Craig Adams

Craig D. Adams (born April 26, 1977) is a Bruneian-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player, who most recently played with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Adams was born in Seria, Brunei, but was raised in Calgary, Alberta, residing and playing hockey in the community of Lake Bonavista. Adams won the Stanley Cup with both the Carolina Hurricanes (in 2006) and the Pittsburgh Penguins (in 2009).
== Playing career ==
Adams was selected in the 9th round, 223rd overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers where he gained the distinction of being their last ever draft pick. Adams was drafted after his freshman season at Harvard University. He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury on December 27, 1997 in a game against the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Adams made his NHL debut in the 2000–01 season with the Hurricanes, who had relocated from Hartford, and had been a regular in the NHL since the 2002–03 season.
In the 2004-05 he signed for the Italian team Milano Vipers during the NHL lock-out. There he won the Italian League.
On August 25, 2005 he signed a contract with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, but was traded back to the Hurricanes on October 3, a few days before the 2005–06 NHL season began. Adams was a member of the Hurricanes 2006 Stanley Cup victory.
On January 17, 2008 Adams was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks for a conditional pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. 
During the 2008-09 season, Adams was claimed by the Pittsburgh Penguins off waivers from the Blackhawks on March 4, 2009. Adams found a role on the fourth line and would go on to win his second Stanley Cup championship.
On June 29, 2009, Adams was re-signed by the Penguins to a two-year contract.
On June 9, 2011, Adams was re-signed by the Penguins to another two-year contract.
On July 5, 2013, Adams was re-signed again to a two-year contract. At the beginning of the 2013–14 season, on October 3, 2013, Adams scored the 50th goal of his career against Cory Schneider of the New Jersey Devils.
On April 29, 2015, after sevens seasons within the organization, Adams was informed by the Pittsburgh Penguins that he would not be re-signed to another contract.
On January 26, 2016, after a 14-year career, Adams announced his retirement.
==Personal==
Adams attended Strathcona Tweedsmuir School for high school. His wife Anne is a daughter of Paul Cellucci, former US Ambassador to Canada. He has two children, eldest son named Rhys Argeo Adams, born in 2007, and daughter Francesca Alice Adams, born May 5, 2009.
== Career statistics ==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1995–96 	Harvard University 	ECAC 	 	34 	8 	9 	17 	56 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Harvard University 	ECAC 	 	32 	6 	4 	10 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Harvard University 	ECAC 	 	12 	6 	6 	12 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Harvard University 	ECAC 	 	31 	9 	14 	23 	53 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	IHL 	 	73 	12 	12 	24 	124 	 	8 	0 	1 	1 	14
2000–01 	Cincinnati Cyclones 	IHL 	 	4 	0 	1 	1 	9 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	2
2000–01 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	44 	1 	0 	1 	20 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2001–02 	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL 	 	22 	5 	4 	9 	51 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	33 	0 	1 	1 	38 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2002–03 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	81 	6 	12 	18 	71 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	80 	7 	10 	17 	69 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Milano 	Serie A 	 	30 	15 	14 	29 	57 	 	15 	4 	7 	11 	26
2005–06 	Lowell Lock Monsters	AHL 	 	13 	4 	3 	7 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	67 	10 	11 	21 	51 	 	25 	0 	0 	0 	10
2006–07 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	82 	7 	7 	14 	54 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Carolina Hurricanes 	NHL 	 	40 	2 	3 	5 	34 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	35 	2 	4 	6 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	36 	2 	4 	6 	22 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	9 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	24 	3 	2 	5 	16
2009–10 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	82 	0 	10 	10 	72 	 	13 	2 	1 	3 	15
2010–11 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	80 	4 	11 	15 	76 	 	7 	1 	0 	1 	2
2011–12 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	82 	5 	13 	18 	34 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	19
2012–13 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	48 	3 	6 	9 	28 	 	15 	0 	1 	1 	10
2013–14 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	82 	5 	6 	11 	46 	 	13 	1 	1 	2 	2
2014–15 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 	 	70 	1 	6 	7 	44 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	951 	55 	105 	160 	683 	 	106 	7 	5 	12 	74
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 	1995–96	
Stanley Cup (Carolina Hurricanes)	2005–06	
Stanley Cup (Pittsburgh Penguins)	2008–09	
==Transactions==
*On June 22, 1996 the Hartford Whalers drafted Craig Adams in the ninth-round (#223 overall) of the 1996 NHL draft.
*On July 31, 2001 the Carolina Hurricanes re-signed restricted free agent Craig Adams to a 2-year contract.
*On May 1, 2003 the Carolina Hurricanes re-signed restricted free agent Craig Adams to a 1-year contract.
*On July 28, 2004 the Milano Vipers (Italy) signed Craig Adams.
*On August 25, 2005 the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim signed free agent Craig Adams to a 1-year contract.
*On October 3, 2005 the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim traded Craig Adams to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Bruno St. Jacques.
*On June 30, 2006 the Carolina Hurricanes re-signed Craig Adams to a 3-year contract.
*On January 17, 2008 the Carolina Hurricanes traded Craig Adams to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for a conditional 2009 ninth-round pick (Not exercised).
*On March 4, 2009 the Pittsburgh Penguins claimed Craig Adams off of waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks.
*On June 29, 2009 the Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed Craig Adams to a 2-year contract.
*On June 9, 2011 the Pittsburgh Penguins re-signed Craig Adams to a 2-year/$1.35 million contract.
*On July 5, 2013 Adams was re-signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 2-year, $1.5 million contract.
*On January 26, 2016, Adams announced his retirement from professional hockey at the age of 38, and after 14 seasons in the NHL.
==References==
==External links==
* Craig Adams' stats on hockeydb
* Craig Adams' stats on hockeyreference
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Category:Born in 1977
Category:Calgary Canucks alumni
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Cincinnati Cyclones players
Category:Hartford Whalers draft picks
Category:Harvard Crimson alumni
Category:Harvard University alumni
Category:HC Milano players
Category:Lowell Lock Monsters players
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Retired in 2016