Chris Drury
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Chris Drury (born August 20, 1976 in Trumbull, Connecticut) is an American ice hockey player. Drury was also on the championship team from Trumbull at the 1989 Little League World Series, apparently the only NHL player to have participated in the event.
Career overview
Chris Drury was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques with the #72 pick in the 3rd round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He then played for Boston University for four years, winning 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 in 2002 offseason and to the Buffalo Sabres in 2003. Drury competed for the United States in 2002 Winter Olympics, 2004 World Cup of Hockey and several IIHF World Championships.
Awards
- 1998 - Hobey Baker Award
- 1999 - Calder Trophy
External link
- Chris Drury statistics (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/players/data04/00001444.html)
| 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 |
Categories: 1976 births | American ice hockey players | Buffalo Sabres players | Calgary Flames players | Colorado Avalanche players
