He wore contact lenses when he played. Crashley was a promising rushing defenceman in his rookie year of 1967–68 with Detroit where he wore jersey #15 and was paired with Gary Bergman. His style of play was not encouraged by coach Sid Abel who reportedly instructed Crashley to not carry the puck past his own blueline. He was subsequently traded to the Montreal Canadiens where he played in their farm system. He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 1972 NHL Expansion Draft, but opted to join the Los Angeles Sharks of the World Hockey Association.
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