Ted Drury Explained

Position:Center
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:190
Played For:Calgary Flames
Hartford Whalers
Ottawa Senators
Anaheim Mighty Ducks
New York Islanders
Columbus Blue Jackets
Hamburg Freezers
Kassel Huskies
Krefeld Pinguine
Ntl Team:United States
Birth Date:September 13, 1971
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Career Start:1993
Career End:2007
Draft:42nd overall
Draft Year:1989
Draft Team:Calgary Flames

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.

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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1987–88Fairfield PrepHS-CT24 21 28 49
1988–89Fairfield PrepHS-CT25 35 31 66
1989–90Harvard UniversityECAC17 9 13 22 10
1990–91Harvard UniversityECAC26 18 18 36 22
1991–92United States National TeamIntl53 11 23 34 30
1992–93Harvard UniversityECAC31 22 41 63 26
1993–94United States National TeamIntl11 1 4 5 11
1993–94Calgary FlamesNHL34 5 7 12 26
1993–94Hartford WhalersNHL16 1 5 6 10
1994–95Springfield FalconsAHL2 0 1 1 0
1994–95Hartford WhalersNHL34 3 6 9 21
1995–96Ottawa SenatorsNHL42 9 7 16 54
1996–97Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL73 9 9 18 5410 1 0 1 4
1997–98Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL73 6 10 16 82
1998–99Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL 75 5 6 11 834 0 0 0 0
1999–00Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL11 1 1 2 6
1999–00New York IslandersNHL55 2 1 3 31
2000–01Chicago WolvesIHL68 21 21 42 5314 5 4 9 4
2000–01Columbus Blue JacketsNHL1 0 0 0 0
2001–02Albany River RatsAHL51 8 10 18 23
2001–02Lowell Lock MonstersAHL16 6 5 11 105 0 5 5 6
2002–03Hamburg FreezersDEL52 16 22 38 525 0 2 2 6
2003–04Kassel HuskiesDEL52 14 16 30 102
2004–05Kassel HuskiesDEL51 12 15 27 67
2005–06Krefeld PinguineDEL48 21 26 47 665 2 1 3 6
2006–07Krefeld PinguineDEL49 9 20 29 972 1 1 2 0
NHL totals414 41 52 93 36714 1 0 1 4
DEL totals252 70 98 168 38412 3 4 7 12

International

YearTeamEventGP G A Pts PIM
1990United StatesWJC7 2 1 3 2
1991United StatesWJC7 5 7 12 2
1992United StatesOG7 1 1 2 0
1994United StatesOG8 1 2 3 2
1998United StatesWC6 0 1 1 4
2003United StatesWC6 2 2 4 2
Junior totals14 7 8 15 4
Senior totals27 4 6 10 8

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team1989–90
All-ECAC Hockey First Team1992–93
AHCA East First-Team All-American1992–93

Notes and References

  1. News: Ted Drury named to County Hall of Fame . June 24, 2018 . Trumbull Times . June 15, 2015.
  2. Web site: Leitner. Jim. Runs in the family. usahockeymagazine. June 24, 2018.
  3. Web site: Zeisberger. Mike. Clark among 14 NHL sons selected in Draft. NHL.com. June 23, 2018. June 24, 2018.