Kris Newbury

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Kris Newbury
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Newbury with the Hershey Bears in 2015
Born (1982-02-19) February 19, 1982 (age 43)
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
ACH team
Former teams
Hamilton Steelhawks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Fischtown Pinguins
NHL draft 139th overall, 2002
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 20032019

Kris Newbury (born February 19, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Deseronto Bulldogs in the Eastern Ontario Super Hockey League.

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Playing career

Newbury played in the Ontario Hockey League for the Belleville Bulls, and later the Sarnia Sting with whom he achieved two seasons of 104 and 92 points, in 2001–02 and 2002–03, respectively.

Newbury scored his first goal while a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs on January 1, 2007, against Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas.

On February 10, 2007, Newbury ended up in a fight with Ronald Petrovicky, of the Pittsburgh Penguins. He took several punches to the head and was knocked to the ice, giving him a concussion, which caused him to miss the remainder of the season.

On July 7, 2009, Newbury was signed by the Detroit Red Wings organization for the 2009–10 season. [1] After initially starting the year with AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, on December 14, 2009, Newbury scored his first goal as a member of the Detroit Red Wings against the Phoenix Coyotes. [2] On March 3, 2010, Newbury was traded by the Wings to the New York Rangers for forward Jordan Owens he was then assigned to affiliate the Hartford Wolfpack. [3]

On June 16, 2010, he re-signed with the Rangers on a two-year contract. [4]

On January 31, 2011, the New York Rangers recalled Newbury from the Connecticut Whale to the NHL. He was returned to the Whale on February 3, having scored one assist in eight games with the Rangers. [5]

On March 23, 2013, the Rangers once again recalled Newbury from Connecticut. [6] After being returned to Connecticut he was recalled again on April 26, 2013. [7]

On July 1, 2013, the Rangers traded Newbury to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenseman Danny Syvret. [8] In the 2013–14 season, Newbury was reassigned on loan from AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, to the Hershey Bears on March 12, 2014. [9]

On July 4, 2014, Newbury was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Bears NHL affiliate, the Washington Capitals. [10] Following his second season with the Bears Newbury had off-season back surgery. Despite this he quickly signed a new contract to play for the Los Angeles Kings AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign. [11] In the 2015–16 season, Newbury contributed with 10 goals and 26 points in 44 games.

As an unsigned free agent over the following summer, Newbury initially signed a contract to play in the ECHL with the Reading Royals. After making his Royals debut to begin the 2016–17 season, Newbury agreed to a professional try-out contract to return to the AHL with the Bakersfield Condors on October 18, 2016. [12] Despite registering 3 goals in 14 games with the Condors, Newbury was released at the conclusion of his try-out tenure. The following day he continued in the AHL by signing a PTO with the Charlotte Checkers on November 29, 2016. [13] He played out the season with the Checkers, posting 8 goals and 15 points in 38 games.

After 14 professional seasons in North America, Newbury signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with German outfit, the Fischtown Pinguins of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), on June 29, 2017. [14]

On August 16, 2018, it was announced that Newbury would be returning to North America after signing a standard player contract with the Brampton Beast of the ECHL for the 2018–19 season. [15] After reporting for training camp with the Beast, Newbury was placed on waivers and subsequently claimed to add experience to the Jacksonville Icemen on October 14, 2018. [16]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1996–97 Brampton Capitals OPJHL 28941326
1997–98 Brampton CapitalsOPJHL46112132161
1998–99 Belleville Bulls OHL 5168148921461023
1999–2000 Belleville BullsOHL346182472
1999–2000 Sarnia Sting OHL27681444703316
2000–01 Sarnia StingOHL64283058126413420
2001–02 Sarnia StingOHL664262104141513415
2002–03 Sarnia StingOHL64345892149644816
2003–04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 7251520153
2004–05 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 624620
2004–05 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL554913103500026
2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL74223860215501112
2006–07 Toronto MarliesAHL3712243687
2006–07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1522426
2007–08 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL2811232
2007–08 Toronto MarliesAHL5416274310119491373
2008–09 Toronto MarliesAHL336232972
2008–09 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL10002
2009–10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL52112233144
2009–10 Detroit Red Wings NHL41014
2009–10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL184141861
2010–11 Hartford Wolf Pack/CT WhaleAHL6917446113962242
2010–11 New York Rangers NHL1101135
2011–12 Connecticut Whale AHL65253964130913420
2011–12 New York RangersNHL700024
2012–13 Connecticut WhaleAHL70204262127
2012–13 New York RangersNHL6011930002
2013–14 Adirondack Phantoms AHL46142236182
2013–14 Philadelphia Flyers NHL40117
2013–14 Hershey Bears AHL17491325
2014–15 Hershey BearsAHL681830481711004416
2015–16 Ontario Reign AHL44101626791212317
2016–17 Reading Royals ECHL11232
2016–17 Bakersfield Condors AHL1432517
2016–17 Charlotte Checkers AHL38871533
2017–18 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 45112536124737106
2018–19 Jacksonville Icemen ECHL5716314710661566
2019–20 Hamilton Steelhawks ACH 4314251780
2020–21Gananoque Islanders EOSHL 43811421126
AHL totals82619938358218396682129166
NHL totals76461013930002

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1999 Canada Ontario U17 4th31124
1999 Canada U18 Gold medal icon.svg34040
Junior totals65164

References

  1. "Wings agree to terms with three players". Detroit Red Wings. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  2. "Short-handed Red Wings lose Ericsson, then stave off Coyotes". CBS Sports . 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  3. "Rangers get Newbury, Eriksson in separate trades". New York Post . 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  4. "Rangers sign Kris Newbury". SNYRangersblog.com. 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  5. "Newbury returned to Connecticut". NHL.com. February 3, 2011. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  6. "Kris Newbury Recalled By Rangers". CBS News New York. 2013-03-23. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  7. Brooks, L. (April 26, 2013). "Rangers forward Clowe injures right leg". New York Post . Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  8. "Flyers acquire Newbury from Rangers for Syvret". NHL.com. July 1, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  9. "Bears add Newbury; Whitmore to Phantoms". American Hockey League. 2014-03-12. Archived from the original on 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  10. "Capitals sign Tim Kennedy and Kris Newbury". MonumentalNetwork.com. 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  11. "Rugged C Kris Newbury leaving Hershey Bears for L.A. Kings' new Ontario Reign AHL affiliate". The Patriot-News . 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  12. "ECHL Transactions October 18". ECHL. 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  13. "Checkers sign veteran Kris Newbury to PTO". Charlotte Checkers. 2016-11-29. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  14. "Kris Newbury brings experience to the squad" (in German). Fischtown Pinguins. 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  15. "Beast sign veteran Kris Newbury". Brampton Beast. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  16. "Icemen add veteran Kris Newbury". Jacksonville Icemen. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2018-10-14.