Editing Craig Conroy (section)

==Early life==
An only child,<ref name="AvenueCalgary">{{cite web |last=LeManne |first=Michaelle |url=http://www.avenuecalgary.com/articles/page/item/style-q+a-craig-conroy |title=Style Q+A: Craig Conroy |work=Avenue Calgary Magazine |date=2009-09-29 |access-date=2010-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904145623/http://www.avenuecalgary.com/articles/page/item/style-q+a-craig-conroy |archive-date=2012-09-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Conroy was born and raised in [[Potsdam (town), New York|Potsdam]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He attended high school at [[Northwood School (Lake Placid, New York)|Northwood School]].<ref name="LOH">{{cite web |url=http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10285 |title=Craig Conroy profile |publisher=Hockey Hall of Fame |access-date=2010-10-29 |archive-date=2017-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012054354/http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10285 |url-status=live }}</ref> His father Mike played minor league hockey for the [[Syracuse Blazers]] and at the age of four years Conroy served as the team's mascot prior to games.<ref>{{cite web |last=Amber |first=David |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=amber_david&id=2806753 |title=Conroy finds net, and video game tips, in Calgary |publisher=ESPN |date=2007-03-21 |access-date=2010-10-30 |archive-date=2016-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108050450/http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=amber_david&id=2806753 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Conroy followed in the footsteps of his father and two uncles in playing hockey at [[Clarkson University]] for the [[Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey|Golden Knights]].<ref name="CBCBio">{{cite web |last=Wharnsby |first=Tim |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/hockeynightincanada/bio/2010/10/flames-conroy-reveals-his-hockey-secret.html |title=Flames' Conroy reveals hockey secret |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=2010-10-22 |access-date=2010-10-29 |archive-date=2010-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101025072244/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/hockeynightincanada/bio/2010/10/flames-conroy-reveals-his-hockey-secret.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He enrolled at Clarkson in 1990 and played four seasons for the school. During his junior season of 1992–93, Conroy scored two goals in a 5–3 victory over [[RPI Engineers men's ice hockey|Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] in the [[ECAC Hockey|Eastern College Athletic Conference]] (ECAC) semi-final to help lead his team to the conference championship game.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wallace |first=William |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00611FF385F0C738EDDAA0894DB494D81 |title=Clarkson and Brown gain ECAC final |work=New York Times |date=1993-03-20 |access-date=2011-04-05}}</ref> Conroy reached 100 career points with the goals, joining his father Mike as the only such pair in Clarkson's history to reach that milestone.<ref>{{cite news |last=Boggie |first=Tom |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=33khAAAAIBAJ&pg=2543,4825470 |title=Placid tourney 'terrific' |work=The Daily Gazette |date=1993-03-21 |access-date=2011-02-05 |page=F4 |archive-date=2021-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030151250/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=33khAAAAIBAJ&pg=2543%2C4825470 |url-status=live }}</ref> Conroy and the Golden Knights then won the ECAC title with a 3–1 victory over [[Brown Bears men's ice hockey|Brown University]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Schott |first=Ken |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=33khAAAAIBAJ&pg=3433%2C4823930 |title=Golden Knights complete turnaround |work=The Daily Gazette |date=1993-03-21 |access-date=2011-02-05 |page=F4 |archive-date=2021-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030151230/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=33khAAAAIBAJ&pg=3433%2C4823930 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Golden Knights made Conroy a [[Captain (hockey)|co-captain]] in his senior year of 1993–94.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wallace |first=William |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/02/sports/college-hockey-report.html |title=College hockey report |work=New York Times |date=1994-03-02 |access-date=2011-02-12 |archive-date=2013-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224185130/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/02/sports/college-hockey-report.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He led the ECAC in scoring with 66 points and was named to the conference's First All-Star Team, the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) First All-Star Team and the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team.<ref name="0910MediaGuide">{{Cite book |title=2009–10 Calgary Flames Media Guide |publisher=Calgary Flames Hockey Club |last1=Hanlon |first1=Peter |last2=Kelso |first2=Sean |year=2009 |page=43}}</ref> He was also a finalist for the [[Hobey Baker Award]] as top player in the NCAA, finishing second to [[Chris Marinucci]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rk45AAAAIBAJ&pg=2903,9222292 |title=Marinucci claims Hobey Baker Award |work=The Michigan Daily |date=1994-04-04 |access-date=2011-02-05 |page=S2 |archive-date=2021-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030151225/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rk45AAAAIBAJ&pg=2903%2C9222292 |url-status=live }}</ref> His Clarkson jersey (number 7) was retired in a ceremony prior to a game against [[Holy Cross Crusaders|College of Holy Cross]] on October 20, 2012, in which he and his family attended.