A native of Valparaiso, Indiana, graduated from Aquinas College in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Minor in Journalism. He spent three seasons playing ACHA Division III hockey for Aquinas from 2013-2016. Upon graduating, Crowley spent two years as the Programing and Instruction Intern at Compton Family Ice Arena at the University of Notre Dame. He then spent two years as Director of Hockey Operations at Northstar Christian Academy before coming to TPH.