From his junior hockey career until his death, Crozier was plagued by pancreatitis and other health problems. Despite them, he helped his junior team win the Memorial Cup in 1959–60, played in over 500 NHL regular season games and participated in three Stanley Cup Finals. His health problems led to his retirement in 1976–77 and he joined the Capitals\' front office shortly after. Crozier left the Capitals in 1983 to work for MBNA bank. In 2000, MBNA unveiled a new trophy called the Roger Crozier Saving Grace Award which was awarded annually from 1999–2000 to 2006–07 to the goaltender with the best save percentage during the regular season in the NHL.The Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame inducted Crozier in 2009.\n', '

Crozier was born and raised in the town of Bracebridge, Ontario. He was one of fourteen children of Lloyd Crozier and Mildred Crozier (née Austin). At the age of six, Crozier began playing goaltender, a position that he would grow to "like". Identified as a "special goaltending talent" by his town\'s senior hockey team, the Bracebridge Bears, he became their starting goaltender at the age of 14. In 1958–59, he helped the Bears become District Champions in the Intermediate C playoffs.\n', '

Crozier spent his junior career with the St. Catharines Teepees of the Junior Ontario Hockey Association (OHA-Jr.) from 1959 to 1962. At the time, the Teepees were sponsored by the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League. The sponsorship system gave the Black Hawks the rights to all of the Teepees\' players. In 1959–60, Crozier helped the Teepees win the Memorial Cup. During his time with the Teepees, Crozier developed his first ulcer, a problem that would plague him for the rest of his career.\n', '

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