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Kris Newbury (C)

Connecticut Whale

Biography

2011-12: Had nine shots on goal in series-winning, 4-3 (OT) win vs. Bridgeport 4/22, in Game Three of Eastern Conference Quarterfinals…Led Whale club in regular-season goals , tied for team points lead (and tied for 10th in AHL), had second-most assists and registered second-most PIM on squad…Posted his pro career-high 62nd and 63rd points of the season with 1-1-2 in Third-Star performance 4/13 vs. Manchester (5-4 shootout loss)…Netted his pro career-high 23rd goal of the season, and added an assist, 3/24 vs. Bridgeport…Tied game with 4.9 seconds left in regulation, and had an assist, in 4-3 shootout win vs. Bridgeport 3/9 (Third Star)…Notched his 20th goal of the season in First-Star performance 3/4 @ Manchester (3-2 win)…Named game’s First Star 2/18 vs. Worcester (GWG, six shots in 3-1 win)…Returned to action 2/3 vs. Albany, and scored a goal in First-Star performance in 3-2 victory, after missing previous two games due to injury (injured 1/21 vs. Norfolk)…Returned to Whale by NY Rangers 1/16, after being recalled 1/15 and skating for Rangers that night @ Montreal…Second Star 1/7 vs. Springfield, after tallying 2-1-3 and matching a then-team season high with eight shots…Strung together Whale season-high eight-game point-scoring streak (5-12-17), 12/16-1/2…Named Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the week ending January 1, after notching 3-5-8 in four games on the week…Tallied two goals in Second-Star performance 12/31 vs. Springfield, extending a point-scoring streak to a Whale season high seven straight games (4-11-15)…Notched Whale’s first four-point game of the season with four assists in 6-3 win vs. Bridgeport 12/16 (Second Star)…Registered five-game point-scoring streak (3-2-5) 11/20-12/9…Returned to action 12/2 @ Providence, and scored PPG, after serving four-game AHL suspension…Returned to Whale by NY Rangers 10/29…Was +1 in NY Ranger season debut 10/18 @ Vancouver (4-0 win)…Recalled from Whale by NY Rangers 10/16…Tallied his first Whale hat trick in season opener 10/8 @ Adirondack (First Star in 6-3 loss)…2010-11: Turned in Third-Star performance in 5-4 loss @ Portland 4/21, in Game Five of Atlantic Division Semi-finals, with 2-1-3 and seven shots…Topped Whale skaters in regular-season points (61) and assists (44), scored fourth-most goals (17) and had fifth-most PIM (139) on team…Notched his pro career-high 61st point of the season with PPG 4/9 vs. Bridgeport…Established a pro career high with his 39th assist of the season 3/20 vs. Springfield…Scored game’s only goal in 1-0 win @ Manchester 3/18 (First Star), extending a point-scoring streak to seven games (6-5-11)…Earned First-Star honors in 2-1 OT win @ Springfield 3/5, with 1-1-2…Returned to Whale by NY Rangers 3/3, after recall 2/20…Returned to Whale by NY Rangers 2/18, after recall 2/16…Bagged second straight GWG 2/5 @ Portland (4-3 triumph), for his first goal-scoring streak of season…Notched GWG, and put game-high seven shots on net, in Second-Star performance 2/4 vs. Bridgeport (3-2 win)…Returned to Whale by NY Rangers 2/3, after recall 1/30…Returned to Whale by NY Rangers 1/25, after registering one assist and 33 PIM in seven games in first NY Ranger stint…Posted his first Ranger point with an assist in 3-2 shootout win @ Atlanta 1/22…Was Even, with five PIM, in NY Ranger debut 1/15 @ Montreal…Earned his first NY Ranger recall 1/9…Netted Whale’s first SHG of the season in 5-4 win 12/31 @ Portland…Strung together team season-high eight-game point and assist streak (3-12-15), 11/28-12/17…Notched 1-2-3 in 6-4 triumph @ Adirondack 12/15 (Third Star)…Turned in Second-Star performance 12/11 vs. Manchester (1-2-3 in 5-1 victory)…Had two assists, and tied a then-team season high with eight shots on net, 12/3 @ Providence (Third Star in 3-1 win)…Posted the Wolf Pack’s first three-assist game of the season in 3-0 win @ Providence 10/17 (Third Star)…Had two assists in season-opening 4-2 victory vs. Charlotte…2009-10: Led Wolf Pack team in PIM (205, between Hartford and Grand Rapids), finished second on team in assists (36) and third in points (51)…Had eight-game point-scoring streak (1-10-11), which tied a team season high, 3/20-4/7…Had Wolf Pack season-high seven-game assist streak (0-10-10), 3/21-4/3…Turned in Second-Star performance in 3-2 shootout win 3/26 vs. Adirondack, with his second straight two-assist game, plus shootout-winning goal…Earned Third-Star honors in 6-2 win vs. Lowell 3/13, with 1-2-3…Tallied his first Wolf Pack goal, and point, 3/7 @ Toronto…Was +1 in Wolf Pack debut 3/6 @ Hamilton…Led Grand Rapids club in PIM at the time of his acquisition by the Rangers, and ranked third on team in points and tied for third in assists…Returned to Grand Rapids by Detroit 12/21…Recalled by Detroit from Grand Rapids 12/14, and tallied a goal in Red Wings debut that night vs. Phoenix…First Star in 7-2 Grand Rapids win @ Toronto 12/13 (1-2-3, +3)…Registered seven-game point streak (1-8-9) for Grand Rapids, 10/25-11/13…Notched 1-2-3 for Grand Rapids in 6-1 win vs. Abbotsford 10/25…2008-09: Finished tied for fourth-most assists on Toronto (AHL) club…2007-08: Posted second-most playoff points among Toronto (AHL) skaters, and led team in postseason PIM…Tied for fifth on Toronto (AHL) team in regular-season goals and finished third on club in PIM…2006-07: Finished third on Toronto (AHL) team in assists, tied for fourth in goals and tied for fourth in points…Registered his first NHL point with a goal for Toronto 1/1 vs. Boston…Made NHL debut for Toronto 12/23 vs. Washington…2005-06: Scored third-most points and assists on Toronto (AHL) squad, finished fourth on team in goals and second in +/- (+13), and led club in PIM…2003-04: Topped St. John’s team in PIM…2001-02: Second-Team OHL All-Star selection, after leading Sarnia club in points and assists, and finishing second on team in goals, with 42-62-104 in 66 GP…Transactions: Acquired by NY Rangers via trade with Detroit, in exchange for Jordan Owens, 3/3/10...Signed with Detroit as free agent, 7/7/09…Signed as free agent by Toronto, 7/17/06…Signed to AHL contract by St. John’s, 10/2/03…Drafted: 5th rd. (139th ov.) by San Jose 2002.