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{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Crozier with the Sabres.jpg |caption = Crozier with the [[Buffalo Sabres]] in the 1970s|alt=Roger Crozier is wearing a predominantly blue jersey, white mask, along with a brown glove, blocker, and pads. He is kneeling on the ice while holding a goalie stick. Located in the middle of his jersey, is the Sabres' logo, which consists of a buffalo on top of two crossed sabres. | played_for = [[Detroit Red Wings]]<br>[[Buffalo Sabres]]<br>[[Washington Capitals]] | position = [[Goaltender]] | catches = Right | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 8 | weight_lb = 160 | birth_date = {{birth date|1942|3|16|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Bracebridge, Ontario]], Canada | death_date = {{death date and age|1996|1|11|1942|3|16|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Wilmington, Delaware]], U.S. | career_start = 1960 | career_end = 1977 }} '''Roger Allan Crozier''' (March 16, 1942 β January 11, 1996) was a Canadian professional [[ice hockey]] [[goaltender]] who played fourteen seasons in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) for the [[Detroit Red Wings]], [[Buffalo Sabres]] and [[Washington Capitals]]. During his career, Crozier was named to the [[NHL First All-Star Team]] once, was a [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] winner, and was the first player to win the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] while playing for the losing team in the [[Stanley Cup Finals]]. He was the last goaltender in the NHL to start all of his team's games in the regular season, in [[1964β65 NHL season|1964β65]]. From his junior hockey career until his death, Crozier was plagued by [[pancreatitis]] and other health problems. Despite them, he helped his junior team win the [[Memorial Cup]] in [[1960 Memorial Cup|1959β60]], played in over 500 NHL regular season games and participated in three [[Stanley Cup Finals]]. His health problems led to his retirement in [[1976β77 NHL season|1976β77]] and he joined the Capitals' front office shortly after. Crozier left the Capitals in 1983 to work for [[MBNA]] bank. In 2000, MBNA unveiled a new trophy called the [[Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award]] which was awarded annually from {{NHL Year|1999}} to {{NHL Year|2006}} to the goaltender with the best [[save percentage]] during the regular season in the NHL. The Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame inducted Crozier in 2009. ==Background== Crozier was born and raised in the town of [[Bracebridge, Ontario]]. He was one of fourteen children of Lloyd and Mildred Crozier (nΓ©e Austin).<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituaries|work=The Bracebridge Herald-Gazette|date=1996-01-17|page=16}}</ref><ref name="Who's Who">{{cite book|last1=Fischler|first1=Stan|last2=Fischler|first2=Shirley|title=Who's who in hockey|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|year=2003|location=Kansas City|page=88|isbn=0740719041}}</ref> At the age of six, Crozier began playing [[goaltender]], a position that he would grow to "like".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1076642/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061556/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1076642/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 21, 2013|title=Wispy and worrying, but he wins|last=Lardner|first=Rex|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=1964-11-23|access-date=2013-07-14}}</ref> Identified as a "special goaltending talent" by his town's senior hockey team, the Bracebridge Bears, he became their starting goaltender at the age of 14. In 1958β59, he helped the Bears become district champions in the Intermediate C playoffs.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cohen|first=Tom|title=Roger Crozier, daredevil goalie|publisher=Thomas Nelson|year=1967|location=Nashville|isbn=6137806472}}</ref> ==Playing career== ===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 [[1959β60 OHA season|1959β60]], 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 [[1960β61 OHA season|1960β61 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 [[1961β62 OHA season|1961β62 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 (1959β1963)|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> ===Detroit Red Wings (1963β70)=== The Black Hawks traded Crozier to the [[Detroit Red Wings]] in [[1962β63 NHL season|1963]].<ref name="legendsofhockey.net"/> The young goaltender, now a full-time professional, spent the season in the minors mostly with the [[St. Louis Braves]] in the EPHL; he also played four games for the Buffalo Bisons in the AHL.