Jim Craig

Hockey Player

Jim Craig was born in Easton, Massachusetts, United States on May 31st, 1957 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 66, Jim Craig biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
May 31, 1957
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
Easton, Massachusetts, United States
Age
66 years old
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Networth
$5 Million
Profession
Ice Hockey Player
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Jim Craig Life

James Downey Craig (born May 31, 1957) is an American former ice hockey goaltender who is best known for his appearances on the 1980 Winter Olympics as part of the United States Olympic hockey team.

Craig had a spectacular Olympic tournament, with 36 of 39 shots on target by the heavily favored Soviet Union in the semifinal game, where the US defeated 4-3 in what is widely considered one of the largest upsets in sports history.

The United States defeated Finland 4-2, 2nd, to win Olympic gold two days later.

Craig played for the Atlanta Flames, Boston Bruins, and Minnesota North Stars from 1980 to 1983.

Personal life

He was given a citation for driving to an endanger after a rain-slicked highway that killed one woman and another critically wounded two years after the Lake Placid victory two years ago. Although neither alcohol nor opioids were involved in the crash, the charge was later amended to motor vehicle homicide. He pleaded not guilty and waived his right to a jury trial, preferring instead to appear before a judge. A Wareham District Court judge found him not guilty in September 1982.

Craig is employed as a motivational speaker, spokesperson, and sales strategist. He is the president of Gold Medal Strategies, a Boston-based promotions and marketing company that also represents Jim and his appearances. Craig has provided strategic direction for staff and associates from more than 300 companies over the past 25 years.

Dave Grohl, a singer, has written about Craig over the years, as shown by TeamRock's #6 entry, "Dave's first hero was Jim Craig, the 1980 American ice hockey team goalie from Easton, Massachusetts." He phoned all the Jim Craigs in the area after the team beat Russia, called them up and congratulated them. At a Winter Olympics, Dave and the real Jim Craig met years later.

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Jim Craig Career

Playing career

Craig spent a year at Massasoit Community College in Brockton, Massachusetts, after being active at Oliver Ames High School in his hometown. He later attended Boston University, leading the Terriers to the NCAA Division I championship in 1978 and 1979, and was a college All-Star. In 1989, he was inducted into the BU Hall of Fame.

Craig was instrumental in one of the greatest sporting moments in United States sports history as the goalie for the United States' Miracle on Ice in 1980, when the 1980 Olympic hockey team defeated the favored Soviet Olympic hockey team, led by legends including Boris Mikhailov and Vladislav Tretiak. Craig stopped 36 of the Soviet team's 39 shots in that game. In the closing moments of the game, his composure was evident, allowing the underdog U.S. team to shield their one-goal lead and win 4-3. The American Flag that Craig draped over his shoulders after the disaster is now on view at the Sports Museum of America in New York City. He led the United States to victory in 4–2 over Finland, clinching the gold medal two days later.

Craig was drafted by the Atlanta Flames with the 72nd pick in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft and played his first game as an NHL professional right away after the Olympics. However, he found it impossible to imitate his magic in the NHL. In a trade with Atlanta, the Boston Bruins brought him home to Massachusetts for the second season. He was the Bruins' backup goaltender during the 1980-81 regular season but he didn't make an appearance and did not play in the 1981 NHL Playoffs. Craig was on the US national team for the 1981 Canada Cup but missed the tournament due to sickness, and the Erie Blades spent the rest of the season in the minor leagues. Craig's last moment of glory came in 1983, when he again played well for the United States in the 1983 IIHF Pool B tournament. Craig was named goaltender of the tournament and the Minnesota North Stars immediately agreed to a free agent deal. In 1984, he made three NHL appearances for the North Stars before withdrawing from hockey.

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Jim Craig Awards

Awards and achievements

  • ECAC First All-Star Team (1979)
  • NCAA East First All-American Team (1979)
  • Olympic Gold Medal Team U.S.A (1980)
  • Ice Hockey World Championships B Pool Tournament All-Star Team (1983)
  • Inducted into International Hockey Hall of Fame in 1999

The mistress of a CO dentist poisoned his wife says he lied about her being 'deeply into divorce,' according to her.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 12, 2023
On Wednesday, the mistress who discovered herself at the center of the Colorado dentist murder case broke her silence, claiming that the woman who allegedly poisoned his wife was killed by lacing her protein shakes with potassium cyanide was based on lies. In an ABC exclusive, Karin Cain, 49, told Good Morning America that she was deceived by Jim Craig, a man she 'thought' she was falling in love with. Craig lied to the orthodontist, who is currently in the middle of a divorce from her husband Jason, about being "deep into a divorce," as well as the principles she shared and the reason why his wife died. To ABC, she said, 'If I had known what was true, I would not have been with this person.' 'I didn't want to be in a relationship with someone who was in a marriage.' Craig, 45, faces a preliminary hearing on Wednesday morning in which prosecutors intend to tell the judge that there is ample reason to suspect him of first degree murder.

A mother in Utah was charged with fentanyl spikes on her husband

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 12, 2023
In a town near Park City, Utah, Kouri Richins, 33, is accused of murdering her husband Eric, 40, (together left) last March. She is accused of administering a lethal dose of fentanyl disguised in a Moscow Mule cocktail, according to investigators. Last month, she appeared (footage correct) on a local television station to advertise her $14.99 book, Are You With Me? Patti Wood, a body language specialist, took note of the fact that she went on stage without wearing her wedding ring on the show. "Everybody grieves differently," she says, suggesting that there was another sign besides the lack of ring that might have given Kouri away. Kouri is now in the custody of the Summit County Sheriff's Deputies, who are waiting for her next court appearance.

When his wife was poisoned, Colorado dentist Jim Craig was knee-deep in debt

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 28, 2023
Jim Craig's'successful' dental work was hemorrhaging money to the tune of about $120,000 a month, according to DailyMail.com. In 2020, Craig filed for both personal and professional bankruptcy. Last July, his personal case came to an end. Summerbrook Dental's case came closer to ending earlier this month, with the most recent filing coming on March 1 - just four days before he is accused of poisoning his wife. Craig's crippling debts, which he acquired through reckless investment and mismanagement, were laid bare by the time he was compounded by a string of failures. He was even connected to a crypto Ponzi scheme that saw him lose more than $600,000.
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