Chris Drury | |||
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Drury with the New York Rangers during the 2008-09 season
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Born |
Trumbull, CT, USA |
August 20, 1976 ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Colorado Avalanche Calgary Flames Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers |
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National team | United States | ||
NHL Draft | 72nd overall, 1994 Quebec Nordiques |
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Playing career | 1998–2011 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing United States | ||
Ice hockey | ||
Winter Olympics | ||
2002 Salt Lake City | ||
2010 Vancouver | ||
World Championships | ||
2004 Prague |
Christopher Ellis Drury (born August 20, 1976) is a retired American professional ice hockey player who most recently played with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. He currently serves as the Assistant General Manager for the New York Rangers. Drury is a Hobey Baker Award-winner with Boston University, a Calder Trophy winner with the Colorado Avalanche, a Stanley Cup champion with the Avalanche, a two-time Olympic silver medalist with the United States, and a former captain of the Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers. As a child, he also won the Little League Baseball World Series Championship with his hometown team from Trumbull, Connecticut.
Drury excelled at a variety of sports as a child, including hockey and baseball. Playing for his hometown baseball team from Trumbull, Drury pitched a complete game, 5-hitter and drove in two runs to win the 1989 Little League World Series championship game against Chinese Taipei. Two months later, Drury threw out the ceremonial first pitch in Game 2 of the 1989 World Series. He also met President George H. W. Bush and appeared on Good Morning America in New York City.