Kris Vernarsky

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Kris Vernarsky
Born (1982-04-05) April 5, 1982 (age 39)
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

Kristopher Todd Vernarsky (born April 5, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey player.

Biography[]

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 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]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-11.

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