Craig Brian Sarner (born June 20, 1949 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is a retired American ice hockey forward who appeared in a total of 7 National Hockey League regular season games with the Boston Bruins in 1974–75. He also played briefly for the WHA Minnesota Fighting Saints 1976 before moving to Europe where he was a top scorer in Germany and Switzerland. He retired from hockey after the 1980–81 season.
| Craig Sarner | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
June 20, 1949 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right Wing | ||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Minnesota Fighting Saints Kölner Haie Eisbären Berlin HC Davos | ||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | ||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1972–1981 | ||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Before turning professional, Sarner played for the United States national team at the 1972 Winter Olympics. He also played at the 1972, 1976, 1979 World Championships.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1968–69 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 28 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 33 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 29 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | United States National Team | Intl | 53 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | Boston Braves | AHL | 74 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1973–74 | Boston Braves | AHL | 66 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 47 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1975–76 | Minnesota Fighting Saints | WHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Kölner EC | GER | 41 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | Kölner EC | GER | 46 | 49 | 42 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Berliner SC | GER | 46 | 52 | 64 | 116 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | HC Davos | NLA | 28 | 19 | 15 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | HC Davos | NLA | 36 | 16 | 14 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | HC Davos | NLA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 1972 | United States | OLY | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1972 | United States | WC-B | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | |
| 1976 | United States | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 1979 | United States | WC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 30 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 17 | |||
References
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