Kris Vernarsky

Kris Vernarsky
Born	(1982-04-05) April 5, 1982 (age 41) 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	2002–2011

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.

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	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997–98	US NTDP Juniors	USHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	US NTDP U18	NAHL		42	9	10	19	50		1	1	2	3	7
1997–98	US NTDP U18	USDP		23	1	6	7	40		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Plymouth Whalers	OHL		45	3	14	17	30		11	0	0	0	2
1999–00	Plymouth Whalers	OHL		64	16	22	38	63		19	3	6	9	24
2000–01	Plymouth Whalers	OHL		60	14	21	35	35		19	7	10	17	19
2001–02	Plymouth Whalers	OHL		59	19	36	55	98		6	1	2	3	15
2002–03	Boston Bruins	NHL		14	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Providence Bruins	AHL		65	12	15	27	49		4	0	0	0	20
2003–04	Boston Bruins	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Providence Bruins	AHL		55	8	9	17	61		2	0	0	0	4
2004–05	Providence Bruins	AHL		5	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Florida Everblades	ECHL		53	16	20	36	47		18	2	7	9	33
2005–06	Motor City Mechanics	UHL		75	10	21	31	100		4	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Chicago Hounds	UHL		34	7	7	14	32		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Port Huron Flags	UHL		34	7	15	22	25		4	2	1	3	4
2007–08	Port Huron Icehawks	IHL		69	21	44	65	89		12	4	9	13	18
2008–09	Port Huron Icehawks	IHL		75	21	35	67	96		6	2	4	6	8
2009–10	Port Huron Icehawks	IHL		74	8	24	32	41		7	2	3	5	10
2010–11	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL		51	8	13	21	32		17	1	0	1	8
UHL/IHL totals				361	74	146	220	383		33	10	17	27	40
NHL totals				17	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	United States	WJC		7	1	0	1	4
2002	United States	WJC		7	2	2	4	18
Junior totals				14	3	2	5	22

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 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-11.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database