Craig Ludwig

[PHE]

This week's Let's Play Hockey magazine had a nice article on Craig Ludwig. This weekend he was elected into the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame. According to the article, "Ludwig, a walk-on at the University of North Dakota, won a spot on the team and was a member of the Fighting Sioux National Championship teams in his freshman and junior years. As a junior, Ludwig was named the University of North Dakota's Most Valuable Player....Ludwig is well known for his genersotiy and willingness to share his success with various groups to help them benefit financially. Following Montreal's Stanley Cup win in 1986, Ludwig arranged for the Canadiens to play a celebrity softball game in Eagle River, WI (hometown) for the benefit of Special Olympics and the Eagle River Recreation Association...Even after his retirement, Ludwig has done much throughtout his career to bring credit to his sport, his community and himself by giving back through coaching and many charitable acts connected directly and indirectly to the sport of ice hockey, and truly epitomizes all that is good in Wisconsin hockey"

Congrats Mr. Ludwig!!!

[sprig]

Congrats, Craig. An example of a winner at the collegiate and NHL levels that didn't have to be the "offensive" defensemen that Minnie fans keep harping on. Do the Sioux need one; not if they take care of their own end the way Ludwig did and make good outlet passes.

[schmidtdoggydog]

Twelve players from UND's 1982 National Championship team, which was Ludwig's junior year, went on to play in the NHL. Included among the twelve were players such as Jon Casey, Troy Murray, James Patrick, Rick Zombo, Phil Sykes, Dave Tippett, Gord Sherven and others.

To be the MVP of a team with that many big names and great players is a wonderful accomplishment in itself, especially for a walk-on!

[dagies]

Let's hope his twin sons emulate their father in a number of ways.