“Going to do everything that I can” – Lawson Crouse signs five-year contract with Arizona Coyotes to avoid arbitration

Canadian ice hockey winger Lawson Crouse agreed to a five-year contract (financial terms were not disclosed) with the Arizona Coyotes on Monday. The 25-year-old forward, who was a restricted free agent, avoided a salary arbitration hearing scheduled for August 8 (Monday).

Notably, Crouse set the National Hockey League (NHL) career highs with 20 goals and 34 points in 65 games for Arizona last season. As a result, the Coyotes (25-50-7) finished eighth in the Central Division last season while the champions Colorado Avalanche topped the table. 

“It’s a great feeling, the feeling of being wanted somewhere for that amount of time is huge,” Crouse said, as quoted by NHL.com. “They’re putting a lot of faith in me, so I’m going to do everything that I can do and make this team a better team and come out on top.”

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“Am looking forward to everything that’s in store”

Selected by the Florida Panthers in the first round (No. 11) of the 2015 NHL Draft, the London-native Crouse smashed 110 points (56 goals, 54 assists) in 346 regular-season games and a court of goals in nine Stanley Cup Playoff games. 

“I think it showed what I’m capable of doing,” Crouse said. “As a player, I believe in myself. I feel that I can continue to grow from what I did last year, so it’s exciting. It’s good times for myself and the Coyotes going forward and looking forward to everything that’s in store.”
“We are very pleased to sign Lawson to a long-term contract,” Arizona general manager Bill Armstrong said. “He is a big, strong, skilled power forward and we look forward to him being a big part of our future.”

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