Former UNH Star Angus Crookshank

Alumni Highlight

~ Angus Crookshank fulfilled two hockey desires this week. On Sunday, he made his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators. Two days later, he scored his first NHL objective. This behind-the-scenes video of Angus and the Crookshank household (“Breakaway” offered by Bell) chronicles the exceptional story:

Crookshank’s five-year journey from the College of New Hampshire to the Nationwide Hockey League started in the summertime of 2018 when the Ottawa Senators drafted him within the fifth Spherical (126th General). A number of months later, the UNH freshman scored his first NCAA objective in his third sport:

Crookshank scored 35 objectives, together with 6 game-winners, and 28 assists in 90 UNH video games over three seasons. When his junior season at UNH ended, Crookshank signed with the AHL’s Belleville Senators on March 17, 2021. His professional profession obtained off to a promising begin as he scored 5 objectives, 11 assists within the remaining 19 video games of Belleville’s 2020-21 season.

Subsequent cease was the 2021 Ottawa Senators Improvement and Rookies Camp in September, 2021. Crookshank earned a spot on the roster representing the Senators within the 2021 Prospects Problem. His dream of enjoying within the NHL suffered a severe setback on September twenty second when he tore an ACL in a sport in opposition to Montreal Canadian prospects.

The required surgical procedure and prolonged rehabilitation saved Crookshank out of motion your entire 2021-22 season. Angus mentioned the arduous highway again to competitors on this “Locked On Senators Podcast“.

Crookshank bounced again within the 2022-23 Belleville Senators’ season. After scoring a objective in his third sport, he went on to tally 26 in 71 video games. He added 21 assists and his 188 pictures on objective had been probably the most amongst AHL rookies.

Earlier than being known as as much as Ottawa on Sunday, Crookshank was main the 2023-24 Belleville Senators in objectives (10, together with 2 game-winners), factors (21), and pictures on objective (80) over 24 video games. In a preview of Crookshank’s first NHL sport, Senators head coach D.J. Smith mentioned:

“He is performed very well down there. Skates, competes, placing up some factors but in addition can verify. He deserves an opportunity.”

Up to now, Angus has met these expectations and hopes to proceed.

This desk reveals the up to date (as of December 22, 2023) scoring statistics, penalty minutes and +/- rankings for the 23 former UNH gamers at present enjoying skilled hockey within the 2023-24 season. The “Ultimate Yr” column reveals the final season the alum performed for the College of New Hampshire. For instance, 2009 represents the 2008-09 season.