Todd Krygier

Todd Krygier
Born	(1965-10-12) October 12, 1965 Chicago Heights, Illinois, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Hartford Whalers Washington Capitals Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
National team	United States
NHL draft	1988 NHL Supplemental Draft Hartford Whalers
Playing career	1988–2000

Todd Andrew Krygier (born October 12, 1965) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals, and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim between 1989 and 1997. Internationally Krygier played for the American national team at three World Championships. After finishing his playing career Krygier turned to coaching, and since 2019 has been an assistant coach for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League

Playing career

After playing for the University of Connecticut, Krygier was selected by the Hartford Whalers in the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft. He played parts of two seasons with the Whalers before being traded to the Washington Capitals in 1991. In 1994, he was traded to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

Krygier played a season and a half in Anaheim before he was re-acquired by the Capitals during the 1995–96 NHL season. It was during his second tour with the Capitals that he would make the most of his opportunity as his gritty style of play would help guide the Capitals to their first ever appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals in 1998. Krygier played two seasons with the Orlando Solar Bears of the International Hockey League before retiring from active play.

Perhaps Krygier's most memorable goal came in the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals as a member of the Capitals versus the visiting Buffalo Sabres. In overtime of game two, Krygier one-timed a pass from teammate Andrei Nikolishin past Sabres goaltender Dominik Hašek to win the game and tie the series at one game apiece. The goal was controversial because of the possibility that the Capitals had iced the puck and a Sabre had touched it behind the goal line, but play was not whistled down. The Capitals went on to win the series in six games before being swept by the Detroit Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Krygier was previously the head coach of the Compuware AAA mite hockey team, as well as the head hockey coach at Novi High School where he won the school's first and only State Title in 2011. In June 2013, Krygier was announced as the new coach of the Muskegon Lumberjacks United States Hockey League team until he was released in July 2016. He is now an assistant coach with the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team.

In 543 NHL games, Krygier scored 100 goals and 143 assists.

Personal life

Krygier has five children, all of whom are athletes: daughters Natalie, who played soccer at the University of Iowa and Grace, who currently plays soccer at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and sons Brock, who played hockey at Michigan State and Arizona State, and twins Christian and Cole, who both play at Michigan State. Christian and Cole were both selected five picks apart in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders and Florida Panthers respectively.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1983–84	Buffalo Regals	Midget		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	RIT	NCAA-III		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	University of Connecticut	NCAA-III		14	14	11	25	12		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	University of Connecticut	NCAA-III		32	29	27	56	46		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	University of Connecticut	NCAA-III		28	24	24	48	44		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	University of Connecticut	NCAA-III		27	32	39	71	28		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		13	1	5	6	34		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		76	26	42	68	77		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Hartford Whalers	NHL		58	18	12	30	52		7	2	1	3	4
1989–90	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		12	1	9	10	16		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Hartford Whalers	NHL		72	13	17	30	95		6	0	2	2	0
1991–92	Washington Capitals	NHL		67	13	17	30	107		5	2	1	3	4
1992–93	Washington Capitals	NHL		77	11	12	33	60		6	1	1	2	4
1993–94	Washington Capitals	NHL		66	12	18	30	60		5	2	0	2	10
1994–95	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		35	11	11	22	10		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL		60	9	28	37	70		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Washington Capitals	NHL		16	6	5	11	12		6	2	0	2	12
1996–97	Washington Capitals	NHL		47	5	11	16	37		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Washington Capitals	NHL		45	2	12	14	30		13	1	2	3	6
1997–98	Portland Pirates	AHL		6	3	4	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL		65	19	40	59	82		17	9	10	19	16
1999–00	Orlando Solar Bears	IHL		28	7	13	20	12		6	2	1	3	2
NHL totals				543	100	143	243	533		48	10	7	17	40

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991	United States	WC		10	4	4	8	12
1992	United States	WC		1	0	0	0	2
1997	United States	WC		8	1	1	2	6
Senior totals				19	5	5	10	20

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database