The St. Louis Blues have re-signed forward Adam Cracknell to a one-year contract for the 2013-2014 season. He'll earn $600,000 for this coming season. Cracknell would have been an unrestricted free agent on June 30th. He was drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 2004 NHL draft, picked in the 9th round and he was picked 279th overall. Cracknell, who will turn 28 in July failed to make the Flames NHL roster, and was let go by the Flames in 2009. He would end up joining the Blues on July 16, 2009, as an as an unrestricted free agent after spending four seasons in the Flames minors (2006-2009).Cracknell would finally reach the NHL with the Blues on December 15th, 2010 against the Detroit Red Wings. He would later score his first NHL goal against the Red Wings on March 12th, 2011. He would end up playing in 24 games, scoring 3 goals, and getting 4 assists. And finished the season a plus 1. Cracknell seems to create scoring chances when he plays. And he's done well on the 4th line for the Blues. Last season, the Blues finally found a shut down 4th line which was later known as the CPR line: Adam Cracknell, Chris Porter, and Ryan Reaves. That line ended up becoming one of the Blues best lines last season, and played well in the playoffs.
So far, for his career Cracknell has played 46 games in the NHL, scoring 6 goals, with 8 assists, for a total of 14 points, and is a plus 5. Cracknell also has a total of 12 penalty minutes.
I'm a bit surprised that Cracknell got only a one-year deal, but then maybe the Blues ownership wants him to prove to them that he's worth a 2 or 3 year deal with a full-season played in the NHL in 2013-2014. It's great to know the the CPR line will be staying put.
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