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Canada Scott Kruger
#9 Swift Current Broncos / WHL - 86/87
Date of Birth
Mar 31, 1967
Position
C
Age
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Swift Current, SK, CAN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
-

Kruger, 19, died on December 30, 1986, in a team bus crash, near Swift Current, Sask.
Twin brothers: Darren Kruger, Trevor Kruger
Uncle: Lorne Frey

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Scott Kruger Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1983-84 Swift Current Broncos SJHL 6* 1* 5* 6* 0* -* |
1984-85 Swift Current Indians SJHL 64* 37* 111* 148* 76* -* |
1985-86 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 72* 26* 80* 106* 22* -* | Playoffs 20 5 18 23 16 -
1986-87 Swift Current Broncos WHL 36* 19* 37* 56* 32* -* |

Scott Kruger Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
SJHL 2 70* 38* 116* 154* 2.20* 76* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 2 108* 45* 117* 162* 1.50* 54* -* | 1 20 5 * 18 * 23 * 1.15 * 16 * - *

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Number 9 retired by Swift Current Broncos

Kruger was one of four victims killed when the Swift Current Broncos team bus crashed on its way to a WHL game in Regina on December 30, 1986. Three of his teammates, Trent Kresse, Chris Mantyka and Brent Ruff, were also killed in the accident. The WHL named its Player of the Year award the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy in honour of the four Broncos players who were killed in the bus crash. The Swift Current Broncos retired the player jersey numbers and the numbers were included on a shoulder patch that can be seen on the Broncos' jerseys.