Kris Newbury
Encyclopedia
Kris Newbury is a professional
ice hockey
centre who is now a member of the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League
(AHL).
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. 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
. 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.
On June 16, 2010, he re-signed with the Rangers on a two-year contract.
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.
Professional
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ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
centre who is now a member of the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
(AHL).
Playing career
Newbury played in the Ontario Hockey LeagueOntario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
for the Belleville Bulls
Belleville Bulls
The Belleville Bulls are a junior ice hockey team, founded in 1981 based in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. The team plays in the Eastern Division of the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League.-History:...
, and later the Sarnia Sting
Sarnia Sting
The Sarnia Sting are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of the RBC Centre, formerly the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.-History:...
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
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
on January 1, 2007, against Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...
goalie Tim Thomas
Tim Thomas (ice hockey)
Timothy James Thomas, Jr. is an American professional ice hockey goaltender with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League . Raised in Davison, MI, Thomas played college hockey for the University of Vermont for four years, from 1993–1997, during which he was drafted 217th overall by the...
.
On February 10, 2007, Newbury ended up in a fight with Ronald Petrovicky
Ronald Petrovický
Ronald Petrovický is a Slovak ice hockey right wing formerly playing for Kontinental Hockey League team Dinamo Riga. He is currently with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League...
, of the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
. 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
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...
organization for the 2009–10
2009–10 NHL season
The 2009–10 NHL season was the 93rd season of operation of the National Hockey League , and the 100th season since the founding of the predecessor National Hockey Association . It ran from October 1, 2009, including four games in Europe on October 2 and 3—until April 11, 2010, with the 2010...
season. After initially starting the year with AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins
Grand Rapids Griffins
The Grand Rapids Griffins are a professional hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Van Andel Arena. They are the AHL affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League....
, on December 14, 2009, Newbury scored his first goal as a member of the Detroit Red Wings against the Phoenix Coyotes
Phoenix Coyotes
The Phoenix Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Glendale, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their home games at Jobing.com Arena....
. On March 3, 2010, Newbury was traded by the Wings to the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
for forward Jordan Owens
Jordan Owens (ice hockey)
Jordan Owens is a professional ice hockey left winger, who is currently playing with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. On June 12, 2007, he was signed as an undrafted free agent to an entry level contract with the New York Rangers...
he was then assigned to affiliate the Hartford Wolfpack.
On June 16, 2010, he re-signed with the Rangers on a two-year contract.
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.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Belleville Bulls Belleville Bulls The Belleville Bulls are a junior ice hockey team, founded in 1981 based in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. The team plays in the Eastern Division of the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League.-History:... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
51 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 89 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | ||
| 1999–00 1999–2000 OHL season The 1999–2000 OHL season was the 20th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Barrie Colts won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Plymouth Whalers.-Eastern Conference:-Western Conference:-Scoring leaders:... |
Belleville Bulls | OHL | 34 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Sarnia Sting Sarnia Sting The Sarnia Sting are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of the RBC Centre, formerly the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.-History:... |
OHL | 27 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2000–01 2000-01 OHL season The 2000–01 OHL season was the 21st season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Ottawa 67's won the J. Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Plymouth Whalers.... |
Sarnia Sting | OHL | 64 | 28 | 30 | 58 | 126 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 2001–02 2001-02 OHL season The 2001–02 OHL season was the 22nd season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The Erie Otters defeated the Barrie Colts for the J. Ross Robertson Cup.-Eastern Conference:-Western Conference:-Scoring leaders:... |
Sarnia Sting | OHL | 66 | 42 | 62 | 104 | 141 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 2002–03 2002-03 OHL season The 2002–03 OHL season was the 23rd season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the Kitchener Rangers, who also went on to win the Memorial Cup.-Notes:... |
Sarnia Sting | OHL | 64 | 34 | 58 | 92 | 149 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2003–04 | St. John's Maple Leafs St. John's Maple Leafs The St. John's Maple Leafs were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada at Memorial Stadium from 1991–2001, and at Mile One Stadium from 2001–2005.-History:... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
72 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 2004-05 ECHL season The 2004-05 ECHL season was the 17th season of the ECHL. This season marked uncharted territory for the ECHL as they established their first Canadian franchise, the Victoria Salmon Kings.... |
Pensacola Ice Pilots Pensacola Ice Pilots The Pensacola Ice Pilots were a minor league ice hockey team located in Pensacola, Florida. The team was previously affiliated with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders , and the Chicago Blackhawks. They have also had a working agreement with the Houston Aeros of the... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
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 Toronto Marlies The Toronto Marlies is a Canadian professional ice hockey team currently playing in the American Hockey League . The top affiliate of the National Hockey League 's Toronto Maple Leafs, the Marlies play at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario... |
AHL | 74 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 215 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 37 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 2006-07 NHL season In each round, the highest remaining seed in each conference is matched against the lowest remaining seed. The higher-seeded team is awarded home ice advantage, which gives them a maximum possible four games on their home ice, with the other team getting a maximum possible three... |
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 2007-08 NHL season The 2007–08 NHL season was the 91st season of operation of the National Hockey League . It began on September 29, 2007, with the regular season ending April 6, 2008... |
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 Grand Rapids Griffins The Grand Rapids Griffins are a professional hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Van Andel Arena. They are the AHL affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.... |
AHL | 52 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York... |
NHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Hartford Wolf Pack Hartford Wolf Pack The Connecticut Whale is a professional ice hockey team based in Hartford, Connecticut. They play in the American Hockey League . They play their home games at the XL Center.... |
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 New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the... |
NHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 59 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||