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Tampa Bay Lightning Sign Defenseman Max Crozier to Entry-Level Contract

March 21, 2023 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenseman Max Crozier to a two-year, entry-level contract today, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced. He is scheduled to join Syracuse Crunch on a tryout for the remainder of the season.

Crozier, 6-foot-2, 192 pounds, has spent four years with the Providence College Friars of Hockey East, amassing 17 goals, nine power-play goals and 71 points in 120 games during his collegiate career. He served as captain of the Friars for the 2022-23 season and alternate captain in 2021-22.

The Calgary, Alberta native skated in 38 games with Providence this season, recording three goals and 24 points. Crozier ranked third on the team for points and led all blue-liners. The Friars fell to Boston University, 2-1, in the Hockey East Tournament Semifinal.

Crozier was drafted by the Lightning in the fourth round, 120th overall, of the 2019 NHL Draft. He played junior hockey with Sioux Falls Stampede of the USHL, helping them to the Clark Cup Championship in 2019.

Single game tickets and ticket packages for the 2022-23 season are on sale now and can be purchased in person at the Crunch office located inside the Upstate Medical University Arena at Onondaga County War Memorial at 800 S. State St. in Syracuse, by calling the office at 315-473-4444 or online through Ticketmaster. For the latest Crunch news, visit www.syracusecrunch.com or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch), Twitter (@SyracuseCrunch) and Instagram (@syracusecrunch).

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