Craig Lyons

Craig Lyons
Born	(1972-12-25) December 25, 1972 Calgary, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Left
Played for	AHL Springfield Indians ECHL South Carolina Stingrays Long Beach Ice Dogs Britain Dumfries Border Vikings Guildford Flames IHL Long Beach Ice Dogs Utah Grizzlies WCHL Fresno Falcons Fresno Fighting Falcons Colorado Gold Kings Long Beach Ice Dogs
Playing career	1993–2004

Craig Lyons (born December 25, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey and inline hockey player.

Lyons played three seasons (1990–1993) of major junior hockey with the Kamloops Blazers of the Western Hockey League (WHL), helping his team to win the 1992 Memorial Cup.^[1]

He went on to play eleven seasons of professional hockey, mostly in the West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) where he suited up for 364 regular season contests.^[2] He was named to the WCHL First All-Star Team for the 1996–97, 1997–98 and 2000–01 seasons. During the 2000–01 WCHL season he scored 117 points to lead the WCHL in points, and was selected as the WCHL's Most Valuable Player.

Lyons also played four seasons of professional inline hockey with Roller Hockey International, skating with the Sacramento River Rats, Los Angeles Blades, and San Jose Rhinos between 1995 and 1999.

Lyons, along with Kelly Askew, currently operates 'Shoot 2 Score Hockey' in San Clemente, California.^[3]

Awards and honours

Award	Year
Memorial Cup with the Kamloops Blazers	1992	^[4]
WHL (West) Second All-Star Team	1992–93	^[5]
WCHL First Team All-Star	1996–97	^[6]
WCHL First Team All-Star	1997–98	^[6]
WCHL Most Points (117)	2000–01	^[7]
WCHL First Team All-Star	2000–01	^[7]
WCHL Most Valuable Player	2000–01	^[8]

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