Craig William Hartsburg (born June 29, 1959) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who was an associate coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). On July 12th, 2019, he returned to the NHL as an amateur scout and defense development coach with the BlueJackets. \n', 'Hartsburg has coached in the Ontario Hockey League, the Western Hockey League, and has previously been an NHL head coach with the Chicago Blackhawks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Ottawa Senators. He played defence for ten seasons with the Minnesota North Stars of the NHL from 1979 until 1989, captaining the team for seven of his ten NHL seasons before pursuing a coaching career.\n', '

Hartsburg played three seasons of junior hockey for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, where he was a teammate of Wayne Gretzky\'s during the 1977–78 season. In Hartsburg\'s last two seasons with the Greyhounds, he averaged over a point per game. In 1977–78, Hartsburg represented Canada at the World Junior Championships, scoring five points in six games.\n', '

Hartsburg skipped his fourth and final junior season, deciding instead to turn pro with the Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in June 1978, as an underage free agent. Hartsburg amassed nine goals and 40 assists in his rookie professional season. With the collapse of the financially troubled WHA in 1979, Hartsburg was drafted sixth overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft.\n', '

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