<ref name="nhl.com"/> In [[1963β64 AHL season|1963β64]], he played 44 games with the [[Pittsburgh Hornets]], Detroit's AHL affiliate. He won numerous awards that year, including the [[Hap Holmes Memorial Award]] for the fewest goals given up, the [[Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award]] for top rookie, and a spot on the Second All-Star Team.<ref name="legendsofhockey.net"/> Crozier also made his NHL debut that season. The Red Wings' starting goaltender, [[Terry Sawchuk]], was injured and Crozier was called up as a substitute.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1TciAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xqsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1630,3332066&dq=crozier+traded+to+red+wings+from+hawks&hl=en|title=Hawks win in overtime to tie Cup playoffs|last=Cain|first=Charles C.|work=[[The Owosso Argus-Press]]|date=1964-04-01|access-date=2013-06-02 |page=39}}</ref> In only 15 games, he impressed management so well that he was made the Wings' new starting goaltender;<ref name="legendsofhockey.net"/> Sawchuk was left unprotected by the Red Wings during the [[1964 NHL Intra-League Draft|intraleague waiver draft]] in the off-season and was picked up by the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y2RkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RXwNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1067,2490008&dq=sawchuk+toronto+picked&hl=en|title=Toronto grabs Sawchuk, Moore|work=[[The Calgary Herald]]|date=1964-06-11|access-date=2013-05-30 |page=16}}</ref> This made Crozier the Red Wings' starting goaltender at the age of 22.<ref name="legendsofhockey.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=18477|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame|title=Roger Crozier|access-date=2013-01-08}}</ref> [[File:Hhof calder.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Crozier won the [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] in 1965.]] In [[1964β65 NHL season|1964β65]], his rookie season, Crozier started all of his team's games, the last goalie to do so in the NHL,<ref>{{cite book|last=Weekes|first=Don|title=The best & worst of hockey firsts: The unofficial guide|publisher=Greystone Books Ltd.|year=2003|location=Vancouver|page=[https://archive.org/details/bestworstofhocke0000week/page/102 102]|isbn=1926685423|url=https://archive.org/details/bestworstofhocke0000week/page/102}}</ref> and he led the league in wins and [[shutouts]] with 40 and six respectively. His 2.42 GAA was the second lowest in the league. He was awarded the [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] as the NHL's top rookie and he was named to the [[NHL First All-Star Team]].<ref name="legendsofhockey.net"/> During his sophomore season, Crozier missed the team's couple of games due to [[pancreatitis]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O08_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=zFAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3175,4565494&dq=roger+crozier+pancreatitis+red+wings&hl=en|title=Howe breaks record, 5β2|last=Dulmage|first=Jack|work=[[The Windsor Star]]|date=1965-10-21|access-date=2013-06-02 |page=35}}</ref> In 64 games that year, he posted 27 wins and led the league with seven shutouts, and the Red Wings clinched a spot in the playoffs. After eliminating the Black Hawks in the semi-finals, the Red Wings squared off against the [[Montreal Canadiens]] in the [[1966 Stanley Cup Finals]]. The Red Wings won the first two games, but the Canadiens came back and won the next two. In the fourth game, Crozier suffered a leg injury. He played in game five, but the injury curbed his mobility.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Diamond|first1=Dan|last2=Duplacey|first2=James|last3=Zweig|first3=Eric|title=The ultimate prize: The Stanley Cup|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|year=2003|location=Kansas City|page=[https://archive.org/details/ultimateprizesta0000diam/page/56 56]|isbn=0740738305|url=https://archive.org/details/ultimateprizesta0000diam/page/56}}</ref> The Canadiens won the [[Stanley Cup]] in game six.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=STC&year=1965-66|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame|title=1965β66 Stanley Cup winner|access-date=2013-01-08}}</ref> Even though the Red Wings lost, Crozier was awarded the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] for being the most valuable player in the playoffs. He was the first goaltender to win the award and the first player to win it in a losing effort.