Greg de Vries
| Greg de Vries | |||
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| Born |
January 4, 1973 Sundridge, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Edmonton Oilers Nashville Predators Colorado Avalanche New York Rangers Ottawa Senators Atlanta Thrashers |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2009 | ||
Gregory A. de Vries (born January 4, 1973) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played over 800 games with six teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). De Vries won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2000–01 season.
de Vries grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Sundridge, Ontario in the OMHA's Georgian Bay-Parry Sound Minor hockey league. In Bantam, he played for the North Bay Cortina Astros AAA club in 1988-89. The following year, de Vries signed with the Aurora Eagles Jr.A. club of the OHA.
In May 1990, de Vries was drafted in the third round (35th overall) by the Niagara Falls Thunder in the OHL Priority Selection. de Vries, however, decided that he would forego major junior hockey and pursue an NCAA scholarship.
The following season (1990–91), de Vries signed with the Stratford Cullitons Jr.B. club and teamed with future NHL defenseman, Chris Pronger.
In 1991-92, de Vries accepted a scholarship at Bowling Green State University (CCHA). He left BGSU for the OHL Niagara Falls Thunder in September 1992.
Undrafted, de Vries was signed by the Edmonton Oilers on March 20, 1994 as a free agent. de Vries was signed from junior team Niagara Falls Thunder of the Ontario Hockey League and made his professional debut at the end of the 1993–94 season with Oilers affiliate, the Cape Breton Oilers of the American Hockey League (AHL).
On October 1, 1998, he was traded by the Oilers, along with Drake Berehowsky and Éric Fichaud to the Nashville Predators for Jim Dowd and Mikhail Shtalenkov, but less than a month later on October 24 was traded to the Colorado Avalanche for a second round draft pick. He played five seasons in Colorado, becoming a fixture in the Avalanche defense and winning the Stanley Cup in 2001.
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