Craig Cunningham Craig Cunningham ( born September 13 , 1990 ) is a Canadian ice hockey centre with the Boston Bruins organization of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He won a Memorial Cup with the Giants in his rookie WHL season and was named to the WHL West First All - Star Team in 2010 . Cunningham was drafted 97th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft . Playing career . Cunningham was drafted into the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) 129th overall by the Vancouver Giants in the 2005 WHL Bantam Draft . He began his major junior career with the Giants in 2006 – 07 , recording five assists over 48 games as a rookie . He then appeared in 15 WHL playoff games en route to a Presiadnt ' s Cup and Memorial Cup with the Giants as WHL and Canadian Hockey League ( CHL ) champions . Over the next two seasons , he improved to 25 - and 50 - point campaigns . Eligible for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft , Cunningham went unselected . He was subsequently invited by the New York Rangers on a tryout basis to their 2009 Traverse City Prospects Tournament . Entering his fourth WHL season with the Giants in 2009 – 10 , Cunningham quickly moved up the Giants depth chart as teammates Evander Kane and James Wright made their respective NHL teams . He was placed on the top line centring team captain Lance Bouma and Brendan Gallagher . Finishing the season with a junior career - high 37 goals and 97 points , he was first in team scoring and sixth among league scorers . He was nominated for the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as WHL Player of the Year , losing to Eastern Conference nominee Jordan Eberle of the Regina Pats . Cunningham was also named to the WHL West First All - Star Team as a unanimous selection , along with Giants teammate Kevin Connauton . In game two of the opening round of the 2010 WHL playoffs , Cunningham recorded a five - point game ( two goals and three assists ) in a 6 – 3 win over the Kamloops Blazers . Two days later , on March 22 , 2010 , he was named the WHL Player of the Week , finish with four goals and seven points in two games . Two weeks later , on April 5 , he received his second Player of the Week honour with three goals and three assists in the first two games of the second round against the Portland Winterhawks . The Giants advanced to the semifinals against the Tri - City Americans , but lost in six games . Cunningham finished the playoffs with 12 goals and 24 points over 16 games . Returning to junior , he was chosen as the Giants ' new team captain . Leading up to the WHL trade deadline , Cunningham was , however , struggling ; on December 28 , 2010 , he was traded to the Portland Winterhawks along with a sixth round pick in the 2011 Bantam Draft in exchange for Spencer Bennett , Teal Burns , a first round pick in the 2011 Bantam Draft and a second round pick in the 2012 Bantam Draft . He quickly became a fan favorite in Portland earning himself the nickname " The Hamster " due to his small stature but tenacious spirit and leadership on the ice . He left the Giants as the team ' s all - time leader in regular season games played with 295 . Boston Bruins . Cunningham was ranked 108th among North American prospects for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft ( his second draft - eligible year ) by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau . He was drafted in the fourth round ( 97th overall ) by the Boston Bruins . On July 14 , 2011 , Cunningham signed an entry - level contract with the Boston Bruins .