Cameron Crotty

Cameron Crotty (born May 5, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman of the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Arizona Coyotes of the NHL 82nd overall in the 2017 NHL entry draft.

Playing career
Crotty played with the Brockville Braves of the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) between 2015 and 2017. He won the CCHL Top Prospect Award following the 2016–17 CCHL season. He then joined the Boston University Terriers in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Hockey East. At the end of his first season with the Terriers, Crotty was named to Hockey East's All-Academic Team. He won the Hockey East Conference Championship with the Terries that season. In his final season with Boston University, Crotty was named one of the team's alternate captains.

Crotty was selected by the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the third round, 82nd overall, in the 2017 NHL entry draft. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Coyotes on April 9, 2020. However, due to the pandemic, a gap opened up from the end of his college career and the beginning of his professional one. In an effort to get game time, Crotty joined Sparta Sarpsborg of Norway's Eliteserien, playing his first game on November 12, 2020. He returned to North America for the beginning of training camp. Crotty was assigned to the Coyotes American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Tucson Roadrunners to begin his professional career. He returned to the AHL for the 2021–22 season. During the 2022–23 season, Crotty played in 64 games with the Roadrunners, registering 13 points. A restricted free agent at the end of his deal with Arizona, he was not given a qualifying offer and became an unrestricted free agent. However, he re-signed with Arizona on June 30, 2023, to a one-year, two-way contract.

He began the 2023–24 season with Tucson but was recalled by Arizona on an emergency basis due to Josh Brown suffering an illness in March 2024. He made his NHL debut for the Coyotes on March 24 in a 5–2 loss to the Dallas Stars. He played in just the one game and finished the season with Tucson, playing in 55 games, scoring 3 goals and 13 points.

An unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, Crotty signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2024.