Kris Vernarsky

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Kris Vernarsky
Born (1982-04-05) April 5, 1982 (age 42)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
NHL draft 51st overall, 2000
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 20022011

Kristopher Todd Vernarsky (born April 5, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 17 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins between 2003 and 2004. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2002 to 2011, was spent in various minor leagues. Internationally Vernarsky played for the United States at two World Junior Championships.

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Biography

Vernarsky was born in Detroit, Michigan. As a youth, he played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Little Caesars minor ice hockey team. [1]

Vernarsky was drafted 51st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft from the Ontario Hockey League's Plymouth Whalers.[ citation needed ] While playing for the Whalers, his right were traded to the Boston Bruins for Ric Jackman.[ citation needed ] He played 17 regular season games for the Bruins, in which he scored one goal and collected two penalty minutes.[ citation needed ]

Vernarsky's lone NHL goal came in Boston's 6-4 home win against the Montreal Canadiens on February 6, 2003. It was the game-winning goal.

He is married with three children, and resides near of Detroit.[ citation needed ] After retiring from playing in 2012, he became a welder and fabricator, and coached minor ice hockey.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1997–98 US NTDP Juniors USHL 30000
1997–98US NTDP U18 NAHL 42910195011237
1997–98US NTDP U18USDP2316740
1998–99 Plymouth Whalers OHL 453141730110002
1999–00 Plymouth WhalersOHL64162238631936924
2000–01 Plymouth WhalersOHL6014213535197101719
2001–02 Plymouth WhalersOHL5919365598612315
2002–03 Boston Bruins NHL 141012
2002–03 Providence Bruins AHL 6512152749400020
2003–04 Boston BruinsNHL30000
2003–04 Providence BruinsAHL5589176120004
2004–05 Providence BruinsAHL50112
2004–05 Florida Everblades ECHL 53162036471827933
2005–06 Motor City Mechanics UHL 7510213110040000
2006–07 Chicago Hounds UHL34771432
2006–07 Port Huron Flags UHL34715222542134
2007–08 Port Huron Icehawks IHL 692144658912491318
2008–09 Port Huron IcehawksIHL752135679662468
2009–10 Port Huron IcehawksIHL748243241723510
2010–11 Wheeling Nailers ECHL518132132171018
UHL/IHL totals361741462203833310172740
NHL totals171012

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2001 United States WJC 71014
2002 United StatesWJC722418
Junior totals1432522

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.