Bowling Green State University Athletics
2021-22 Ice Hockey Roster
vs
Bemidji State
Oct 31 (Fri)
7:07 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)
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.
BG Hockey Press Conference 10.21
Tuesday, October 21
BG Hockey Postgame 10.17
Saturday, October 18
BG Hockey Press Conference : Coach Williams 10.14
Thursday, October 16
BG Hockey Press Conference 10.7
Tuesday, October 07