Guide Note

Chris Drury is a professional hockey player for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. He is the only player in hockey history to win the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the top NCAA college hockey player and the Calder Trophy as the NHL rookie of the year. Additionally, Drury has won a Stanley Cup, in 2001, and won the Little League World Series in 1989.

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Christopher Drury
2. Born: August 20, 1976
3. Birthplace: Trumbull, Connecticut
4. 1999: NHL Pro Debut
5. 2001: Stanley Cup Champion

Drury was originally drafted in 1994 by the Quebec Nordiques, 72nd overall in the NHL Draft. He chose to attend college before joining the NHL, and led Boston University to the NCAA Men's Division I Hockey Championship in 1995. Following his senior year, 1997-98, he was selected for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the top college hockey player in the nation. In 1999, Drury made his NHL debut, playing 79 games with the Colorado Avalanche, who had since relocated from Quebec. Scoring 20 goals and 24 assists, he was awarded the Calder Trophy as the NHL rookie of the year. The following season he assisted the Avalanche in winning the Stanley Cup Championships.

Drury was then traded in 2002, to the Calgary Flames. Also in 2002, Drury represented Team U.S.A in the Winter Olympics, bringing home a silver medal. He finished the 2002-03 season in Calgary, then was traded to the Buffalo Sabres on July 3, 2003. After three seasons with the Sabres, Drury entered free agency, and signed with the New York Rangers in 2007.