Craig Schira

Craig Schira
Born (1988-04-21) April 21, 1988
Spiritwood, SK, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
SHL team
Former teams
Luleå HF
Binghamton Senators
Frisk Asker
HPK
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009present

Craig Schira (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays with the Luleå of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Schira played for the Regina Pats and the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League as a junior.[1] On March 9, 2009, Schira signed a three-year entry level contract with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League.[2] He was assigned to the Binghamton Senators for the 2009–10 season where he completed his first professional season.

In the 2013–14 he continued his European career by signing a two-year deal with Finnish Liiga team HPK.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Saskatoon Blazers SMHL 50 4 17 21 14
2003–04 Regina Pats WHL 2 0 0 0 2
2004–05 Regina Pats WHL 60 1 7 8 25
2005–06 Regina Pats WHL 71 5 28 33 72 6 1 1 2 2
2006–07 Regina Pats WHL 71 3 23 26 74 10 0 0 0 4
2007–08 Regina Pats WHL 2 0 1 1 0
2007–08 Vancouver Giants WHL 63 8 22 30 58 10 0 1 1 0
2008–09 Vancouver Giants WHL 71 16 43 59 46 17 2 4 6 4
2009–10 Binghamton Senators AHL 68 8 13 21 27
2010–11 Binghamton Senators AHL 67 3 10 13 18 7 0 1 1 0
2011–12 Binghamton Senators AHL 73 4 9 13 27
2012–13 Frisk Asker GET 45 17 18 35 51 5 0 4 4 4
2013–14 HPK Liiga 54 9 16 25 16
2014–15 HPK Liiga 55 5 23 28 48
2015–16 Luleå HF SHL 51 4 12 16 16 11 0 7 7 2
AHL totals 208 15 32 47 72 7 0 1 1 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Canada Western U17 1st, gold medalist(s) 6 0 2 2 2
2006 Canada WJC18 4th 7 0 2 2 8
Junior totals 13 0 4 4 10

References

  1. "Craig Schira". hockeydb.com. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  2. "Bulletin: Senators sign Vancouver Giants defenceman Craig Schira". Ottawa Senators. 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2010-06-01.

External links

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