Craig Schira

Craig Schira
Schira with the Binghamton Senators in 2011
Born (1988-04-21) April 21, 1988 (age 36)
Spiritwood, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
team
Former teams		 Free Agent
Binghamton Senators
Frisk Asker
HPK
Luleå HF
Rögle BK
HV71
Adler Mannheim
Linköping HC
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–present

Craig Schira (born April 21, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played under contract with Linköping HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).

Playing career

Schira played for the Regina Pats and the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League as a junior.[1] On March 9, 2009, Schira signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League.[2] He was assigned to the Binghamton Senators for the 2009–10 season where he completed his first professional season.

In the 2013–14 he continued his European career by signing a two-year deal with Finnish Liiga team HPK.

Entering his fourth year with Rögle BK of the SHL in the 2020–21 season, Schira having declined in his offensive output with the club, was loaned on a short-term basis to fellow SHL competitors HV71 on December 11, 2020.[3] Schira made 4 appearances and collected 2 goals before ending his loan with HV71. On December 31, 2020, Schira left Rögle BK by moving to Germany to sign for the remainder of the season with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[4]

Schira spent two years in a return to Sweden with Linköping HC of the SHL, before leaving at the conclusion of his contract following the 2022–23 season on March 15, 2023.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 Saskatoon Blazers SMHL 50 4 17 21 14 — — — — —
2003–04 Regina Pats WHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2004–05 Regina Pats WHL 60 1 7 8 25 — — — — —
2005–06 Regina Pats WHL 71 5 28 33 72 6 1 1 2 2
2006–07 Regina Pats WHL 71 3 23 26 74 10 0 0 0 4
2007–08 Regina Pats WHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Vancouver Giants WHL 63 8 22 30 58 10 0 1 1 0
2008–09 Vancouver Giants WHL 71 16 43 59 46 17 2 4 6 4
2009–10 Binghamton Senators AHL 68 8 13 21 27 — — — — —
2010–11 Binghamton Senators AHL 67 3 10 13 18 7 0 1 1 0
2011–12 Binghamton Senators AHL 73 4 9 13 27 — — — — —
2012–13 Frisk Asker GET 45 17 18 35 51 5 0 4 4 4
2013–14 HPK Liiga 54 9 16 25 16 — — — — —
2014–15 HPK Liiga 55 5 23 28 48 — — — — —
2015–16 Luleå HF SHL 51 4 12 16 16 11 0 7 7 2
2016–17 Luleå HF SHL 42 6 9 15 43 2 1 0 1 0
2017–18 Rögle BK SHL 52 4 24 28 28 — — — — —
2018–19 Rögle BK SHL 41 2 12 14 12 2 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Rögle BK SHL 31 2 3 5 6 — — — — —
2020–21 Rögle BK SHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2020–21 HV71 SHL 4 2 0 2 0 — — — — —
2020–21 Adler Mannheim DEL 25 2 1 3 12 6 0 1 1 0
2021–22 Linköping HC SHL 40 1 3 4 16 — — — — —
2022–23 Linköping HC SHL 36 1 3 4 8 — — — — —
AHL totals 208 15 32 47 72 7 0 1 1 0
SHL totals 303 22 66 88 129 15 1 7 8 2

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Canada Western U17 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 2 2 2
2006 Canada WJC18 4th 7 0 2 2 8
Junior totals 13 0 4 4 10

References

  1. ^ "Craig Schira". hockeydb.com. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  2. ^ "Bulletin: Senators sign Vancouver Giants defenceman Craig Schira". Ottawa Senators. March 9, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  3. ^ "Craig Schira is on loan from Rogle" (in Swedish). HV71. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Craig Schira is moving to Mannheim" (in German). Adler Mannheim. December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Craig Schira leaves LHC" (in Swedish). Linköping HC. March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.