Chris Drury

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Position	Center
Shoots	Right
Nickname	The Grand Drury, Captain Clutch, Captain America
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 202 lb (92 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Buffalo Sabres Colorado Avalanche Calgary Flames
Nationality	United States
Born	August 20, 1976, Trumbull, CT, USA
NHL Draft	72nd overall, 1994 Quebec Nordiques
Pro Career	1998 – present

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Silver	2002 Salt Lake City	Ice hockey

Christopher "Chris" Drury (born August 20, 1976 in Trumbull, Connecticut) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL. He is the younger brother of former player Ted Drury.

Contents 1 Playing career 2 Jersey Number 3 Little League 4 Awards and Championships 5 Records 6 Trivia 7 Career statistics 8 International play 9 Quotes from Drury 10 See also 11 External links 12 References

[edit] Playing career

Drury first started playing youth hockey with Dave Foti for Greater Bridgeport Youth Hockey, while he was a child. His name and number (with the Colorado Avalanche logo) are painted above the entrance doors to the Classic Arena at Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport, CT. He is one of the only players to become a successful NHL hockey player from the South-West Youth Hockey teams, such as the BIG 4 (Mid-Fairfield Youth Hockey., Souther Youth Hockey Org., Darien Youth Hockey., and Greater Bridgeport Youth Hockey.

He later decided to go to Fairfield College Preparatory School along with his brother Ted Drury. Chris was the Assistant Captain of the Varsity Hockey team his senior year. The Captain was Rudolph Mauritz, who is a History teacher at the school today.

Chris and Ted Drury are the only players in Prep's hockey history to have their numbers retired. A banner hangs in the far left corner of Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport, (Fairfield College Preparatory School's home rink). They both wore the number 18.

Chris Drury was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques 72nd overall in the 3rd round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He won a state championship at the prestigious high school Fairfield Prep in Fairfield, CT where he was a four year letterman on the hockey team. He also played for Boston University for four years, winning a national championship in the 1994-95 season, being the runner-up for in the Hobey Baker Award in 1997, and winning the Hobey Baker Award in 1998, given to the best NCAA ice hockey player, in the 1997-98 season. Drury is considered one of the best players ever to don a Terrier uniform, being the first BU player to reach 100 career goals and assists, finishing with 113 and 100, respectively. He was also named the top defensive forward in Hockey East in 1997-98. He started playing in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche in the 1998-99 NHL season in which he won the Calder Trophy as the best rookie of the NHL. Drury was traded to the Calgary Flames on 1 October 2002, and then to the Buffalo Sabres on 3 July 2003. Drury's current role with the Sabres places him as a co-captain with fellow center Daniel Briere.

Drury competed for the United States in 2002 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics, 2004 World Cup of Hockey and several Ice Hockey World Championships.

Chris and his wife Rory have a daughter Dylan and a son Luke; the first child was born mid-December 2003.

[edit] Jersey Number

His current number 23 is to honor his childhood hero, New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly. During his career, he has also worn numbers 18 and 37.

[edit] Little League

Drury was the Championship Game's winning pitcher and MVP on the championship team from Trumbull at the 1989 Little League World Series, pitching a complete game 5-hitter.

