Craig Homola

Craig A. Homola is an American retired ice hockey center who was an All-American for Vermont.
==Career==
In his sophomore year in high school, Homola was one of three centers on the Eveleth-Gilbert High School team who would go on to be stars in college hockey, the others being Dave Delich and Mark Pavelich. Homola graduated in 1977 and began attending the University of Vermont that fall. After a good freshman season, he took over as the leader on offense, pacing the Catamounts with 55 points as a sophomore. As a junior Homola gained wide recognition for his scoring prowess and he was invited to join the US national team a month before the 1980 Winter Olympics but he turned down the offer and watched as his former teammate Pavelich went on to win a gold medal. That season Homola was named as an All-American and ECAC Player of the Year while helping the Catamounts capture the ECAC West Division.
After graduating in 1981, Homola signed on with the Minnesota North Stars minor league system and played well. Unfortunately, short players were not in high demand for NHL teams. He bounced around in the Minnesota and Chicago Blackhawks organizations for a few years before heading to Scotland in 1986. In his first season with the Dundee Rockets, Homola produced astounding numbers, scoring 167 points in just 34 games (nearly 5 points per game), contributing on more than half of the team's goals that season. Dundee folded after the year but Homola stayed in the city when the Rockets were replaced by the Dundee Tigers. Homola was again the focus of the offense but didn't continue his torrid pace for much longer. After 7 games the following year, Homola retired for the game and returned home, eventually becoming a coach at his old high school.
Homola was inducted into the Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.
==Statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	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
1974–75 	Eveleth-Gilbert High School	MN-HS 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1975–76 	Eveleth-Gilbert High School	MN-HS 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1976–77 	Eveleth-Gilbert High School	MN-HS 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1977–78 	Vermont 	ECAC Hockey	 	31 	17 	18 	35 	14 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1978–79 	Vermont 	ECAC Hockey	 	30 	24 	31 	55 	39 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1979–80 	Vermont 	ECAC Hockey	 	34 	28 	41 	69 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1980–81 	Vermont 	ECAC Hockey	 	33 	19 	27 	46 	44 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1980–81 	Oklahoma City Stars 	CHL 	 	5 	2 	2 	4 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1981–82 	Nashville South Stars 	CHL 	 	76 	19 	35 	54 	47 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2
1982–83 	Birmingham South Stars 	CHL 	 	80 	30 	44 	74 	34 	 	13 	3 	9 	12 	8
1983–84 	Salt Lake Golden Eagles 	CHL 	 	68 	29 	27 	56 	37 	 	5 	0 	2 	2 	0
1984–85 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 	 	56 	16 	32 	48 	18 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1985–86 	Milwaukee Admirals 	IHL 	 	12 	2 	2 	4 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1986–87 	Dundee Rockets 	BHL 	 	34 	73 	94 	167 	27 	 	5 	14 	9 	23 	2
1987–88 	Dundee Tigers 	BHL 	 	29 	75 	61 	136 	42 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	Tayside Tigers 	BHL 	 	7 	8 	10 	18 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NCAA totals	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals	 	128 	88 	117 	205 	115 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
CHL totals 	CHL totals 	CHL totals 	 	229 	80 	108 	188 	118 	 	21 	3 	11 	14 	10
IHL totals 	IHL totals 	IHL totals 	 	68 	18 	34 	52 	20 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
BHL totals 	BHL totals 	BHL totals 	 	70 	156 	165 	321 	81 	 	5 	14 	9 	23 	2
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	1979–80	
AHCA East All-American 	1979–80	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:American ice hockey centers
Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
Category:Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey players
Category:Oklahoma City Stars players
Category:Nashville South Stars players
Category:Birmingham South Stars players
Category:Salt Lake Golden Eagles players
Category:Milwaukee Admirals players
Category:Dundee Rockets players