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Bob Crocker
American ice hockey scout, coach, and executive
Bob Crocker | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1928-08-03)August 3, 1928 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | December 22, 2018(2018-12-22) (aged 90) |
| Occupation(s) | NHL scout, former hockey coach and executive |
| Years active | c.1950s–2010s |
| Awards | Lester Patrick Award (2015) |
Bob Crocker (August 3, 1928 – December 22, 2018) was an American ice hockey scout, former coach and executive.
Bob crocker biography
He was awarded the Lester Patrick Award, for contributions to hockey in the United States, in 2015.
Born in East Boston, Massachusetts, Crocker attended Boston University, where he played hockey in the 1954–55 season for the Boston University Terriers.[1] He later served as a recruiter and freshman coach for his alma mater.
From 1972 to 1976, he coached the University of Pennsylvania men's hockey team.[2] In 1980, he was hired as an assistant general manager of the Hartford Whalers; he would serve in that position until