- Kris Newbury
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Kris Newbury 
Born February 19, 1982
Brampton, ON, CANHeight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) Position Centre Shoots Left NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teamsNew York Rangers
Connecticut Whale (AHL)
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red WingsNHL Draft 139th overall, 2002
San Jose SharksPlaying career 2003–present Kris Newbury (born February 19, 1982) is a professional ice hockey centre who is now a member of the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League (AHL).
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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 would achieve 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]
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1998–99 Belleville Bulls OHL 51 6 8 14 89 21 4 6 10 23 1999–00 Belleville Bulls OHL 34 6 18 24 72 — — — — — 1999–00 Sarnia Sting OHL 27 6 8 14 44 7 0 3 3 16 2000–01 Sarnia Sting OHL 64 28 30 58 126 4 1 3 4 20 2001–02 Sarnia Sting OHL 66 42 62 104 141 5 1 3 4 15 2002–03 Sarnia Sting OHL 64 34 58 92 149 6 4 4 8 16 2003–04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 72 5 15 20 153 — — — — — 2004–05 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 6 2 4 6 20 — — — — — 2004–05 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 55 4 9 13 103 5 0 0 0 26 2005–06 Toronto Marlies AHL 74 22 38 60 215 5 0 1 1 12 2006–07 Toronto Marlies AHL 37 12 24 36 87 — — — — — 2006–07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 15 2 2 4 26 — — — — — 2007–08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 28 1 1 2 32 — — — — — 2007–08 Toronto Marlies AHL 54 16 27 43 101 19 4 9 13 73 2008–09 Toronto Marlies AHL 33 6 23 29 72 — — — — — 2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2009–10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 52 11 22 33 144 — — — — — 2009–10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 4 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 2009–10 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 18 4 14 18 61 — — — — — 2010–11 Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale AHL 69 17 44 61 139 6 2 2 4 2 2010–11 New York Rangers NHL 11 0 1 1 35 — — — — — NHL totals 59 4 4 8 99 — — — — — References
- ^ "Wings agree to terms with three players". Detroit Red Wings. 2009-07-07. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=468034. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ^ "Short-handed Red Wings lose Ericsson, then stave off Coyotes". CBS Sports. 2009-12-14. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20091214_PHO@DET?tag=pageRow;pageContainer. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ^ "Rangers get Newbury, Eriksson in separate trades". New York Post. 2010-03-03. http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/rangers/rangers_get_newbury_in_trade_with_j1qrPtQNrO3yWXx0xHk7OP. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ^ "Rangers sign Kris Newbury". SNYRangersblog.com. 2010-06-16. http://www.snyrangersblog.com/2010/06/16/news-rangers-sign-kris-newbury/#more-22346. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ^ "Newbury returned to Connecticut". New York Rangers. http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=551497. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
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