Growing up in Bergen County, NJ, hockey for Crawley started out as just a hobby together with his brother but it paved the way for a professional career. Going to a boarding school in South Kent, CT, Crawley was given a scholarship and spent a year there before receiving an invitation from the London Knights of the OHL. Crawley accepted and signed with the team that just hosted the Memorial Cup, as a free agent. So begins Crawley’s journey to become an NHL defenseman.
London calling
“I didn’t have the intention of going the OHL route but I joined them for the mini-camp and Mark and Dale Hunter asked me to join the team”.