Trumbull Native Chris Drury Retires from the NHL

After 12 seasons in the NHL, Trumbull native Chris Drury announced his retirement on Friday, according to a Yahoo! Sports article.

A member of Trumbull National's Little League World Series-winning team in 1989, Drury registered 255 goals and 360 assists in 892 career games with the Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers.

During his career, Drury developed a reputation for scoring big goals, as 17 of his 47 playoff goals were game-winners.

Drafted by the Quebec Nordiques, Drury joined the Avalanche after the franchise relocated to Denver in 1995 and won a Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2001.

Drury also won an NCAA championship as a freshman at Boston University in 1995 and as a senior in 1998, was named the winner of the Hobey Baker award as the top college player in the country.

The following year, he won the Calder Trophy as the NHL's rookie of the year, becoming the first player to win the Baker and Calder awards. 

After becoming a free agent in 2007, Drury signed a four-year, $33.25 million deal with the Rangers but spent four largely disappointing seasons in New York.

Due to injury problems, he played in only 24 games during the 2010-11 season and managed just five points. He did return to the lineup for the final game of the season and scored his only goal of the year in a win against New Jersey that helped the Rangers clinch a playoff spot.