Tommy Cross

Tommy Cross (born September 12, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing under contract to the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Cross was selected by the Boston Bruins in the second round (35th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Tommy Cross
Cross with the Boston Bruins in 2011
Born (1989-09-12) September 12, 1989
Simsbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Florida Panthers
Boston Bruins
Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL Draft 35th overall, 2007
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2012–present

Playing career

Cross played his first two years of high school hockey at his public Simsbury High School in Simsbury, Connecticut; garnering Connecticut player of the year honors his sophomore season. Cross was playing high school hockey when he was first originally drafted by the major junior club Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, 252nd overall in the 2006 Entry Draft. With little intention to pursue a major junior career in Canada, Cross continued his development through prep (transferring to Westminster School in Simsbury, CT for his junior and senior seasons), and featured with the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets of the United States Hockey League to end the 2007–08 season. He committed to a collegiate career with Boston College of the Hockey East.

At the conclusion of his senior season culminating in captaining the Eagles to his second NCAA Championship, Cross was signed by the Bruins to a two-year entry-level contract on April 11, 2012.[1] Cross immediately made his professional debut at the tail end of the 2011–12 season, with Boston's AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins.

After two seasons with the P-Bruins, having solidified a position on the blueline, Cross was given a one-year extension with the Bruins on July 18, 2014.[2] In the 2014–15 season, in his third full season in the AHL, Cross established career highs offensively with 4 goals and 18 assists for 22 points in 54 games.

Cross was announced as the Providence Bruins captain to begin the 2015–16 season. He featured in the opening two games with Providence before he received his first NHL recall by Boston on October 14, 2015. He made his long-awaited NHL debut with the Bruins, alongside teammate Tyler Randell in a 6–2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on October 15, 2015.[3] He later registered his first point, an assist, in his second career game against the Arizona Coyotes on October 17, 2015.[4]

On June 14, 2017, the Bruins re-signed Cross to a one-year, two-way contract worth $650,000.[5]

After six seasons within the Bruins organization, Cross left as a free agent to sign a one-year, two-way contract for $650k with $450k guaranteed with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 1, 2018.[6] In the 2018–19 season, Cross appeared in 73 regular season games with the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL, affiliate to the Blue Jackets, producing 34 points.

Cross left the Blue Jackets at the conclusion of his contract to sign a two-year, two-way contract as a free agent with the Florida Panthers on July 1, 2019.[7]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 Simsbury High USHS 23 5 40 45 18 — — — — —
2005–06 Simsbury High USHS 22 15 35 50 18 — — — — —
2006–07 Westminster Prep USHS 25 8 12 20 20 — — — — —
2006–07 U.S. National Development Team NAHL 2 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Westminster Prep USHS 19 5 16 21 20 — — — — —
2007–08 Ohio Junior Blue Jackets USHL 9 0 4 4 8 — — — — —
2008–09 Boston College HE 24 0 8 8 24 — — — — —
2009–10 Boston College HE 38 5 5 10 36 — — — — —
2010–11 Boston College HE 28 7 11 18 45 — — — — —
2011–12 Boston College HE 44 5 19 24 66 — — — — —
2011–12 Providence Bruins AHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2012–13 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 24 6 13 19 23 — — — — —
2012–13 Providence Bruins AHL 42 1 10 11 23 12 0 3 3 8
2013–14 Providence Bruins AHL 55 3 4 7 54 4 0 1 1 4
2014–15 Providence Bruins AHL 54 4 18 22 85 4 1 0 1 4
2015–16 Providence Bruins AHL 64 3 20 23 97 3 1 1 2 0
2015–16 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Providence Bruins AHL 74 12 23 35 69 16 2 7 9 20
2016–17 Boston Bruins NHL — — — — — 1 0 1 1 0
2017–18 Providence Bruins AHL 73 8 28 36 83 4 1 2 3 12
2018–19 Cleveland Monsters AHL 73 7 27 34 71 8 1 2 3 6
2019–20 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 50 7 14 21 56 — — — — —
NHL totals 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2007 United States WJC18 7 0 1 1 4
Junior totals 7 0 1 1 4

References
  1. "B's sign Cross to entry-level deal". Boston Bruins. April 11, 2012. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  2. "Bruins announce six roster transactions". Boston Bruins. July 18, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
  3. "NHL debut a long time coming for Bruins duo". Boston Globe. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  4. "Bruins top Coyotes for second straight win". National Hockey League. October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  5. "Bruins sign defenseman Tommy Cross to one-year, two-way contract". Boston Herald. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  6. "Columbus Blue Jackets sign Tommy Cross". Columbus Blue Jackets. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  7. "Panthers agree to terms with Defensemen Tommy Cross and Ethan Prow". Florida Panthers. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
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