Craig Cunningham | |||
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Cunningham in 2014
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Born |
Trail, British Columbia, Canada |
September 13, 1990 ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Arizona Coyotes Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) Boston Bruins |
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NHL Draft | 97th overall, 2010 Boston Bruins |
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Playing career | 2011–present |
Craig Alvin Cunningham (born September 13, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who most recently played with the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Boston Bruins, 97th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, before being called up to the Bruins in December 2013. During his junior Western Hockey League (WHL) career, he won a Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants as a rookie in 2007 and was named to the WHL West First All-Star Team in 2010. He left the Giants as the team's all-time games played leader.
Cunningham was selected into the Western Hockey League (WHL) 129th overall by the Vancouver Giants in the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft. He began his major junior career with the Giants in 2006–07, recording five assists over 48 games as a rookie. He then appeared in 15 WHL playoff games en route to a President's Cup and Memorial Cup with the Giants as WHL and Canadian Hockey League (CHL) champions. Over the next two seasons, he improved to 25- and 50-point campaigns.
Eligible for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Cunningham went unselected. He was subsequently invited by the New York Rangers on a tryout basis to their 2009 Traverse City Prospects Tournament.