285. Chris Drury

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Winning the Calder Trophy in the 1998-99 Season with the Colorado Avalanche, Chris Drury made history as the person to win that piece of hardware who had also won the Hobey Baker Award as the top hockey player in the NHL, which he won with Boston University the year before.  The native of Connecticut would never win another individual award but he would be a part of Colorado’s Stanley Cup win in 2001 and United States’ Silver Medal in the 2002 and 2012 Olympics.  Drury would also have five seasons later in his career (2005-06 to 2009-10 when he was with Buffalo and later the New York Rangers) where he would receive votes for the Frank J. Selke Award.  It was in that stretch where he had his best season (with Buffalo in 2006-07) where he had a career high 69 Points and also finished 13th in Hart Trophy voting.  The Centre would finish with 615 Points over his career.

The Bullet Points

  • Country of Origin: Turnbull, Connecticut, U.S.A.
  • Eligible Since: Wednesday, 01 January 2014
  • Position: Center
  • Games Played: 892
  • Notable Statistics:

    255 Goals
    360 Assists
    615 Points
    -6 Plus/Minus
    468 PIM
    275 Blocked Shots*
    174 Hits*
    179 Takeaways*
    91 Giveaways*
    63.9 Point Shares

    135 Playoff Games
    47 Goals
    42 Assists
    89 Points
    +24 Plus/Minus
    46 PIM
    22 Blocked Shots*
    25 Hits*
    7 Takeaways*
    5 Giveaways*

    *These became stats in the 2007-08 Season.
  • Played For: Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers
  • Non-NHL Teams: Team U.S.A. (Olympics 2002, 2006 & 2010; World Cup of Hockey 2004; World Hockey Championship 1997, 1998 & 2004, World Junior Hockey Championship 1996)
    Boston University (NCAA)
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    Stanley Cup Rings (1) (Colorado Rockies 2001)
    Calder Trophy (1999)
    Olympic Silver Medal (2) (U.S.A. 2002 & 2010)
    World Hockey Championship Bronze Medal (1) (U.S.A. 2003)
    NCAA Champion (Boston University 1995)
    Hobey Baker Award (1998)
  • Notable Top Ten Finishes: Top Ten Frank J. Selke Trophy Finishes:
    4th in 2007
    1 Top Ten Power Play Goals Finish
    1 Top Ten Short-Handed Goals Finish
    1 Top Ten Game-Winning Goals Finish
    1 Top Ten Shooting Percentage Finish 
  • Rankings: None

Should Chris Drury be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put him in! - 9.1%
Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 18.2%
Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 27.3%
No opinion. - 0%
No way! - 45.5%

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