Craig Billington

Date of Birth: Sep 11, 1966
Age: 60
Place of Birth: London, ON, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: G
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 80 kg / 176 lbs
Catches: L
Status: Retired

Craig Billington Facts

Drafted: 1984 round 2 #23 overall by New Jersey Devils

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Craig Billington Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1982-1983	London Diamonds	WOHL	23	3.41	-	-	-
1983-1984	Belleville Bulls	OHL	44	4.16	-	1	20-19-0	Playoffs	1	6.00	-	0	-
1984-1985	Belleville Bulls	OHL	47	4.25	-	1	26-19-0	Playoffs	14	3.71	-	1	7-5-1
1984-1985	Canada U20	WJC-20	5	2.60	-	1	3-0-2
1985-1986	New Jersey Devils	NHL	18	5.14	.840	0	4-9-1
1985-1986	Belleville Bulls	OHL	3	3.67	.893	0	2-1-0	Playoffs	20	3.60	-	0	9-6-0
1985-1986	Canada U20	WJC-20	5	2.80	-	0	3-2-0
1986-1987	New Jersey Devils	NHL	22	4.82	.844	0	4-13-2
1986-1987	Maine Mariners	AHL	20	3.65	.873	0	9-7-0
1987-1988	Utica Devils	AHL	59	3.67	.880	1	22-27-8
1988-1989	New Jersey Devils	NHL	3	4.73	.831	0	1-1-0
1988-1989	Utica Devils	AHL	41	3.70	.872	2	17-18-6	Playoffs	4	4.91	-	0	1-3-0
1989-1990	Utica Devils	AHL	38	3.97	.870	0	20-13-1
1990-1991	Team Canada	International	34	3.51	-	2	17-14-2
1990-1991	Canada	WC	3	3.91	-	0	0-1-0
1991-1992	New Jersey Devils	NHL	26	3.04	.892	2	13-7-1
1992-1993	New Jersey Devils	NHL	42	3.67	.876	2	21-16-4	Playoffs	2	3.83	.872	0	0-1-0
1993-1994	Ottawa Senators	NHL	63	4.59	.859	0	11-41-4
1994-1995	Ottawa Senators	NHL	9	4.06	.867	0	0-6-2
1994-1995	Boston Bruins	NHL	8	3.05	.864	0	5-1-0	Playoffs	1	2.40	.900	0	-
1995-1996	Boston Bruins	NHL	27	3.44	.867	1	10-13-3	Playoffs	1	6.00	.786	0	0-1-0
1996-1997	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	23	2.65	.909	1	11-8-2	Playoffs	1	3.00	.923	0	-
1997-1998	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	23	2.32	.923	1	8-7-4	Playoffs	1	0.00	.000	0	-
1998-1999	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	21	2.87	.894	0	11-8-1	Playoffs	1	6.68	.833	0	-
1999-2000	Washington Capitals	NHL	13	2.75	.910	2	3-6-1	Playoffs	1	3.00	.833	0	-
2000-2001	Washington Capitals	NHL	12	2.45	.915	0	3-5-2
2001-2002	Washington Capitals	NHL	17	3.04	.878	0	4-5-3
2002-2003	Washington Capitals	NHL	5	4.70	.823	0	1-3-1

Craig Billington Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
1978-1979	Stoneybrook Peewee	QC Int PW	-	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	Canada	Universiade	-	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	Team Canada	Spengler Cup	-	-	-	-	-

Craig Billington Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
AHL	4	158	3.74	-	3	68-65-15	1	4	4.91	-	0	1-3-0
International	1	34	3.51	-	2	17-14-2	0
NHL	15	332	3.63	.877	9	110-149-31	7	8	4.23	.853	0	0-2-0
OHL	3	94	4.19	.893*	2	48-39-0	3	35	3.64*	-	1	16-11-1
QC Int PW	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Spengler Cup	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Universiade	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC	1	3	3.91	-	0	0-1-0	0
WJC-20	2	10	2.70	-	1	6-2-2	0
WOHL	1	23	3.41	-	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Craig Billington Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Belleville Bulls	3	94	4.19	.893*	2	48-39-0	3	35	3.64*	-	1	16-11-1
Boston Bruins	2	35	3.35	.866	1	15-14-3	2	2	4.94	.816	0	0-1-0
Canada	1	3	3.91	-	0	0-1-0	0
Canada (Universiade)	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Canada U20	2	10	2.70	-	1	6-2-2	0
Colorado Avalanche	3	67	2.61	.910	2	30-23-7	3	3	4.00	.895	0	-
London Diamonds	1	23	3.41	-	-	-	0
Maine Mariners (AHL)	1	20	3.65	.873	0	9-7-0	0
New Jersey Devils	5	111	3.99	.866	4	43-46-8	1	2	3.83	.872	0	0-1-0
Ottawa Senators	2	72	4.53	.860	0	11-47-6	0
Stoneybrook Peewee	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Team Canada	1	34	3.51	-	2	17-14-2	0
Team Canada (Spengler Cup)	1	-	-	-	-	-	0
Utica Devils	3	138	3.76	-	3	59-58-15	1	4	4.91	-	0	1-3-0
Washington Capitals	4	47	2.95	.894	2	11-19-7	1	1	3.00	.833	0	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Craig Billington Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1984-1985	OHL First All-Star Team OHL Scholastic Player of the Year (Bobby Smith Trophy) U20 WJC Best Goaltender U20 WJC Gold Medal
1985-1986	U20 WJC Silver Medal
1990-1991	World Championship Silver Medal
1992-1993	NHL All-Star Game

Craig Billington Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1983, 4 #51 by Belleville Bulls in the OHL Priority Selection
Cult/Star player for Belleville Bulls
Cult/Star player for Thayer Academy

Career transactions
- 2003-01-07 • Announced his retirement
- 1999-07-16 • Traded to the Washington Capitals for future considerations
- 1996-09-30 • Claimed in the Waiver Draft by the Colorado Avalanche
- 1996-09-05 • Signed as a free agent by the Florida Panthers
- 1995-04-07 • Traded to the Boston Bruins for a 1995 8th round pick (Ray Schultz)
- 1993-06-20 • Traded to the Ottawa Senators with Troy Mallette & 1993 4th round pick (Cosmo Dupaul) for Peter Sidorkiewicz & future considerations (Mike Peluso, June 26, 1993)