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Canada Craig Billington
#1 Washington Capitals / NHL - 02/03
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Goaltender 1
Date of Birth
Sep 11, 1966
Position
G
Age
58
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
London, ON, CAN
Weight
176 lbs / 80 kg
Nation
Canada
Catches
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1984 round 2 #23 overall by New Jersey Devils
Team Staff profile of Craig Billington also available

Use/Embed statistics

Craig Billington Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1982-83 London Diamonds WOHL 23* -* 3.41* -* 76* -* -* - * 1 338* |
1983-84 Belleville Bulls OHL 44* -* 4.16* -* 162* -* 1* 20-19-0 * 2 335* | Playoffs 1 - 6.00 - - - 0 - -
1984-85 Belleville Bulls OHL 47* -* 4.25* -* 180* -* 1* 26-19-0 * 2 544* | Playoffs 14 - 3.71 - 47 - 1 7-5-1 761
Canada U20 WJC-20 5* -* 2.60* -* 13* -* 1* 3-0-2 * 300* |
1985-86 New Jersey Devils NHL 18* -* 5.14* .840* 77* 405* 0* 4-9-1 * 899* |
Belleville Bulls OHL 3* -* 3.67* .893* 11* -* 0* 2-1-0 * 180* | Playoffs 20 - 3.60 - 68 - 0 9-6-0 1 133
Canada U20 WJC-20 5* -* 2.80* -* 14* -* 0* 3-2-0 * 300* |
1986-87 New Jersey Devils NHL 22* -* 4.82* .844* 89* 480* 0* 4-13-2 * 1 109* |
Maine Mariners AHL 20* -* 3.65* .873* 70* -* 0* 9-7-0 * 1 151* |
1987-88 Utica Devils AHL 59* -* 3.67* .880* 208* -* 1* 22-27-8 * 3 404* |
1988-89 New Jersey Devils NHL 3* -* 4.73* .831* 11* 54* 0* 1-1-0 * 140* |
Utica Devils AHL 41* -* 3.70* .872* 150* -* 2* 17-18-6 * 2 432* | Playoffs 4 - 4.91 - 18 - 0 1-3-0 220
1989-90 Utica Devils AHL 38* -* 3.97* .870* 138* -* 0* 20-13-1 * 2 087* |
1990-91 Team Canada International 34* -* 3.51* -* 110* -* 2* 17-14-2 * 1 879* | 1 - - - - - - - -
Canada WC 3* -* 3.91* -* 3* -* 0* 0-1-0 * 46* |
1991-92 New Jersey Devils NHL 26* -* 3.04* .892* 69* 568* 2* 13-7-1 * 1 363* |
1992-93 New Jersey Devils NHL 42* -* 3.67* .876* 146* 1 032* 2* 21-16-4 * 2 389* | Playoffs 2 - 3.83 .872 5 34 0 0-1-0 78
1993-94 Ottawa Senators NHL 63* -* 4.59* .859* 254* 1 547* 0* 11-41-4 * 3 319* |
1994-95 Ottawa Senators NHL 9* -* 4.06* .867* 32* 208* 0* 0-6-2 * 472* |
Boston Bruins NHL 8* -* 3.05* .864* 19* 121* 0* 5-1-0 * 373* | Playoffs 1 - 2.40 .900 1 9 0 0-0-0 25
1995-96 Boston Bruins NHL 27* -* 3.44* .867* 79* 515* 1* 10-13-3 * 1 380* | Playoffs 1 - 6.00 .786 6 22 0 0-1-0 60
1996-97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 23* -* 2.65* .909* 53* 531* 1* 11-8-2 * 1 200* | Playoffs 1 - 3.00 .923 1 12 0 0-0-0 20
1997-98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 23* -* 2.32* .923* 45* 543* 1* 8-7-4 * 1 162* | Playoffs 1 - 0.00 .000 0 0 0 0-0-0 1
1998-99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 21* -* 2.87* .894* 52* 440* 0* 11-8-1 * 1 086* | Playoffs 1 - 6.68 .833 1 5 0 0-0-0 9
1999-00 Washington Capitals NHL 13* -* 2.75* .910* 28* 282* 2* 3-6-1 * 611* | Playoffs 1 - 3.00 .833 1 5 0 0-0-0 20
2000-01 Washington Capitals NHL 12* -* 2.45* .915* 27* 290* 0* 3-5-2 * 660* |
2001-02 Washington Capitals NHL 17* -* 3.04* .878* 36* 259* 0* 4-5-3 * 710* |
2002-03 Washington Capitals NHL 5* -* 4.70* .823* 17* 79* 0* 1-3-1 * 217* |

Craig Billington Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1978-79 Stoneybrook Peewee QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
1990-91 Canada Universiade -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Team Canada Spengler Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |

Craig Billington Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 4 158* -* 3.74* -* 566* -* 3* 68-65-15* 9 074 | 1 4 - 4.91* -* 18* -* 0* 1-3-0* 220*
International 1 34* -* 3.51* -* 110* -* 2* 17-14-2* 1 879 | 0 1 - -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
NHL 15 332* -* 3.63* .877* 1 034* 7 354* 9* 110-149-31* 17 090 | 7 8 - 4.23* .853* 15* 87* 0* 0-2-0* 213*
OHL 3 94* -* 4.19* .893* 353* -* 2* 48-39-0* 5 059 | 3 35 - 3.64* -* 115* -* 1* 16-11-1* 1 894*
QC Int PW 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Universiade 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
WC 1 3* -* 3.91* -* 3* -* 0* 0-1-0* 46 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 10* -* 2.70* -* 27* -* 1* 6-2-2* 600 | 0 * * * * * * *
WOHL 1 23* -* 3.41* -* 76* -* -* -* 1 338 | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Craig Billington Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1983, 4 #51 overall by Belleville Bulls in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Belleville Bulls

Cult/Star player for Thayer Academy

Career transactions
- 2003-01-07 • Announced his retirement
- 1999-07-16 • Traded to the Washington Capitals for future considerations
- 1996-09-30 • Claimed in the Waiver Draft by the Colorado Avalanche
- 1996-09-05 • Signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers
- 1995-04-07 • Traded to the Boston Bruins for a 1995 8th round pick (Ray Schultz)
- 1993-06-20 • Traded to the Ottawa Senators with Troy Mallette & 1993 4th round pick (Cosmo Dupaul) for Peter Sidorkiewicz & future considerations (Mike Peluso, June 26, 1993)