Grant Cruikshank — © Photo: Casey Saussaman

Hershey Bears — © Photo: Casey Saussaman

Grant Cruikshank

#19 Hershey Bears / AHL - 26/27

Date of Birth: Jul 19, 1998
Age: 28
Place of Birth: Delafield, WI, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: C/LW
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 26/27

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Grant Cruikshank Facts

Father: Dave Cruikshank
Mother: Bonnie Blair
Cousins: Scott Polaski, Nic Polaski

Grant Cruikshank Statistics

									Post
2012-2013	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 14U AAA	T1EHL 14U	29	28	21	49	8	-
2013-2014	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA	T1EHL 16U	35	27	30	57	24	-
2014-2015	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA "C"	T1EHL 16U	29	31	20	51	10	-	Playoffs	4	4	1	5	0	-
2014-2015	U.S. National U17 Team	NTDP	2	0	0	0	0	-
2014-2015	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	2	0	0	0	0	-2
2015-2016	Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 18U AAA	T1EHL 18U	30	21	19	40	22	-	Playoffs	4	2	0	2	2	-
2016-2017	Penticton Vees	BCHL	57	32	21	53	20	0	Playoffs	21	6	6	12	2	0
2017-2018	Penticton Vees "C"	BCHL	25	11	10	21	12	0
2018-2019	Colorado College	NCAA	40	11	7	18	23	-15
2019-2020	Colorado College "C"	NCAA	34	11	6	17	25	-17
2020-2021	Colorado College "C"	NCAA	16	8	2	10	4	-2
2021-2022	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	33	7	8	15	0	8
2022-2023	St. Cloud State Univ.	NCAA	41	23	15	38	16	5
2022-2023	Toronto Marlies	AHL	3	0	0	0	2	1	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-1
2023-2024	Toronto Marlies	AHL	19	1	3	4	4	1
2023-2024	Newfoundland Growlers	ECHL	35	21	22	43	16	9
2024-2025	Hershey Bears	AHL	31	5	2	7	14	1
2024-2025	South Carolina Stingrays "A"	ECHL	12	6	7	13	8	5
2025-2026	Hershey Bears	AHL	67	10	8	18	45	-13	Playoffs	6	0	3	3	2	1
2026-2027	Hershey Bears	AHL	14	2	4	6	4	1
2026-2027	Projected	AHL	71	10	20	30	20	5

Grant Cruikshank Tournament Statistics

									Post
2014-2015	Team Kelly	USA-S16	6	2	4	6	-	-
2016-2017	Penticton Vees	Western Canada Cup	6	4	4	8	2	-
2016-2017	Penticton Vees	RBC Cup	5	1	0	1	2	-

Grant Cruikshank Career Totals by League


AHL	5	134	18	17	35	0.26	69	-9	2	8	0	3	3	0.38	2	0
BCHL	2	82	43	31	74	0.90	32	0	1	21	6	6	12	0.57	2	0
ECHL	2	47	27	29	56	1.19	24	14	0
NCAA	5	164	60	38	98	0.60	68	-21	0
NTDP	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
RBC Cup	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	2	-	0
T1EHL 14U	1	29	28	21	49	1.69	8	-	0
T1EHL 16U	2	64	58	50	108	1.69	34	-	1	4	4	1	5	1.25	0	-
T1EHL 18U	1	30	21	19	40	1.33	22	-	1	4	2	0	2	0.50	2	-
USA-S16	1	6	2	4	6	1.00	-	-	0
USHL	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0
Western Canada Cup	1	6	4	4	8	1.33	2	-	0

Grant Cruikshank Career Totals by Team


Colorado College	3	90	30	15	45	0.50	52	-34	0
Hershey Bears	3	112	17	14	31	0.28	63	-11	1	6	0	3	3	0.50	2	1
Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 14U AAA	1	29	28	21	49	1.69	8	-	0
Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA	2	64	58	50	108	1.69	34	-	1	4	4	1	5	1.25	0	-
Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 18U AAA	1	30	21	19	40	1.33	22	-	1	4	2	0	2	0.50	2	-
Newfoundland Growlers	1	35	21	22	43	1.23	16	9	0
Penticton Vees (BCHL)	2	93	48	35	83	0.89	36	0	1	21	6	6	12	0.57	2	0
South Carolina Stingrays	1	12	6	7	13	1.08	8	5	0
St. Cloud State Univ.	1	41	23	15	38	0.93	16	5	0
Team Kelly (Select 16)	1	6	2	4	6	1.00	-	-	0
Toronto Marlies	2	22	1	3	4	0.18	6	2	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1
U.S. National U17 Team	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Univ. of Minnesota	1	33	7	8	15	0.45	0	8	0
USNTDP Juniors	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Grant Cruikshank Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2014-2015	T1EHL 16U Most Goals (31) T1EHL 16U Most Points (51)
2016-2017	BCHL All-Rookie Team BCHL Champion BCHL Most Goals by Rookie (32)
2020-2021	NCAA (NCHC) Honorable Mention All-Star Team
2021-2022	NCAA (B1G) Regular Season Champion
2022-2023	NCAA (NCHC) Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
03/09/2026	Extension	Hershey Bears	Hershey Bears
06/18/2025	Extension	Hershey Bears	Hershey Bears
07/18/2024	Confirmed	Toronto Marlies	Hershey Bears
04/04/2023	Confirmed	St. Cloud State Univ.	Toronto Marlies
04/15/2022	Confirmed	Univ. of Minnesota	St. Cloud State Univ.
04/19/2021	Confirmed	Colorado College	Univ. of Minnesota
02/08/2018	Confirmed	Penticton Vees	Colorado College

Grant Cruikshank Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 6 #83 by Fargo Force in the USHL Entry Draft
Drafted 2014, 2 #18 by Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL Futures Draft