Craig Lyons

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Craig Lyons
Born (1972-12-25) December 25, 1972 (age 51)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for AHL
Springfield Indians
ECHL
South Carolina Stingrays
Long Beach Ice Dogs
Britain
Dumfries Border Vikings
Guildford Flames
IHL
Long Beach Ice Dogs
Utah Grizzlies
WCHL
Fresno Falcons
Fresno Fighting Falcons
Colorado Gold Kings
Long Beach Ice Dogs
Playing career 1993–2004

Craig Lyons (born December 25, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey and inline hockey player.

Lyons played three seasons (1990–1993) of major junior hockey with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL), helping his team to win the 1992 Memorial Cup.[1]

He went on to play eleven seasons of professional hockey, mostly in the West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) where he suited up for 364 regular season contests.[2] He was named to the WCHL First All-Star Team for the 1996–97, 1997–98 and 2000–01 seasons. During the 2000–01 WCHL season he scored 117 points to lead the WCHL in points, and was selected as the WCHL's Most Valuable Player.

Lyons also played four seasons of professional inline hockey with Roller Hockey International, skating with the Sacramento River Rats, Los Angeles Blades, and San Jose Rhinos between 1995 and 1999.

Lyons, along with Kelly Askew, currently operates 'Shoot 2 Score Hockey' in San Clemente, California.[3]

Awards and honours

Award Year
Memorial Cup with the Kamloops Blazers 1992 [4]
WHL (West) Second All-Star Team 1992–93 [5]
WCHL First Team All-Star 1996–97 [6]
WCHL First Team All-Star 1997–98 [6]
WCHL Most Points (117) 2000–01 [7]
WCHL First Team All-Star 2000–01 [7]
WCHL Most Valuable Player 2000–01 [8]

References

  1. ^ MasterCard Memorial Cup Site - Memorial Cup Champion Rosters Archived February 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Ice Dogs' Craig Lyons Out for Season - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
  3. ^ ~~~The San Clemente Journal ~~~ Archived December 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Craig Lyons
  5. ^ Elite Prospects
  6. ^ a b New Blade Site-2-5-99
  7. ^ a b Ice Dogs Sign 2000-01 WCHL MVP Lyons - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News
  8. ^ Gold Kings' Lyons named league MVP - The Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO) | HighBeam Research


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