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Canada Darien Craighead
#77 HC Innsbruck / ICEHL - 25/26
Date of Birth
Mar 07, 1997
Position
RW/C
Age
28
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Surrey, BC, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: John Craighead
Brother: Tristan Craighead

© Photo: Evan Fuerst

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Darien Craighead Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Cloverdale Colts U15 A1 PCBHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2011-12 Semiahmoo Ravens U15 A1 PCBHL 46* 42* 51* 93* -* -* |
2012-13 Valley West Hawks U18 AAA BCEHL U18 40* 17* 19* 36* 28* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -
2013-14 Langley Rivermen BCHL 49* 3* 19* 22* 21* -* | Playoffs 12 2 1 3 2 -
2014-15 Langley Rivermen BCHL 2* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* |
Langley Knights PIJHL 5* 1* 12* 13* 14* -* |
Cowichan Valley Capitals BCHL 40* 19* 23* 42* 8* -* |
2015-16 Cowichan Valley Capitals BCHL 4* 1* 3* 4* 2* 0* |
Chilliwack Chiefs BCHL 48* 29* 39* 68* 25* 1* | Playoffs 20 8 12 20 11 0
2016-17 Northern Michigan Univ. NCAA 39* 7* 18* 25* 18* 3* |
2017-18 Northern Michigan Univ. NCAA 42* 17* 16* 33* 16* 10* |
2018-19 Northern Michigan Univ. NCAA 36* 10* 10* 20* 33* -7* |
2019-20 Northern Michigan Univ. NCAA 36* 15* 16* 31* 33* 0* |
2020-21 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 25* 6* 4* 10* 8* -10* |
2021-22 Norfolk Admirals ECHL 22* 6* 5* 11* 17* -2* |
Indy Fuel ECHL 48* 21* 26* 47* 25* -5* |
2022-23 Manglerud Norway 21* 10* 15* 25* 8* -1* |
Vålerenga Norway 13* 1* 7* 8* 12* -1* | Playoffs 10 0 0 0 0 1
2023-24 Glasgow Clan EIHL 52* 12* 36* 48* 10* -12* |
2024-25 Aalborg Pirates Denmark 44* 27* 41* 68* 49* 15* | Playoffs 12 4 7 11 10 4
2025-26 HC Innsbruck ICEHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -5* |
Projected ICEHL 21* 0* 0* 0* 21* -53* |

Darien Craighead Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Vancouver Vipers Brick Invitational -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2011-12 Semiahmoo Ravens U15 A1 John Reid Memorial 6* 7* 9* 16* 4* -* |
BCMML Canucks 2 BC U16 Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2023-24 Glasgow Clan EIHL Cup 10* 4* 1* 5* 2* -4* |
2024-25 Aalborg Pirates Continental Cup 3* 0* 4* 4* 0* 1* |

Darien Craighead Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
BC U16 Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BCEHL U18 1 40* 17* 19* 36* 0.90* 28* -* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * - *
BCHL 3 143* 52* 86* 138* 0.97* 60* 1* | 2 32 10 * 13 * 23 * 0.72 * 13 * 0 *
Brick Invitational 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Continental Cup 1 3* 0* 4* 4* 1.33* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Denmark 1 44* 27* 41* 68* 1.55* 49* 15* | 1 12 4 * 7 * 11 * 0.92 * 10 * 4 *
ECHL 2 95* 33* 35* 68* 0.72* 50* -17* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL 1 52* 12* 36* 48* 0.92* 10* -12* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL Cup 1 10* 4* 1* 5* 0.50* 2* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
ICEHL 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
John Reid Memorial 1 6* 7* 9* 16* 2.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 153* 49* 60* 109* 0.71* 100* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
Norway 1 34* 11* 22* 33* 0.97* 20* -2* | 1 10 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 1 *
PCBHL 2 46* 42* 51* 93* 2.02* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
PIJHL 1 5* 1* 12* 13* 2.60* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Darien Craighead Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/24/2025
04/24/2025 Confirmed Aalborg Pirates HC Innsbruck
07/18/2024
07/18/2024 Confirmed Glasgow Clan Aalborg Pirates
08/02/2023
08/02/2023 Confirmed Vålerenga Glasgow Clan
11/21/2022
11/21/2022 Confirmed Manglerud Vålerenga
08/04/2022
08/04/2022 Confirmed Indy Fuel Manglerud
12/14/2021
12/14/2021 Confirmed Norfolk Admirals Indy Fuel
07/22/2021
07/22/2021 Confirmed South Carolina Stingrays Norfolk Admirals
09/17/2020
09/17/2020 Confirmed Northern Michigan Univ. South Carolina Stingrays
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 8 #120 overall by Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2012, 8 #168 overall by Spokane Chiefs in the WHL Prospects Draft

2011-12 team: Semiahmoo Bantam A1-T1