Brad Cruikshank

Brad Cruikshank
Born	(1979-02-14) February 14, 1979 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shoots	Right
Played for	Basingstoke Bison Sheffield Steelers
Playing career	1999–present

Brad Cruikshank (born February 14, 1979, in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian ice hockey winger.

Career

Cruikshank began his professional career in 1999, playing in the ECHL with the Toledo Storm, followed by a season in the Central Hockey League with the Fayetteville Force. He then returned to the ECHL with the Pensacola Ice Pilots where he spent three seasons. He moved to the United Hockey League in 2004, signing for the Motor City Mechanics. In 2005, he moved to the Basingstoke Bison where he became very popular with the fans for his rough style of play. On 22 October 2008 Cruikshank left Basingstoke Bison and moved to the Sheffield Steelers, winning an EIHL League and Playoff double.

Cruikshank was released from the Sheffield Steelers, on 25 January 2010. The next day he signed for the Coventry Blaze for the remainder of the 2009/10 season and winning the EIHL League title for a second consecutive season.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996–97	Calgary Hitmen	WHL		11	2	1	3	15		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Edmonton Ice	WHL		5	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Toledo Storm	ECHL		13	2	2	4	16		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Fayetteville Force	CHL		68	4	7	11	302		5	2	0	2	2
2001–02	Pensacola Ice Pilots	ECHL		69	8	12	20	284		3	0	0	0	21
2002–03	Pensacola Ice Pilots	ECHL		53	3	4	7	221		4	0	0	0	22
2003–04	Pensacola Ice Pilots	ECHL		55	7	6	13	169		3	0	0	0	2
2004–05	Motor City Mechanics	UHL		62	5	8	13	201		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Basingstoke Bison	EIHL		35	6	12	18	223		6	0	0	0	22
2006–07	Basingstoke Bison	EIHL		54	23	24	47	236		2	1	0	1	2
2007–08	Basingstoke Bison	EIHL		52	26	23	49	203		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Basingstoke Bison	EIHL		11	5	9	14	70		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL		43	19	13	32	168		4	1	3	4	10
2009–10	Sheffield Steelers	EIHL		35	12	6	18	125		—	—	—	—	—
2009–10	Coventry Blaze	EIHL		16	7	4	11	85		3	1	1	2	2
2010–11	Coventry Blaze	EIHL		41	15	15	30	176		2	0	0	0	8
2011–12	Lloydminster Border Kings	Chinook HL		24	7	10	17	103		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Hillmond Hitmen	SASHL		6	5	3	8	18		9	1	3	4	33
EIHL totals				287	113	106	219	1,286		17	3	4	7	44

External links

• Brad Cruikshank career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database