Cameron Crotty

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Cameron Crotty
Born (1999-05-05) May 5, 1999 (age 26)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams
Ottawa Senators
Arizona Coyotes
Minnesota Wild
NHL draft 82nd overall, 2017
Arizona Coyotes
Playing career 2020present

Cameron Crotty (born May 5, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Arizona Coyotes and Minnesota Wild. He was selected by the Arizona Coyotes 82nd overall in the 2017 NHL entry draft.

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Playing career

Crotty played with the Brockville Braves of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) between 2015 and 2017. He won the CCHL Top Prospect Award following the 2016–17 CCHL season. He then joined the Boston University Terriers in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Hockey East. [1] At the end of his first season with the Terriers, Crotty was named to Hockey East's All-Academic Team. [2] He won the Hockey East Conference Championship with the Terries that season. [3] In his final season with Boston University, Crotty was named one of the team's alternate captains. [4]

Crotty was selected by the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the third round, 82nd overall, in the 2017 NHL entry draft. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Coyotes on April 9, 2020. [3] However, due to the pandemic, a gap opened up from the end of his college career and the beginning of his professional one. In an effort to get game time, Crotty joined Sparta Sarpsborg of Norway's Eliteserien, playing his first game on November 12, 2020. [5] [6] He returned to North America for the beginning of training camp. Crotty was assigned to the Coyotes American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners to begin his professional career. [6] He returned to the AHL for the 2021–22 season. [7] During the 2022–23 season, Crotty played in 64 games with the Roadrunners, registering 13 points. A restricted free agent at the end of his deal with Arizona, he was not given a qualifying offer and became an unrestricted free agent. However, he re-signed with Arizona on June 30, 2023, to a one-year, two-way contract. [8]

He began the 2023–24 season with Tucson but was recalled by Arizona on an emergency basis due to Josh Brown suffering an illness in March 2024. He made his NHL debut for the Coyotes on March 24 in a 5–2 loss to the Dallas Stars. [4] He played in just the one game and finished the season with Tucson, playing in 55 games, scoring 3 goals and 13 points. [9]

An unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, Crotty signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2024. [9] After going unclaimed on waivers, Crotty was assigned to Minnesota's AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, for the 2024–25 season. [10] On July 1, 2025, Crotty's contract expired. He was not tendered a new deal by the Wild organization and consequently left as an unrestricted free agent. He signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators on August 25, 2025. [11]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2015–16 Brockville Braves CCHL 57315183861670
2016–17Brockville BravesCCHL4149133251012
2017–18 Boston University HE 3417818
2018–19 Boston UniversityHE38551033
2019–20 Boston UniversityHE3045926
2020–21 Sparta Sarpsborg NOR 70338
2020–21 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 32134610000
2021–22 Tucson RoadrunnersAHL6845930
2022–23 Tucson RoadrunnersAHL64112133030112
2023–24 Tucson RoadrunnersAHL553101328
2023–24 Arizona Coyotes NHL 10000
2024–25 Iowa Wild AHL640101056
2024–25 Minnesota Wild NHL10000
NHL totals20000

References

  1. "Crotty invited to Canadian Junior camp". The Recorder & Times. December 3, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  2. "145 Student-Athletes Named to 2017-18 All-Academic Team". Hockey East. July 12, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Coyotes Sign Crotty to Entry-Level Contract". Arizona Coyotes. April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2024 via NHL.com.
  4. 1 2 Brown, Patrick (March 24, 2024). "Keller Scores 30th but Coyotes Fall to Stars on Sunday". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  5. "Toveis Back På Veil Til Sparta" [Two-way Back on the Way to Sparta] (in Norwegian). Sparta Sarpsborg. 26 October 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Donnelly, Patrick. "From Norway to Tucson: Cam Crotty adjusting to pro hockey in a COVID world". Boston University. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  7. Fera, Brett (October 1, 2021). "Roadrunners roster begins to take shape as training camp, first preseason game nears". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  8. "Coyotes' Cameron Crotty: Lands two-way deal". CBS Sports. June 30, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  9. 1 2 "Wild sign defenceman Cameron Crotty to one-year, two-way deal". Sportsnet. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  10. Loucks, Dylan (September 30, 2024). "Wild Send Five Prospects to the AHL". The Hockey News. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  11. "Senators sign defenceman Cameron Crotty and forward Jan Jenik to two-way contracts". Ottawa Senators. August 25, 2025. Retrieved August 25, 2025 via NHL.com.