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=CST&year=1965-66|publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame|title=1965β66 Conn Smythe Trophy winner|access-date=2013-01-09}}</ref> Due to pancreatitis, Crozier missed twelve games out of 70 in [[1966β67 NHL season|1966β67]]. His numbers were down as he won only 22 games and recorded a 3.35 GAA. The Red Wings missed the playoffs. After another bout of pancreatitis at the beginning of the [[1967β68 NHL season|1967β68 season]], Crozier announced his retirement due to stress and depression.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dy8gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZSgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2070,4392779&dq=roger+crozier+retires&hl=en|title=Redwings' Crozier quits hockey at 25|work=[[The Milwaukee Journal]]|date=1967-11-06 |access-date=2013-07-15 |page=53}}</ref> Six weeks later, however, he returned to the ice; he played five games with the [[Fort Worth Wings]] of the [[Central Professional Hockey League]] (CPHL) as conditioning, then returned to Detroit.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WutHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pv8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3599,2609942&dq=roger+crozier+returns&hl=en|title=Crozier returns, but Wings bow|work=[[The Morning Record]] |date=1968-01-22 |access-date=2013-01-11 |page=5}}</ref> After two more seasons on a mediocre Red Wings team, he was traded to the newly formed [[Buffalo Sabres]] in 1970. ===Buffalo Sabres (1970β77) and Washington Capitals (1977)=== In the [[1970 NHL Expansion Draft]], Buffalo Sabres General Manager [[Punch Imlach]] drafted [[Tom Webster (ice hockey)|Tom Webster]] from the [[Boston Bruins]] and promptly dealt him to the Red Wings for Crozier.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jJBaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N0oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5022,4247804&dq=roger+crozier+buffalo+sabres&hl=en|title=Detroit deals Crozier in hockey's Expansion Draft|work=[[Ludington Daily News]]|date=1970-07-11|access-date=2013-01-11 |page=3}}</ref> Crozier started the Sabres' first NHL game on October 10, 1970, against the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]. He stopped all but one of 36 shots to earn the franchise's first victory, 2β1.<ref name="buffalosportshalloffame.com"/> On December 6, 1970, Crozier earned the franchise's first shutout in a 1β0 win over the [[Minnesota North Stars]]. By late December however, Crozier was deeply exhausted and most of the Sabres' goaltending duties fell upon [[Joe Daley (ice hockey)|Joe Daley]] and [[Dave Dryden]]. Crozier finished the season with a 9β20β7 record and a 3.68 GAA. The Sabres also missed the playoffs, finishing fifth in the [[1970-71 NHL season|East Division]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1971.html|publisher=Sports Reference|title=1970β71 NHL season summary| access-date=2013-01-07}}</ref> Adding to Crozier's continual health problems, his [[gallbladder]] was removed during the off-season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GDg_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=5VEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2731,3588432&dq=roger+crozier+life&hl=en|title=Crozier shuts out Canucks|last=MacLaine|first=Ian|work=The Windsor Star|date=1972-01-20|access-date=2013-01-07|page=85}}</ref> The [[1971β72 NHL season|1971β72 season]] was even worse for the Sabres as they finished with the fewest wins in the league with 16.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1972.html|publisher=Sports Reference|title=1971β72 NHL season summary|access-date=2013-01-07}}</ref> Crozier posted a 13β34β14 record and a 3.51 GAA. He faced 2,190 shots during the season, a team record which stands to this day.<ref name="buffalosportshalloffame.com">{{cite web|url=http://buffalosportshallfame.com/member/roger-crozier/|publisher=Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame|title=Roger Crozier|access-date=2013-01-09}}</ref> The Sabres improved in [[1972β73 NHL season|1972β73]] and made the playoffs for the first time in their history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r8gyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H-0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=5653,76768&dq=buffalo+sabres+make+playoffs&hl=en|title=Playoff breakthrough for Sabres|work=Ottawa Citizen|date=1973-04-02|access-date=2013-01-12 |page=14}}</ref> In 49 games, Crozier had his first winning record with the Sabres and he posted a much improved 2.76 GAA. In the first round, the Sabres faced the Montreal Canadiens. Crozier played four games and won two, but the Sabres were dispatched in six games. Still suffering from pancreatitis and now afflicted by ulcers and gallbladder problems, Crozier saw his playing time greatly reduced.