Stan Drulia

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Stan Drulia
Born (1968-01-05) January 5, 1968 (age 57)
Elmira, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL draft 214th overall, 1986
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 1989–2001

Stanley W. Drulia (born January 5, 1968) is an American former professional right winger and currently the Head Professional Scout for the Nashville Predators of the NHL. [1] One of the most prolific minor league scorers of his day, Drulia scored 823 points in the minors in only ten full seasons.

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Playing career

Drulia was born in Elmira, New York, but grew up in Fort Erie, Ontario. He was drafted in the eleventh round, 214th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He played 126 games in the National Hockey League, all with the Tampa Bay Lightning, scoring 15 goals and 27 assists.

Drulia played junior ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Belleville Bulls, Hamilton Steelhawks, and the Niagara Falls Thunder. Drulia holds the OHL record for most career points with 479. [2] Drulia won the Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy as the top scoring right winger, and the Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy as overage Player of the Year in the 1988–89 OHL season.

While playing in the International Hockey League, Drulia won the Turner Cup playing for the Atlanta Knights and was playoff MVP winning the Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy in 1993–94. [3] Drulia won another Turner Cup in 1996–97 with the Detroit Vipers. Drulia won the Poile Trophy again in 1997–98 with the Detroit Vipers, even though the Vipers lost in 7 games to the Chicago Wolves. [4]

Personal life

After his playing career, Drulia has served as head coach of the Orlando Seals of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League, the Augusta Lynx of the ECHL, and the Port Huron Icehawks of the International Hockey League. On July 1, 2010, Drulia was named head coach of the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL, [5] but was fired only seventeen games into the next season, despite a second place finish and a berth in the league semi-finals. He was then hired by the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL as an assistant coach, and served for seven seasons. [6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1984–85 Belleville Bulls OHL 63243155331454917
1985–86 Belleville BullsOHL6643378073244111515
1986–87 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL552751782694482
1987–88 Hamilton Steelhawks OHL65526912144148162412
1988–89 Maine Mariners AHL 31120—————
1988–89 Niagara Falls Thunder OHL475293145591711263718
1989–90 Cape Breton Oilers AHL3157122—————
1989–90 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 166392—————
1990–91 Knoxville Cherokees ECHL 6463771403933254
1991–92 New Haven Nighthawks AHL7749531024652464
1992–93 Atlanta Knights IHL472826543832354
1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 2421310—————
1993–94 Atlanta KnightsIHL79546011470141312258
1994–95 Atlanta KnightsIHL664149906051562
1995–96 Atlanta KnightsIHL7538569480302218
1996–97 Detroit Vipers IHL7333387142215212614
1997–98 Detroit VipersIHL58253560501524616
1998–99 Detroit VipersIHL82235275641154910
1999–00 Tampa Bay LightningNHL6811223324—————
2000–01 Tampa Bay LightningNHL3424618—————
NHL totals12615274252—————

References

  1. ↑ "Hockey Staff". Nashville Predators. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ "OHL Network" . Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ Slate, Ralph. "Stan Drulia Hockey Stats and Profile". The Internet Hockey Database. hockeyDB.com. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ Slate, Ralph. "Stan Drulia Hockey Stats and Profile". The Internet Hockey Database. hockeyDB.com. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Nailers Name Drulia New Head Coach". WTRF-TV . Wheeling, West Virginia: West Virginia Media Holdings. July 2, 2010.
  6. ↑ Slate, Ralph. "Stan Drulia Hockey Stats and Profile". The Internet Hockey Database. hockeyDB.com. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
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