Ted Drury

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Ted Drury
Born (1971-09-13) September 13, 1971 (age 53)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Calgary Flames
Hartford Whalers
Ottawa Senators
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
New York Islanders
Columbus Blue Jackets
Hamburg Freezers
Kassel Huskies
Krefeld Pinguine
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 42nd overall, 1989
Calgary Flames
Playing career 19932007

Theodore Evans Drury (born September 13, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 414 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Hartford Whalers, Ottawa Senators, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets. He is the older brother of former NHL player Chris Drury. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but grew up in Trumbull, Connecticut.

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Playing career

NCAA

Drury played his college hockey at Harvard University, and was drafted 42nd overall by the Calgary Flames in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. Drury was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year and earned ECAC All-Rookie accolades his freshman year (1989–90) at Harvard. Serving as team captain in 1992–93, Drury led the Crimson men's ice hockey team to the ECAC regular season title and a berth in the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship. In 1992–93, he was named the most valuable player of the Beanpot tournament after scoring the game-winning goal and leading the Crimson to the Beanpot title. That same year, he was selected as a first team All-Ivy, first team All-ECAC and first team All-American. In 1992–93, he was also selected Ivy League Player of the Year, ECAC Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award. He was later named to the ECAC All-Decade Team for the 1990s.

Professional

In his NHL career, Drury played for the Calgary Flames, Hartford Whalers, Ottawa Senators, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets.

From 2002 to 2007, Drury played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) for the Hamburg Freezers, Kassel Huskies and the Krefeld Pinguine.

Drury retired from professional hockey in April 2007. He was inducted into the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. [1]

International career

Drury represented the United States at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. Drury also competed for Team USA on numerous other occasions, playing in the 1990 and 1991 World Junior Championships. Drury also competed for Team USA at the 2003 IIHF Men's Worlds.

Personal life

Drury is married to former All-American lacrosse player Liz Berkery Drury. They have five children and reside in Winnetka, Illinois. [2] His son, Jack, was drafted 42nd overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. [3] Drury's younger brother is former Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers captain, Chris Drury.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 Fairfield Prep HS-CT 24212849
1988–89Fairfield PrepHS-CT25353166
1989–90 Harvard University ECAC 179132210
1990–91 Harvard UniversityECAC2618183622
1991–92 United States National Team Intl5311233430
1992–93 Harvard UniversityECAC3122416326
1993–94United States National TeamIntl1114511
1993–94 Calgary Flames NHL 34571226
1993–94 Hartford Whalers NHL1615610
1994–95 Springfield Falcons AHL 20110
1994–95 Hartford WhalersNHL3436921
1995–96 Ottawa Senators NHL42971654
1996–97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL73991854101014
1997–98 Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL736101682
1998–99 Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL7556118340000
1999–00 Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL111126
1999–00 New York Islanders NHL5521331
2000–01 Chicago Wolves IHL 6821214253145494
2000–01 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL10000
2001–02 Albany River Rats AHL518101823
2001–02 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL1665111050556
2002–03 Hamburg Freezers DEL 521622385250226
2003–04 Kassel Huskies DEL52141630102
2004–05 Kassel HuskiesDEL5112152767
2005–06 Krefeld Pinguine DEL482126476652136
2006–07 Krefeld PinguineDEL49920299721120
NHL totals414415293367141014
DEL totals25270981683841234712

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1990 United States WJC 72132
1991 United StatesWJC757122
1992 United States OG 71120
1994 United StatesOG81232
1998 United States WC 60114
2003 United StatesWC62242
Junior totals1478154
Senior totals2746108

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 1989–90
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1992–93
AHCA East First-Team All-American 1992–93

References

  1. "Ted Drury named to County Hall of Fame". Trumbull Times. June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  2. Leitner, Jim. "Runs in the family". usahockeymagazine. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
  3. Zeisberger, Mike (June 23, 2018). "Clark among 14 NHL sons selected in Draft". NHL.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by ECAC Hockey Player of the Year
1992–93
Succeeded by