Career
Before playing in the NHL, Crabb played parts of four years with the Colorado College Tigers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA).
He was drafted 226th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2002 NHL entry draft. He never played for them and instead started his career with the Atlanta Thrashers. He was immediately sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Chicago Wolves. On November 28, 2008, the Thrashers called him up and Crabb made his NHL debut in a 4–3 loss against the Nashville Predators. On December 3, he recorded his first NHL point, assisting on a Eric Boulton goal in a 5–1 loss against the Ottawa Senators. On December 10, Crabb scored his first NHL goal against Steve Valiquette in a 3–2 overtime loss against the New York Rangers. On July 7, 2009, Crabb signed a contract extension to stay with the Thrashers.
On June 24, 2010, the Thrashers traded Crabb along with Marty Reasoner, Jeremy Morin and a 2010 first- and second-round draft pick to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager, Brent Sopel, and Akim Aliu. He never played a game with the Blackhawks.
On July 1, 2010, Crabb signed a one-year, $525,000 contract to join the Toronto Maple Leafs. On July 19, 2011, Crabb signed a one-year, $750,000 contract to stay with the Leafs. He played parts of two seasons for the Leafs, spending time between the Leafs and their AHL-affiliate Toronto Marlies.
On July 2, 2012, Crabb signed a one-year contract to join the Washington Capitals. Crabb played 26 games with the Capitals, scoring 2 goals before being sent down to their AHL-affiliate Hershey Bears. After the NHL entered a lockout, Crabb decided to sign a contract to play for his hometown Alaska Aces of the ECHL. He returned to the NHL after the lockout ended.
On July 5, 2013, Crabb signed a two-year, $1.2 million contract to join the Florida Panthers. He played a total of 9 games and recorded 1 assist with the Panthers.
On October 6, 2014, the Panthers traded Crabb to the New York Rangers in exchange for Steven Kampfer and Andrew Yogan. He was immediately send down to play for their AHL-affiliate Hartford Wolf Pack. In his one season with the Wolf Pack, Crabb scored 12 goals and recorded 16 assists for 28 points in 66 games.
On October 7, 2015, Crabb decided to leave North America and sign a one-year contract to join the Växjö Lakers of the Kontinental Hockey League (SHL). He scored 4 goals and recorded 6 assists for 10 points in 31 games for the team. He then joined Frölunda HC the next season and played 10 regular season games and helping them win the Le Mat Trophy before retiring from playing professional ice hockey in 2016.
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