144&page=NewsPage&service=page|publisher=[[Buffalo Sabres]]|accessdate=August 11, 2008|date=October 25, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026140946/http://sabres.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=341144|archivedate=October 26, 2007}}</ref> Crozier was the father of the professional hockey player, [[Greg Crozier]].