Sam Craggs

Bemidji State

Oct 31 (Fri)

7:07 p.m.

Photo by: Isaiah Vazquez/BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Brad Phalin, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Isaiah Vazquez/BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Brad Phalin, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: BGSU Marketing and Communications

Photo by: Brad Phalin, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Career Highlights:

2021-22:

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

2020-21:

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

2019-20:

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.

2018-19:

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).

2017-18:

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

Prior to BGSU:

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

Personal:

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.