[edit] Awards and Championships

• 1989: U.S. Amateur American Hockey Champion Greater Bridgeport Youth Hockey Pee Wee
• 1989: Little League World Series Champion Trumbull, Connecticut All-Stars
• 1993-94: Connecticut State Hockey Tournament Champion Fairfield College Preparatory School
• 1995: Beanpot Boston University (NCAA)
• 1994-95: Hockey East Regular Season Champion Boston University (NCAA)
• 1994-95: Hockey East Tournament Champion Boston University (NCAA)
• 1994-95: Division 1 Men's Ice Hockey Champion Boston University (NCAA)
• 1996: Beanpot Boston University (NCAA)
• 1995-96: Hockey East Regular Season Champion Boston University (NCAA)
• 1995-96: Second All-Star Team (Hockey East)
• 1995-96: East Second All-American Team (NCAA)
• 1997: Beanpot Boston University (NCAA)
• 1996-97: Hockey East Regular Season Champion Boston University (NCAA)
• 1996-97: Hockey East Tournament Champion Boston University (NCAA)
• 1996-97: Second All-Star Team (Hockey East)
• 1996-97: Player of the Year (Hockey East)
• 1996-97: Championship All-Tournament Team (NCAA)
• 1996-97: East First All-American Team (NCAA)
• 1998: Beanpot Boston University (NCAA)
• 1997-98: Hockey East Regular Season Champion Boston University (NCAA)
• 1997-98: First All-Star Team (Hockey East)
• 1997-98: Best Defensive Forward (Hockey East)
• 1997-98: Player of the Year (Hockey East)
• 1997-98: East First All-American Team (NCAA)
• 1997-98: Hobey Baker Memorial Award Top U.S. Collegiate Player (NCAA)
• 1998-99: All-Rookie Team (NHL)
• 1998-99: Calder Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year (NHL)
• 2000-01: Stanley Cup Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
• 2001-02: Silver Medal (XIX Olympic Winter Games)

[edit] Records

• Only player in hockey history to win both the Hobey Baker Memorial Award and Calder Memorial Trophy.
• Holds the record for most goals in Boston University Men's Ice Hockey history with 113.
• Only Boston University ice hockey player with 100 goals and 100 assists.

[edit] Trivia

• He is featured on the cover of the Sega game NHL 2K2.

• Has surpassed his career high in goals in each of the past two seasons (06,07).

[edit] Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994-95	Boston University	Hockey East		39	12	15	27	38
1995-96	Boston University	Hockey East		37	35	32	67	46
1996-97	Boston University	Hockey East		41	38	24	62	64
1997-98	Boston University	Hockey East		38	28	29	57	88
1998-99	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		79	20	24	44	62		19	6	2	8	4
1999-00	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		82	20	47	67	42		17	4	10	14	4
2000-01	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		71	24	41	65	47		23	11	5	16	4
2001-02	Colorado Avalanche	NHL		82	21	25	46	38		21	5	7	12	10
2002-03	Calgary Flames	NHL		80	23	30	53	33		--	--	--	--	--
2003-04	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		76	18	35	53	68		--	--	--	--	--
2005-06	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		81	30	37	67	32		17	9	8	17	10
NHL totals				589	176	256	432	336		98	35	33	68	32

Chris has generally avoided fights during his NHL career, fighting twice in 1998-99 (Dave Gagner and Boris Mironov), just once in 2000-01 and 2002-03 (Todd Marchant and Richard Zednik), and twice in 2003-04 (Tomas Kloucek and Francis Bouillon)

[edit] International play

• 2002 - Played for the United States in the XIX Olympic Winter Games
• 2006 - Played for the United States in the XX Olympic Winter Games

[edit] Quotes from Drury

• After a July 2003 trade from Calgary to Buffalo: "I just don't know what to think. I play in Colorado, they tell me they like me, and I get traded. I play in Calgary, and at the end of the season the GM tells me he likes me, and I get traded. I just hope my fiancee doesn't tell me she likes me." ^[1]

[edit] See also

• Notable families in the NHL

[edit] External links

• Chris Drury - Sabres.com
• Chris Drury on Internet Hockey Database
• Chris Drury's U.S. Olympic Team bio

[edit] References

1. ^ Fitzpatrick, Jamie. 2003 Hockey Quotes of the Year. About.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-20.

Preceded by Miroslav Satan	Buffalo Sabres captains November 2003	Succeeded by James Patrick
Preceded by Daniel Briere	Buffalo Sabres captains March-April 2004	Succeeded by Daniel Briere Chris Drury
Preceded by Chris Drury	Buffalo Sabres captains 2005- present co-captains with Daniel Briere	Succeeded by incumbent
Preceded by Brendan Morrison	Winner of the Hobey Baker Award 1998	Succeeded by Jason Krog
Preceded by Sergei Samsonov	Winner of the Calder Trophy 1999	Succeeded by Scott Gomez