Corey Crawford Corey Crawford ( born December 31 , 1984 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender , who is currently playing for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League . His teammates and coaches often refer to him as " Crawf " or " Crow " . Playing career . Crawford was drafted 52nd overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks . Crawford spent his pre - junior career playing for the Midget AAA Gatineau Intrepides , before spending his junior career with the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . Crawford was the goaltender for the Wildcats in the 2003 - 04 QMJHL playoffs , when they ousted Rimouski Océanic in the first round . They went on to the President ' s Cup final , but lost the series to the Gatineau Olympiques . Crawford currently holds the Wildcats record for Best Goals Against Average ( 2 . 47 in 2004 - 05 ) , Most Wins ( 35 in 2003 - 04 ) , and is tied with Simon Lajeunesse for Most Shutouts in a season ( 6 in 2004 - 05 ) . He was twice named to the QMJHL ' s second All - Star team ( 2003 - 04 , 2004 - 05 ) . Crawford made his NHL debut with the Chicago Blackhawks on 22 January 2006 against the Minnesota Wild . He relieved Adam Munro in the third period , made seven saves and did not allow any goals . He had his first career start against the St . Louis Blues on February 2 , 2006 . He finished the evening with a record of five goals allowed and twenty - nine saves in a 6 - 5 shootout loss . He recorded his first career win and shut - out against the Anaheim Ducks on March 5 , 2008 . Crawford also recorded a strong performance against the Detroit Red Wings , stopping 45 of 47 shots in a 3 - 1 loss on March 11 . The Blackhawks re - signed Crawford to a one - year deal on July 21 , 2008 . Crawford was recalled from the AHL on November 28 to take the place of Nikolai Khabibulin , who was injured two nights earlier . Crawford made his first Stanley Cup Playoffs appearance on May 24 , 2009 in the second period of the Western Conference Finals against the Detroit Red Wings , replacing Cristobal Huet . He stopped six of seven shots , before being replaced by Huet after the second period . On April 24 , 2010 , the Blackhawks recalled Crawford from Rockford . Due to the departures of Antti Niemi to San Jose and Cristobal Huet to the Swiss League , Crawford was promoted to back - up goalie behind Marty Turco for the 2010 - 11 season . Later in the season , he was announced as the starting goaltender for the Blackhawks , replacing veteran Marty Turco . He had a two - game shutout streak later in the season . Crawford compiled a 176 : 09 shutout streak from Jan . 7 - 15 , the longest by a Blackhawks netminder since Tony Esposito from Jan . 16 - 30 , 1972 . From February 20 until March 5 , 2011 , Crawford had an eight - game , consecutive win streak , setting a new record for the longest such streak for a rookie . The streak was also 1 game short of the team record set by Glenn Hall . Crawford earned his 30th win of his rookie season on March 28 , 2011 , at Detroit , becoming the second Blackhawks goaltender to reach the 30 - win milestone since 1994 . In his first playoffs series against the President ' s Trophy winning Vancouver Canucks , he recorded a 36 - save shutout in game 5 of the 2011 Western Conference Quarter - finals , marking the first time he pitched a shutout in the NHL playoffs , and the Blackhawks largest margin of victory ( 5 - 0 ) ever in franchise history in a playoff game . The Blackhawks ultimately lost the series to the Canucks in 7 games when Alex Burrows scored the series - winning overtime goal . On May 19 , 2011 , Crawford signed a three - year $ 8 million dollar contract extension with the Blackhawks .