Kristopher Todd Vernarsky (born April 5, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 17 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins between 2003 and 2004. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2002 to 2011, was spent in various minor leagues. Internationally Vernarsky played for the United States at two World Junior Championships.
| Kris Vernarsky | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 5, 1982 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins | ||
| NHL Draft |
51st overall, 2000 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2002–2011 | ||
Biography edit
Vernarsky was born in Detroit, Michigan. As a youth, he played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Little Caesars minor ice hockey team.[1]
Vernarsky was drafted 51st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft from the Ontario Hockey League's Plymouth Whalers.[citation needed] While playing for the Whalers, his right were traded to the Boston Bruins for Ric Jackman.[citation needed] He played 17 regular season games for the Bruins, in which he scored one goal and collected two penalty minutes.[citation needed]
Vernarsky's lone NHL goal came in Boston's 6-4 home win against the Montreal Canadiens on February 6, 2003. It was the game-winning goal.
He is married with three children, and resides near of Detroit.[citation needed] After retiring from playing in 2012, he became a welder and fabricator, and coached minor ice hockey.[citation needed]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1997–98 | US NTDP Juniors | USHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | US NTDP U18 | NAHL | 42 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 1997–98 | US NTDP U18 | USDP | 23 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 45 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 64 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 63 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | ||
| 2000–01 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 60 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 19 | ||
| 2001–02 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 59 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 98 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 2002–03 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 65 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 2003–04 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 55 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 53 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 47 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 33 | ||
| 2005–06 | Motor City Mechanics | UHL | 75 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicago Hounds | UHL | 34 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Port Huron Flags | UHL | 34 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Port Huron Icehawks | IHL | 69 | 21 | 44 | 65 | 89 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | ||
| 2008–09 | Port Huron Icehawks | IHL | 75 | 21 | 35 | 67 | 96 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2009–10 | Port Huron Icehawks | IHL | 74 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 51 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| UHL/IHL totals | 361 | 74 | 146 | 220 | 383 | 33 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 40 | ||||
| NHL totals | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | United States | WJC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2002 | United States | WJC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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