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YnFhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TI0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=2101,3251498&dq=roger+crozier+pancreatitis&hl=en|title=Goalie in awe of Sabres|work=[[Sarasota Journal]]|date=1975-11-15|access-date=2013-06-02 |page=21}}</ref> In [[1974β75 NHL season|1974β75]], he posted 17 wins and two losses, helping the Sabres rank first in the [[Adams Division]].<ref name="hr 1974-75">{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1975.html|publisher=Sports Reference|title=1974β75 NHL season summary|access-date=2013-01-09}}</ref> During the playoffs, Crozier played five games, including two in the [[1975 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]]. After eliminating the Black Hawks and the Canadiens, the Sabres faced the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] in the Stanley Cup Finals.<ref name="hr 1974-75"/> Game three of the Finals in Buffalo was known as the "Fog Game"; a heat wave in May hit the arena and with no air conditioning inside, the temperature increased. Fog started to develop and soon visibility decreased. [[Gerry Desjardins]] was the starting goaltender but after allowing three goals in the first period, he was replaced by Crozier. Crozier allowed one goal during the rest of the game and helped the Sabres win 5β4 in [[overtime (ice hockey)|overtime]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V0wfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f9EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2149,2292142&dq=fog+game+buffalo&hl=en|title=Flyers, Sabres hope fog, bats float off|work=[[Daytona Beach Morning Journal]]|date=1975-05-22|access-date=2013-01-11 |page=19}}</ref> With the Sabres trailing in the series 3β2, Crozier was selected to start game six and he shut out the Flyers in the first two periods. In the third period the Flyers score the only goals of the game, and they won the Stanley Cup.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/NHL_1975.html|publisher=Sports Reference|title=1975 NHL Playoffs Summary|access-date=2013-05-03}}</ref> For the third time, Crozier's team lost in the finals. In [[1975β76 NHL season|1975β76]], Crozier played in only 11 games due to his persisting ailments. The Sabres traded him to the [[Washington Capitals]] in exchange for cash on March 3, 1977.<ref name="legendsofhockey.net"/> He played only three games with the Capitals before retiring after 14 seasons in the NHL. ==Post-career== After retiring, Crozier served in the Capitals' front office.<ref name="buffalosportshalloffame.com"/> He served as interim general manager during the [[1981β82 NHL season|1981β82 season]] and served as head coach for one game during the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WSH/coaches.html|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Washington Capitals coaches|access-date=2013-01-10}}</ref> Under his watch, the Capitals picked future [[Hockey Hall of Fame]] [[defenceman]] [[Scott Stevens]] in the [[1982 NHL Entry Draft]]. He left the Capitals in 1983 and moved to [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], [[Delaware]] to work at [[MBNA]] Bank. He rose to the level of executive vice president and facilities manager of Worldwide Facilities and Construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mastercard.com/ca/company/en/press/2003/07_24_crozier.html|publisher=Mastercard|title=Marty Turco receives MBNA/Mastercard Canada Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award|access-date=2012-07-24}}</ref> Roger Crozier died after a battle with [[cancer]] on January 11, 1996, at the age of 53. He was survived by his wife Janice, and his two daughters, Katie and Brooke.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/12/sports/roger-crozier-53-a-hockey-goaltender.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|title=Roger Crozier, 53, a hockey goaltender|access-date=2013-07-14|date=1996-01-12}}</ref> In 2000, the NHL unveiled the [[Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award]], which was given annually to the goaltender who posted the best save percentage in each season from {{NHL Year|1999}} to {{NHL Year|2006}}. The award was co-sponsored by Crozier's last employer, MBNA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/news/2006/09/282098.html |publisher=NHL.com |title=Canadiens' Cristobal Huet to receive MBNA Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award |access-date=2012-07-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20060922013136/http://www.nhl.com/news/2006/09/282098.html |archive-date=September 22, 2006 }}</ref> In 2009, he was inducted into the Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.