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

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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.

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[edit] Playing career

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 and winning the Hobey Baker Award, given to the best NCAA ice hockey player, in the 1997-98 season. 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. Throughout 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

[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] Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994-95 Boston U. Terriers Hockey East 39 12 15 27 38
1995-96 Boston U. Terriers Hockey East 37 35 32 67 46
1996-97 Boston U. Terriers Hockey East 41 38 24 62 64
1997-98 Boston U. Terriers 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 - - - - -
2004-05 Did Not Play 1 - - - - - - - - - - -
2005-06 Buffalo Sabres NHL 81 30 37 67 32 17 9 8 17 10
NHL totals 551 156 239 395 322 97 35 32 67 32

1 Season was cancelled due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout.

Stats as of 31 May 2006.

[edit] International play

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Preceded by:
Miroslav Satan 		Buffalo Sabres captains
Nov 2003 		Succeeded by:
James Patrick
Preceded by:
Daniel Briere 		Buffalo Sabres captains
Mar-Apr 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
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