Lawson Crouse
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| Lawson Crouse | |||
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| Born | June 23, 1997 Mount Brydges, ON, CAN[1] |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Florida Panthers Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
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| NHL Draft | 11th overall, 2015 Florida Panthers |
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| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Lawson Crouse (born June 23, 1997) is a Canadian major junior ice hockey winger playing for the Kingston Frontenacs as an alternate captain of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was part of the Canadian gold medal winning team at the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Crouse has been given the nickname "The Sheriff" because of the way he looks after his teammates in Kingston.[2]
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Early life
Lawson was born and raised in London, Ontario. He is the youngest of three children and has two sisters, Sara and Kyla. His father Mike coached him throughout his minor hockey career, and mother Kristen is a principal and was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Playing career
Junior
Kingston Frontenacs
Crouse was selected by the Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL in the first round, fifth overall, in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection. In the 2013–14 season, Crouse appeared in his first career OHL game on September 19, 2013, scoring his first career goal in that game against Andrew D'Agostini in the Frontenacs 11–4 win over the Peterborough Petes. On October 4, 2013, Crouse recorded his first multi-goal game of his junior career, scoring twice in a 7–4 win over the Ottawa 67's. On March 4, 2014, Crouse had a season high four point game, scoring two goals and adding two assists, as Kingston lost to the Barrie Colts 7–5. Overall, Crouse finished the 2013–14 season with 15 goals and 27 points in 63 games, helping the Frontenacs into the playoffs. In seven post-season games, Crouse was limited to one assist, as the Frontenacs were upset by the Peterborough Petes in the first round.
Crouse improved during his second season with the Fronteancs in 2014–15. He recorded his first career OHL hat trick on November 28, 2014, scoring three goals against Dawson Carty of the Kitchener Rangers in a 5–0 Frontenacs victory. He played in 56 games with Kingston, scoring 29 goals and 51 points. In four playoff games, Crouse had two goals and three points.
Crouse returned to the Frontenacs for a third season in 2015-16, and Crouse once again saw an improvement in his offensive numbers. On March 5th, Crouse recorded a hat trick, scoring three goals and adding an assist in a 7-2 win over the Flint Firebirds. Overall, in 49 games, Crouse scored 23 goals and 62 points. In the post-season, Crouse scored seven goals and 11 points in nine games.
Professional
Florida Panthers
Crouse was drafted eleventh overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers. On July 15, 2015, the Panthers signed Crouse to a three-year entry level contract.[3]
The Panthers assigned Crouse to his junior hockey team, the Kingston Frontenacs, for the 2015-16 season, however, when the Frontenacs were eliminated from the post-season, Florida assigned Crouse to their AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates, for the remainder of the season. In his first career AHL game, Crouse was held off the scoresheet in a 3-2 loss to the Springfield Falcons. Overall, he appeared in two games with the Pirates, earning no points.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2012–13 | St. Thomas Stars | GOJHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 63 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 2014–15 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 56 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 70 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2015–16 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 49 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 56 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| OHL totals | 168 | 67 | 73 | 140 | 190 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 27 | ||||
| AHL totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Canada |
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2015 Canada | |
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
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2013 Russia | |
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2014 | Canada Ontario | U17 | 5th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Canada | IH18 |  |
5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| 2014 | Canada | WJC18 |  |
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Canada | WJC | |
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Canada | WJC | 6th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 29 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 10 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
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| OHL | ||
| Second All-Rookie Team | 2014 | [4] |
| International | ||
| IIHF World U20 Championships Gold Medal | 2015 | |
References
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Florida Panthers' first round draft pick 2015 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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