After deciding not to issue him a qualifying offer, the Arizona Coyotes have kept defenseman Cameron Crotty in the organization regardless. The team announced a one-year, two-way contract for the 24-year-old today. Per PHNX Sports’ Craig Morgan, he’ll earn $775K in the NHL and $90K in the minors next season.
Standing at a rather imposing 6-foot-3 and weighing 212 pounds, Crotty maintained a bottom-of-the-lineup role for the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners last season, playing in 64 games. The Ottawa, Ontario product registered a goal and 12 assists for 13 points, a career-high.
Crotty has spent the last three seasons in Tucson since completing his collegiate career at Boston University, amassing six goals, 20 assists, and 26 points in 164 games from 2020-21 onwards. He was selected by the Coyotes in the third round, 82nd overall, of the 2017 NHL Draft directly out of the CCHL, a Canadian Junior A league.
He’ll be a restricted free agent again with arbitration rights in 2024.