<ref name="buffalosportshalloffame.com"/> ==Career statistics== ===Regular season and playoffs=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:90%; text-align:center;" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Regular season]] ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | [[Playoffs]] |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! [[Season (sports)|Season]] ! Team ! League ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! [[Shutout#Ice hockey|SO]] !! [[Goals against average|GAA]] !! [[save percentage|SV%]] ! GP !! W !! L !! T !! MIN !! GA !! SO !! GAA !! SV% |- | [[1959β60 OHA season|1959β60]] | [[St. Catharines Teepees]] | [[Ontario Hockey Association|OHA]] | 48 || 25 || 19 || 4 || 2880 || 191 || 1 || 3.98 || β | 17 || β || β || β || 1020 || 52 || 0 || 3.06 || β |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1960 Memorial Cup|1959β60]] | St. Catharines Teepees | [[Memorial Cup|M-Cup]] | β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β | 14 || 8 || 5 || 1 || 850 || 58 || 0 || 4.09 || β |- | [[1960β61 OHA season|1960β61]] | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 48 || 18 || 24 || 6 || 2880 || 204 || 0 || 4.25 || β | 6 || β || β || β || 360 || 21 || 0 || 3.50 || β |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1960β61 AHL season|1960β61]] | [[Buffalo Bisons (AHL)|Buffalo Bisons]] | [[American Hockey League|AHL]] | 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 130 || 5 || 0 || 2.31 || β | β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β |- | [[1961β62 OHA season|1961β62]] | St. Catharines Teepees | OHA | 45 || β || β || β || 2670 || 174 || 1 || 3.91 || β | 6 || β || β || β || 360 || 19 || 0 || 3.17 || β |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1961β62 EPHL season|1961β62]] | [[Sault Thunderbirds|Sault Ste. Marie Thunderbirds]] | [[Eastern Professional Hockey League (1959β1963)|EPHL]] | 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 180 || 12 || 0 || 4.00 || β | β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β |- | [[1961β62 AHL season|1961β62]] | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 60 || 4 | 0 || 4.00 || β | β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1962β63 EPHL season|1962β63]] | [[St. Louis Braves]] | EPHL | 70 || 26 || 35 || 9 || 4200 || 299 || 1 || 4.27 || β | β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β |- | [[1962β63 AHL season|1962β63]] | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 4 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 240 || 10 || 0 || 2.50 || β | β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1963β64 AHL season|1963β64]] | [[Pittsburgh Hornets]] | AHL | 44 || 30 || 13 || 1 || 2640 || 103 || 4 || 2.34 || β | 3 || 1 || 2 || β || 184 || 9 || 0 || 2.93 || β |- | [[1963β64 NHL season|1963β64]] | [[Detroit Red Wings]] | [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | 15 || 5 || 6 || 4 || 900 || 51 || 2 || 3.40 || .900 | 3 || 0 || 2 || β || 126 || 5 || 0 || 2.38 || .906 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1964β65 NHL season|1964β65]] | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 70 || 40 || 22 || 7 || 4168 || 168 || 6 || 2.42 || .912 | 7 || 3 || 4 || β || 420 || 23 || 0 || 3.29 || .877 |- | [[1965β66 NHL season|1965β66]] | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 64 || 27 || 24 || 12 || 3734 || 173 || 7 || 2.78 || .903 | 12 || 6 || 5 || β || 668 || 26 || 1 || 2.34 || .914 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1966β67 NHL season|1966β67]] | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 58 || 22 || 29 || 4 || 3256 || 182 || 4 || 3.35 || .895 | β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β |- | [[1967β68 CPHL season|1967β68]] | [[Fort Worth Wings]] | [[Central Professional Hockey League|CHL]] | 5 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 265 || 12 || 0 || 2.49 || .909 | β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1967β68 NHL season|1967β68]] | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 34 || 9 || 18 || 2 || 1729 || 95 || 1 || 3.30 || .890 | β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β |- | [[1968β69 NHL season|1968β69]] | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 38 || 12 || 16 || 3 || 1820 || 101 || 0 || 3.33 || .897 | β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1969β70 NHL season|1969β70]] | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 34 || 16 || 6 || 9 || 1877 || 83 || 0 || 2.65 || .920 | 1 || 0 || 1 || β || 34 || 3 || 0 || 5.29 || .813 |- | [[1970β71 NHL season|1970β71]] | [[Buffalo Sabres]] | NHL | 44 || 9 || 20 || 7 || 2198 || 135 || 1 || 3.68 || .899 | β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1971β72 NHL season|1971β72]] | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 63 || 13 || 34 || 14 || 3654 || 214 || 2 || 3.51 || .902 | β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β |- | [[1972β73 NHL season|1972β73]] | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 49 || 23 || 13 || 7 || 2633 || 121 || 3 || 2.76 || .905 | 4 || 2 || 2 || β || 249 || 11 || 0 || 2.65 || .904 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1973β74 NHL season|1973β74]] | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 12 || 4 || 5 || 0 || 615 || 39 || 0 || 3.80 || .875 | β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β |- | [[1974β75 NHL season|1974β75]] | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 23 || 17 || 2 || 1 || 1260 || 55 || 3 || 2.62 || .905 | 5 || 3 || 2 || β || 292 || 14 || 0 || 2.88 || .903 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | [[1975β76 NHL season|1975β76]] | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 11 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 620 || 27 || 1 || 2.61 || .888 | β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β |- | [[1976β77 NHL season|1976β77]] | [[Washington Capitals]] | NHL | 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 103 || 2 || 0 || 1.17 || .967 | β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β || β |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 518 !! 206 !! 197 !! 70 !! 28,567 !! 1446 !! 30 !! 3.04 !! .902 ! 32 !! 14 !! 16 !! β !! 1789 !! 82 !! 1 !! 2.75 !! .900 |} {{cite web |url=http://hockeygoalies.org/bio/crozier.html|title = Roger Crozier's stats |publisher=The Goaltender Home Page|access-date=2017-08-06}} ==Awards== {{col-start}} {{col-2}} ;[[Ontario Hockey Association|OHA]]<ref name="legendsofhockey.net"/> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Award ! Year(s) |- | [[Memorial Cup]] | [[1960 Memorial Cup|1960]] |- | OHA First All-Star Team | [[1959-60 OHA season|1960]], [[1960-61 OHA season|1961]], [[1961-62 OHA season|1962]] |} ;[[American Hockey League|AHL]]<ref name="legendsofhockey.net"/> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Award ! Year(s) |- | AHL Second All-Star Team | [[1963β64 AHL season|1964]] |- | [[Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award]] | 1964 |- | [[Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award]] | 1964 |} {{col-2}} ;[[National Hockey League|NHL]]<ref name="legendsofhockey.net"/> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Award ! Year(s) |- | [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] | [[1964β65 NHL season|1965]] |- | [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] | [[1965β66 NHL season|1966]] |- | [[NHL First All-Star Team]] | 1965 |} {{col-end}} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== * {{icehockeystats}} {{S-start}} {{succession box | before = [[Jean BΓ©liveau|Jean Beliveau]] | title = Winner of the [[Conn Smythe Trophy]] | years = [[1965β66 NHL season|1966]] | after = [[Dave Keon]]}} {{succession box | before = [[Jacques LaperriΓ¨re|Jacques Laperriere]] | title = Winner of the [[Calder Memorial Trophy]] | years = [[1964β65 NHL season|1965]] | after = [[Brit Selby]] }} {{succession box | before = [[Max McNab]] | title = [[List of Washington Capitals general managers|General manager of the Washington Capitals]] | years = 1981β82 | after = [[David Poile]]}} {{succession box | before = [[Gary Green (ice hockey)|Gary Green]] | title = [[List of Washington Capitals head coaches|Head coach of the Washington Capitals]] | years = 1-game [[1981β82 NHL season|1981]] | after = [[Bryan Murray (ice hockey)|Bryan Murray]]}} {{S-end}} {{good article}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Crozier, Roger}} [[Category:1942 births]] [[Category:1996 deaths]] [[Category:Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players]] [[Category:Buffalo Sabres players]] [[Category:Calder Trophy winners]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches]] [[Category:Canadian ice hockey goaltenders]] [[Category:Conn Smythe Trophy winners]] [[Category:Deaths from cancer in Delaware]] [[Category:Detroit Red Wings players]] [[Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States]] [[Category:Ice hockey people from Ontario]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Bracebridge, Ontario]] [[Category:Pittsburgh Hornets players]] [[Category:Sault Thunderbirds players]] [[Category:St. Catharines Teepees players]] [[Category:Washington Capitals coaches]] [[Category:Washington Capitals executives]] [[Category:Washington Capitals players]] [[Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen]]
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