Eliteprospects
USA Craig Puffer
#71 Bordeaux / Ligue Magnus - 25/26
Date of Birth
Position
LW
Age
30
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26
Agency

Brother: Bryan Puffer

© Photo: Metal Ligaen

Craig Puffer Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Mid Fairfield Rangers 13U AAA AYHL 13U 31* 23* 29* 52* 24* -* |
2009-10 Mid-Fairfield Rangers 14U AAA AYHL 14U 28* 17* 30* 47* 18* -* |
2011-12 Berkshire School USHS-Prep 31* 13* 9* 22* -* -* |
2012-13 Berkshire School USHS-Prep 29* 16* 31* 47* -* -* |
2013-14 Berkshire School USHS-Prep 27* 20* 16* 36* -* -* |
2014-15 Chilliwack Chiefs BCHL 58* 29* 29* 58* 26* -* | Playoffs 12 7 8 15 6 -
2015-16 Univ. of Vermont NCAA 38* 3* 6* 9* 10* -5* |
2016-17 Univ. of Vermont NCAA 36* 11* 8* 19* 22* 0* |
2017-18 Univ. of Vermont NCAA 35* 6* 9* 15* 35* -14* |
2018-19 Univ. of Vermont NCAA 33* 2* 9* 11* 8* -7* |
Indy Fuel ECHL 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
2019-20 Manglerud Norway 29* 9* 21* 30* 10* 12* |
2020-21 Esbjerg Energy Denmark 47* 17* 31* 48* 20* -* | Playoffs 11 6 6 12 6 -
2021-22 Esbjerg Energy Denmark 43* 13* 19* 32* 28* 16* | Playoffs 14 6 6 12 2 10
2022-23 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 32* 4* 9* 13* 8* -3* |
2023-24 Anglet Ligue Magnus 44* 23* 16* 39* 16* -11* | Relegation 6 3 4 7 2 -3
2024-25 Anglet Ligue Magnus 37* 17* 13* 30* 18* 0* | Relegation 4 6 3 9 0 4
2025-26 Bordeaux Ligue Magnus 18* 6* 8* 14* 4* 8* |
Projected Ligue Magnus 31* 10* 14* 24* 7* 14* |

Craig Puffer Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Connecticut Yankees Brick Invitational -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2022-23 Nottingham Panthers EIHL Cup 9* 1* 1* 2* 27* -1* |
2023-24 Anglet French Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2024-25 Anglet French Cup 1* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
2025-26 Bordeaux French Cup 2* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |

Craig Puffer Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AYHL 13U 1 31* 23* 29* 52* 1.68* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AYHL 14U 1 28* 17* 30* 47* 1.68* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BCHL 1 58* 29* 29* 58* 1.00* 26* -* | 1 12 7 * 8 * 15 * 1.25 * 6 * - *
Brick Invitational 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Denmark 2 90* 30* 50* 80* 0.89* 48* 16* | 2 25 12 * 12 * 24 * 0.96 * 8 * 10 *
ECHL 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL 1 32* 4* 9* 13* 0.41* 8* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
EIHL Cup 1 9* 1* 1* 2* 0.22* 27* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
French Cup 3 4* 1* 5* 6* 1.50* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ligue Magnus 3 99* 46* 37* 83* 0.84* 38* -3* | 2 10 9 * 7 * 16 * 1.60 * 2 * 1 *
NCAA 4 142* 22* 32* 54* 0.38* 75* -26* | 0 * * * * * *
Norway 1 29* 9* 21* 30* 1.03* 10* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
USHS-Prep 3 87* 49* 56* 105* 1.21* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/13/2025
10/13/2025 Confirmed No team Bordeaux
05/29/2025
05/29/2025 Confirmed Anglet Unknown
05/20/2024
05/20/2024 Extension Anglet Anglet
06/05/2023
06/05/2023 Confirmed No team Anglet
02/01/2023
02/01/2023 Confirmed Nottingham Panthers Unknown
07/04/2022
07/04/2022 Confirmed Esbjerg Energy Nottingham Panthers
06/01/2021
06/01/2021 Extension Esbjerg Energy Esbjerg Energy
07/10/2020
07/10/2020 Confirmed Manglerud Esbjerg Energy
11/10/2019
11/10/2019 Confirmed No team Manglerud
03/14/2019
03/14/2019 Confirmed Univ. of Vermont Indy Fuel
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 6 #104 overall by Waterloo Black Hawks in the USHL Entry Draft