Chris Drury Christopher Drury ( born August 20 , 1976 in Trumbull , Connecticut ) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the New York Rangers of the NHL . The younger brother of former player Ted Drury , Chris has won the Stanley Cup , the Calder Memorial Trophy , the Hobey Baker Memorial Award , an Olympic Silver Medal ( all in Ice Hockey ) and a Little League Baseball World Series Championship among his many astounding accomplishments . Playing career . Drury first started playing youth hockey with Dave Foti for Greater Bridgeport Youth Hockey , while he was a child . His name and number ( with the Colorado Avalanche logo ) are painted above the entrance doors to the Classic Arena at Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport , CT . He is one of the only players to become a successful NHL hockey player from the South - West Youth Hockey teams , such as the BIG 4 ( Mid - Fairfield Youth Hockey , Southern Youth Hockey Org . , Darien Youth Hockey , and Greater Bridgeport Youth Hockey . ) He later decided to go to Fairfield College Preparatory School along with his brother Ted Drury . Chris was the co - captain of the Varsity Hockey team his senior year with Rudolph Mauritz , who is a History teacher at the school today . Chris and Ted Drury are the only players in Prep ' s hockey history to have their numbers retired . A banner hangs in the far left corner of Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport , ( Fairfield College Preparatory School ' s home rink ) . They both wore the number 18 . Chris Drury was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques 72nd overall in the third round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft . He won a state championship at the prestigious high school Fairfield Prep in Fairfield , Connecticut where he was a four year letterman on the hockey team . He also played for Boston University for four years , winning a national championship in the 1994 - 95 season , being the runner - up for in the Hobey Baker Award in 1997 , and winning the Hobey Baker Award in 1998 , given to the best NCAA ice hockey player , in the 1997 - 98 season . Drury is considered one of the best players ever to don a Terrier uniform , being the first BU player to reach 100 career goals and assists , finishing with 113 and 100 , respectively . He was also named the top defensive forward in Hockey East in 1997 - 98 . He started playing in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche in the 1998 - 99 NHL season in which he won the Calder Trophy as the best rookie of the NHL . Drury won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in the 2000 - 01 season . He was traded to the Calgary Flames on October 1 , 2002 , and then to the Buffalo Sabres on July 3 , 2003 . Drury ' s role with the Sabres placed him as co - captain ( he shared the captaincy with then fellow center Daniel Briere from 2005 – 2007 ) . Drury became a fan favorite with the Avalanche crowd primarily due to his clutch play during playoffs . He had a total of 11 game - winning goals in 4 straight playoff seasons with the Avalanche , and had one game - winner with the Sabres in the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs . On April 12 and April 18 , 2007 , Drury scored his 13th and 14th playoff game winners in a pair of 2 - goal efforts against the New York Islanders in Games 1 and 4 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals . On May 4 , playing in game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals , Drury scored the tying goal from between Thomas Vanek ' s legs with 7 . 7 seconds left in regulation time . The Sabres won 3 - 2 in overtime and closed out the series against the Rangers 4 games to 2 . Drury later added his 15th career playoff game winner in Game 4 of the Conference Final against the Ottawa Senators . Drury competed for the United States in 2002 Winter Olympics , 2006 Winter Olympics , 2004 World Cup of Hockey and several Ice Hockey World Championships . Chris and his wife Rory have a daughter Dylan and a son Luke ; Dylan was born mid - December 2003 . On July 1 , 2007 , Drury signed a five - year , $ 35 . 25 million dollar contract with the New York Rangers . Jersey number . His current number 23 is to honor his childhood hero , New York Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly . During his career , he has also worn numbers 18 and 37 . Little league . Drury was the Championship Game ' s winning pitcher and MVP on the championship team from Trumbull at the 1989 Little League World Series , pitching a complete game 5 - hitter and driving in two runs . Two months later , Drury threw out the ceremonial first pitch in Game 2 of the 1989 World Series . After that , he also met the President and was on his way to New York City to go on " Good Morning America " . External links . [ [ Category : American ice hockey players ] ] [ [ Category : Boston University Terriers players ] ] [ [ Category : Quebec Nordiques draft picks ] ] [ [ Category : Member of the American National Team ] ] [ [ Category : Calder Trophy winners ] ] [ [ Category : Colorado Avalanche players ] ] [ [ Category : Calgary Flames players ] ] [ [ Category : Buffalo Sabres players ] ] [ [ Category : New York Rangers players ] ] [ [ Category : Buffalo Sabres captains ] ] [ [ Category : 1998 Debut ] ]