{"id":17414,"date":"2017-10-09T18:04:11","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T22:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=17414"},"modified":"2017-10-10T13:41:36","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T17:41:36","slug":"winger-adam-cracknell-claimed-by-the-new-york-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/10\/09\/winger-adam-cracknell-claimed-by-the-new-york-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Winger Adam Cracknell Claimed by the New York Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Rangers<\/a>\u00a0claimed forward\u00a0Adam Cracknell<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>today after he was waived by the\u00a0Dallas Stars<\/a>\u00a0on Sunday<\/a>. It is Cracknell’s sixth NHL team in a career that spans more than 9 years.<\/p>\n

Winger Adam Cracknell Claimed by the New York Rangers<\/h2>\n

Drafted by the Calgary Flames<\/a>\u00a0in 2004, the forward spent most of his early\u00a0career playing for their affiliate team the Quad City Flames<\/a>.\u00a0In 2009, the St. Louis Blues<\/a> signed him as an unrestricted free agent. He scored his first NHL career goal against the Detroit Red Wings<\/a> on March 12, 2011. During his time with the Blues, Cracknell had 16 points, scoring six goals an contributing 10 assists.\u00a0Cracknell remained with the Blues until the end of the 2013-2014 season.<\/p>\n

On July 1, 2014, Cracknell signed a one-year contract as a free agent with defending Stanley Cup champions the Los Angeles Kings<\/a>. He failed to impress during training camp, and the Kings placed him on waivers. The journeyman forward was then picked up by the Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a>. Cracknell played a total of 17 games with the Blue Jackets before being sent down to their AHL team, the Springfield Falcons<\/a>. The Blues reacquired the forward on February 26, 2015. They sent him down to their AHL affiliate team, the Chicago Wolves.<\/p>\n

Six months after being with the Blues, Cracknell would sign as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Vancouver Canucks<\/a>.\u00a0After playing 44 games with the Canucks, he was put on waivers before being picked up by the Edmonton Oilers<\/a>. He played eight games with the team. Cracknell made yet another move,\u00a0just months after being acquired by the Oilers, joining\u00a0the Dallas Stars.<\/p>\n

To date, Cracknell has played 204 games throughout his nine seasons in the NHL, scoring a total of 43 points. In the 2016-2017 season with the Stars, he played in 69 games, scored 10 goals and contributed six helpers. CBS Sports suggests<\/a> he may play on the Ranger’s fourth line.<\/p>\n

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Embed from Getty Images<\/a>