| Craig Billington |
| Craig Richard Billington Goalie Left-Handed Catcher Height: 5' 10", Weight: 168 pounds Born: 9.11.66 London, Ontario |
| How he arrived: Via Entry Draft How he left: Traded to the Ottawa Senators with Troy Mallette and Devils' 4th round pick in the 1993 E.D. for Peter Sidorkiewicz and future considerations (Mike Peluso), 6.20.93 |
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| Regular Season Statistics with the Franchise |
Billington was almost like a carbon copy of Chris Terreri sizewise... and pretty much abilitywise, as well.
After Ron Low left the Devils in 1985, it was pretty much a shooting match for the job as Chico Resch's backup. It ultimately
went to Alain Chevrier. Billington was pretty much the third goalie, meaning that while seeing ample time in New Jersey, he also
saw ample time with Utica of the AHL.
With all the goalies coming in to the parent club, it was a trend that would keep going until Sean Burke left the Devils for the
Canadian Olympic Team in 91-92, when Billington became Terreri's fulltime backup.
The two would end up splitting time the following year, and Billington would do more than hold up his end. His play lead him to
being selected to the All-Star Team that year.
He was given a chance to finally be an NHL starter the following season, but the downside was it was for the second-year
Ottawa Senators. As a result, he got SHELLED!
After getting out of Ottawa in 95, he would serve the rest of his career as a backup goalie, first to Bill Ranford in Boston, then
Patrick Roy in Colorado, and finally Olaf Kolzig in Washington, where he would retire in the middle of the 2002-03 season.
He immediately took a coaching and player development job with the Avs and held that until 2005. It wasn't his first taste of
teaching the game, as he had run the Billington Goalie School in his native London during offseasons since he was 15. It was
because of taking the coaching job that he closed the school in 2004.
After Ron Low left the Devils in 1985, it was pretty much a shooting match for the job as Chico Resch's backup. It ultimately
went to Alain Chevrier. Billington was pretty much the third goalie, meaning that while seeing ample time in New Jersey, he also
saw ample time with Utica of the AHL.
With all the goalies coming in to the parent club, it was a trend that would keep going until Sean Burke left the Devils for the
Canadian Olympic Team in 91-92, when Billington became Terreri's fulltime backup.
The two would end up splitting time the following year, and Billington would do more than hold up his end. His play lead him to
being selected to the All-Star Team that year.
He was given a chance to finally be an NHL starter the following season, but the downside was it was for the second-year
Ottawa Senators. As a result, he got SHELLED!
After getting out of Ottawa in 95, he would serve the rest of his career as a backup goalie, first to Bill Ranford in Boston, then
Patrick Roy in Colorado, and finally Olaf Kolzig in Washington, where he would retire in the middle of the 2002-03 season.
He immediately took a coaching and player development job with the Avs and held that until 2005. It wasn't his first taste of
teaching the game, as he had run the Billington Goalie School in his native London during offseasons since he was 15. It was
because of taking the coaching job that he closed the school in 2004.
| Entry Draft: 1984 Second Round Pick (23rd overall) by the New Jersey Devils |
| Playoff Statistics with the Franchise |
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