Editing Roger Crozier (section)

===Early career===
Crozier spent his junior career with the [[St. Catharines Teepees]] of the junior [[Ontario Hockey Association]] (OHA) from 1959 to 1962. At the time, the Teepees were sponsored by the [[Chicago Black Hawks]] of the [[National Hockey League]]. The sponsorship system gave the Black Hawks the rights to all of the Teepees' players.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3EswAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dagFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5669,4357649&dq=st+catharines+teepees+blackhawks&hl=en|title=Hawks' farm clubs pay off|work=[[The Montreal Gazette]] |date=1959-02-24|access-date=2013-01-11 |page=20}}</ref> In [[1959–60 OHA season|1959–60]], Crozier helped the Teepees win the [[Memorial Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UmQzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jO8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1362,3229910&dq=1960+memorial+cup&hl=en|title=Memorial Cup winners|work=[[Ottawa Citizen]] |date=1986-05-20 |access-date=2013-01-11 |page=61}}</ref> During his time with the Teepees, Crozier developed his first [[ulcer]], a problem that would plague him for the rest of his career.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q7wyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0uwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=719,1674214&dq=roger+crozier+ulcers&hl=en |title=Wings' goalie Crozier retires because of hockey's "torture"|work=Ottawa Citizen |date=1967-10-07|access-date=2013-01-13 |page=8}}</ref>

Crozier spent most of the [[1960–61 OHA season|1960–61 season]] in the OHA. Because of his small frame and size, he was not a favourite with scouts or critics.<ref name="Detroit Red Wings">{{cite book|last=Fischler|first=Stan|title=Detroit Red Wings: Greatest moments and players|publisher=Sports Publishing LLC|year=2002|location=Champaign, IL|isbn=1582612714 }}</ref> Despite this, the [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) recruited Crozier to fill in for their injured starting goaltender, [[Denis DeJordy]], that year. In three games, Crozier recorded two wins and a 2.31 [[goals against average]] (GAA). He returned to the Teepees for the [[1961–62 OHA season|1961–62 season]], during which he also had short stints with the Bisons and the [[Sault Thunderbirds|Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds]] of the [[Eastern Professional Hockey League (1959–1963)|Eastern Professional Hockey League]] (EPHL).<ref name="nhl.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8449859|publisher=NHL.com|title=Roger Crozier|access-date=2013-01-08}}</ref>

While playing in the minors, Crozier adopted the [[butterfly style]] of goaltending, which he used during his NHL career. At first, his coaches in the minors tried to convince him to abandon this style, thinking that it would never succeed in the NHL.<ref name="Detroit Red Wings"/> Crozier also added an element of acrobacy in his game.<ref name="Glenn Hall">{{cite book|last=Adrahtas|first=Tom|title=Glenn Hall|publisher=Greystone Books|year=2002|location=Vancouver|page=132|isbn=0970917015}}</ref>