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USA Grant Cruikshank
#19 Hershey Bears / AHL - 25/26
1-time BCHL Champion 1
1-time NCAA (NCHC) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jul 19, 1998
Position
C/LW
Age
27
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Delafield, WI, USA
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
25/26

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

© Photo: Casey Saussaman

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Grant Cruikshank Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 14U AAA T1EHL 14U 29* 28* 21* 49* 8* -* |
2013-14 Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA T1EHL 16U 35* 27* 30* 57* 24* -* |
2014-15 Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAA “C” T1EHL 16U 29* 31* 20* 51* 10* -* | Playoffs 4 4 1 5 0 -
U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
USNTDP Juniors USHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2015-16 Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 18U AAA T1EHL 18U 30* 21* 19* 40* 22* -* | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 2 -
2016-17 Penticton Vees BCHL 57* 32* 21* 53* 20* 0* | Playoffs 21 6 6 12 2 0
2017-18 Penticton Vees “C” BCHL 25* 11* 10* 21* 12* 0* |
2018-19 Colorado College NCAA 40* 11* 7* 18* 23* -15* |
2019-20 Colorado College “C” NCAA 34* 11* 6* 17* 25* -17* |
2020-21 Colorado College “C” NCAA 16* 8* 2* 10* 4* -2* |
2021-22 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 33* 7* 8* 15* 0* 8* |
2022-23 St. Cloud State Univ. NCAA 41* 23* 15* 38* 16* 5* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
2023-24 Toronto Marlies AHL 19* 1* 3* 4* 4* 1* |
Newfoundland Growlers ECHL 35* 21* 22* 43* 16* 9* |
2024-25 Hershey Bears AHL 31* 5* 2* 7* 14* 1* |
South Carolina Stingrays “A” ECHL 12* 6* 7* 13* 8* 5* |
2025-26 Hershey Bears AHL 21* 4* 1* 5* 12* -2* |
Projected AHL 67* 13* 3* 16* 38* -6* |

Grant Cruikshank Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Team Kelly USA-S16 6* 2* 4* 6* -* -* |
2016-17 Penticton Vees Western Canada Cup 6* 4* 4* 8* 2* -* |
Penticton Vees RBC Cup 5* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |

Grant Cruikshank Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 74* 10* 6* 16* 0.22* 32* 1* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
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 Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/18/2025
06/18/2025 Extension Hershey Bears Hershey Bears
07/18/2024
07/18/2024 Confirmed Toronto Marlies Hershey Bears
04/04/2023
04/04/2023 Confirmed St. Cloud State Univ. Toronto Marlies
04/15/2022
04/15/2022 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota St. Cloud State Univ.
04/19/2021
04/19/2021 Confirmed Colorado College Univ. of Minnesota
02/08/2018
02/08/2018 Confirmed Penticton Vees Colorado College
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 6 #83 overall by Fargo Force in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2014, 2 #18 overall by Youngstown Phantoms in the USHL Futures Draft