Michael Ryan Crowley (born July 4, 1975 in Bloomington,

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), is a retired American professional

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player. He played parts of three seasons in the

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with the

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between 1997 and 2001, as well as several seasons in the minor

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and International Hockey League. Prior to turning professional Crowley spent three seasons with the

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. Internationally Crowley played for the American national team at the World Junior and

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Playing career

Beginning his hockey career with the

, Crowley was drafted 140th overall by the

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in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. While still playing in college, his

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rights were traded to the

in 1996. It was with the Ducks where he played 67 games, scoring 5 goals and 10 assists for 15 points and collecting 44 penalty minutes. He also had spells in the

with the

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and the International Hockey League for the

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and the

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. He moved on to the

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in 2001, but was assigned to their AHL affiliate the Houston Aeros and after just 11 games for the Aeros, Crowley decided to retire.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

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* 1975 births Living people American men's ice hockey defensemen Cincinnati Mighty Ducks players Grand Rapids Griffins players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players Ice hockey players from Minnesota Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL) players Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey players Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Ice hockey people from Bloomington, Minnesota AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-icehockey-defenceman-stub