Strong, punishing and dedicated to the art of defensive hockey, Craig Ludwig was an expert shot blocker who may not have scored much but always brought leadership and grit to whatever hockey team he was on.  Ludwig split his professional career with the Montreal Canadiens and the Dallas Stars (save for a season in between with the New York Islanders) and helped each win a Stanley Cup (Montreal in 1986 and Dallas in 1989).  Overall, he would play an impressive 1,256 Games in the National Hockey League.

Craig Ludwig was brought into the then named Minnesota North Stars to provide a veteran presence in the blueline, which was exactly what he provided them for over 500 Games.