Coaching Career
Crawford's coaching career has seen him win multiple championships and has seen him transform the Connecticut Junior Clippers/Wolfpack into one of the top programs in the nation with over 150 of his players graduating to NCAA Division I and III college hockey. The teams have had two national tournament showings and in 2000 the Clippers finished 3rd and won the USA National Championship and the following 2001 season. Winner of the AJHL Coach of the year award in 2004, Bob was most recently honored to be selected as a coach for the USA Hockey Select 18 National team that won bronze in Canada in . Bob is also in his 8th year (2012) of service on the USA Hockey BOD's as a New England Director. He serves currently on the International Council and Junior Council of the USA Hockey councils and committees.
Professionally Bob is now (2012) working in his 16th year as owner/operator of the multi-rink/fitness facility "Champions Skating Center" which also includes the New England Athletic Club a 35,000 square ft center that also includes 6 lane 25 meter pool. Over the years he has added to his holdings with the purchase of the Bolton Ice Palace and the internationally known ISCC the International Skating Center of Connecticut.. These facilites will be hosting their fourth USA Hockey National Championships this upcoming April 2013. Bob is also in his third year as the Director and Developer of The City Hartford "Winterfest" Ice Arena located outdoors in Hartford's Bushnell Park. To date well over 100,000 people have attended this now major attraction complementing Hartford's cultural and recreational attractions.
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