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Brad Cruikshank

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Brad Cruikshank
Born (1979-02-14) February 14, 1979 (age 45)
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

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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

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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
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