Bowling Green State University Athletics
2021-22 Ice Hockey Roster
Craggs, Sam
vs
Robert Morris
Oct 4 (Sat)
6:07 p.m.

Jersey Number 25
Sam Craggs
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Elmhurst, Ill.
- High School:
- York Community
- Prev School:
- Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL)
Bio
Career Highlights:
- Holds program record for career games played (181)
- 2021-22 CCHA All-Academic
- 2021-22 CCHA Scholar-Athlete
- 2021-22 AHCA All-American Scholar
- 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19 WCHA Scholar-Athlete
- 2020-21, 2019-20, 2018-19 WCHA All-Academic
- Ranks ninth in program history with 295 career penalty minutes
- First four-time all-conference academic selection in school history
- One of five players to play in all 37 games for Bowling Green
- Registered nine goals and five assists for 14 points
- Tied for the team lead with one shorthanded goal (1/14/22 vs. Bemidji State)
- Tied for fifth on the team with three power play goals
- Netted one game-winning goal, an overtime score against Bemidji State (1/15/22)
- Scored two goals in Game 2 of the CCHA Mason Cup Quarterfinals (3/5/22)
- Set the program record for career games played in Game 1 of the CCHA Mason Cup Quarterfinals (3/4/22)
- Blocked 13 shots
- Earned the team's Jack Gregory Scholar-Athlete Award
- Played in 27 of the Falcons’ 31 games
- Registered four goals and eight assists for a total of 12 points
- Was able to net two power play goals and one game-winner
- Tallied one of five short-handed goals by the Falcons over the course of the season
- Logged two multiple-point outings over the course of the season
- Had a career-high three assists in the WCHA Quarterfinals against Northern Michigan (3/13/21)
- Attempted 52 shots
- Played in all 38 games for the Falcons
- Attempted a career-high 81 shots
- Logged a career-high eight assists
- Scored six goals for the Falcons, totaling 14 points
- Registered two multiple-point efforts
- Paced the team in penalties and penalty minutes with 26 penalties, totaling 71 minutes.
- Appeared in all 41 games for the Falcons
- Recorded eight goals and seven assists for 15 points
- Finished ninth on the roster in total points scored
- Fifth on the team in plus/minus and second among sophomores (+13)
- Registered 49 shots on goal
- Recorded the first multi-goal game of his career in 8-0 victory over Alaska Fairbanks (Feb. 15)
- Scored game-winning-goal in overtime against Northern Michigan in the playoffs to send the Falcons to WCHA Championship game (March 16).
- Appeared in 38 of the Falcons 41 games on the season
- Tallied nine points by three goals and six assists
- Scored his first collegiate goal in the 3-3 tie against Bemidji State (Dec. 2)
- Marked 39 shots on goal on the season, including a season-high of four at Alabama Huntsville (Feb. 23)
- Tallied 24 blocked shots in addition to 14 penalties for 36 minutes
- Played one season with Team Illinois U16 team prior to the 2014-15 season with Team Illinois U18 team
- Posted 15 goals and eight assists for 23 points in 26 games played with Team Illinois U18
- Started junior hockey career with the Cedar Rapids Roughriders of the USHL and marked one goal in three games played
- Played the 2015-16 season with the Springfield Jr. Blues of the NAHL
- Marked 17 goals and 11 assists for 28 points in 47 games played
- Played 15 games with the Youngstown Phantoms of the USHL before completing the 2016-17 season by 23 games with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL
- Registered a total of three goals and 11 assists in USHL play, in addition to his 28 points of NAHL competition
- Son of Bill and Deb Craggs
- Has two brothers, Zac and Lukas
- Father Bill Craggs played college hockey and baseball at St. Mary’s
- Brother Lukas played hockey for BGSU
- Graduated from BGSU with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering Technology
- Pursuing his Master's of Business Administration
- Scholarship made possible by the Champions Circle gift of Shawn and Davida Frick.
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