Kris Vernarsky

Kris Vernarsky
Kris Vernarsky
Born	April 5, 1982 (age 42); 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 retired 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

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

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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[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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