{"id":310,"date":"2023-11-21T10:54:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T15:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rihhof.com\/rireds.org\/?page_id=310"},"modified":"2024-05-14T07:03:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T11:03:23","slug":"steve-kraftchek","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rihhof.com\/rireds.org\/hall-of-fame\/reds-in-other-hofs\/steve-kraftchek\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Kraftchek"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steve Kraftcheck<\/strong><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Born March 3, 1929 inTinturn, Ontario, Canada
\nHeight: 5\u2019 11\u201d\u00a0 Weight: 185 lbs<\/p>\n

Inducted into the AHL Hall of Fame in 2008, Steve Kraftcheck was known as one of the smartest and steadiest defensemen in league history and a perennial all-star. He finished his career with the Reds, retiring in 1964 as the AHL\u2019s all-time leading scorer among defensemen with 453 career points, a standard that stood for more than 40 years.<\/p>\n

After two seasons in the NHL with the New York Rangers, Kraftcheck was traded to the Cleveland Barons in 1953 as part of a deal that sent goaltender Johnny Bower to Broadway. Back in Cleveland, Kraftcheck\u2019s hard-hitting, rough-and-tumble style helped the club capture a Calder Cup championship in 1954.<\/p>\n

Kraftcheck joined the Rochester Americans in 1958-59 and captured the inaugural Eddie Shore Award as the AHL\u2019s outstanding defenseman. A year later, he served as player\/coach of the Amerks and led them to the Calder Cup finals.<\/p>\n

He played in five AHL all-star games in the 1950s and is one of three players in league history to have earned six consecutive nods to postseason all-star teams.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Steve Kraftchek<\/strong>
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