Cory Cross

Cory Cross (born January 3, 1971 in Lloydminster, Alberta) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman, who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League. He is currently an assistant coach for the Calgary Dinos men's ice hockey team.http://www.godinos.com/coaches.aspx?path=mhockey&tab=menshockey
==Draft==
Cross was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning 1st overall in the 1992 NHL Supplemental Draft.
==Playing career==
After being drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning, Cross went on to spend time with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings. A physically imposing player with a powerful shot, Cross was considered a sub-par skater by NHL standards. This became especially apparent after the 2004–05 NHL lockout, since which he played only 56 games at the NHL level.
After spending three seasons on defence for the University of Alberta, Cross made his professional debut with Atlanta of the IHL. He saw spot duty with the Lightning for two seasons before playing his first full season in the NHL during the 1995–96 season.
After spending parts of six seasons in Tampa Bay, Cross, along with a seventh-round draft pick, was dealt in the off-season to the Toronto Maple Leafs, in exchange for Fredrik Modin. After three relatively good seasons with the Leafs, Cross was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the New York Rangers. Cross played only 26 games in New York before being traded again, this time to the Edmonton Oilers, along with Radek Dvorak in exchange for Anson Carter and Ales Pisa. Cross played 113 games for Edmonton before being traded along with Jani Rita to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Dick Tarnstrom. Cross was relentlessly criticized in Edmonton for his inability to adapt to the "New NHL". On March 9, 2006, Cross was traded from the Penguins to the Detroit Red Wings for fourth round draft pick in 2007.
Cross signed with the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in July 2006. Cross played one season with Hamburg. Cross formally retired as an active player in September 2009.
==Coaching career==
On September 27, 2009, the Calgary Dinos head hockey coach, Mark Howell, announced that Cross would be an assistant head coach along with former NHLer Brad Isbister.Cross, Isbister named Dinos assistants
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1992–93 	Atlanta Knights 	IHL 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	6
1993–94 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Atlanta Knights 	IHL 	 	70 	4 	14 	18 	72 	 	9 	1 	2 	3 	14
1994–95 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 	 	43 	1 	5 	6 	41 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Atlanta Knights 	IHL 	 	41 	5 	10 	15 	67 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 	 	75 	2 	14 	16 	66 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	22
1996–97 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 	 	72 	4 	5 	9 	95 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 	 	74 	3 	6 	9 	77 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1998–99 	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL 	 	67 	2 	16 	18 	92 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	71 	4 	11 	15 	64 	 	12 	0 	2 	2 	2
2000–01 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	41 	3 	5 	8 	50 	 	11 	2 	1 	3 	10
2001–02 	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL 	 	50 	3 	9 	12 	54 	 	12 	0 	0 	0 	8
2002–03 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	26 	0 	4 	4 	16 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	11 	2 	3 	5 	8 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	20
2003–04 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	68 	7 	14 	21 	56 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Edmonton Oilers 	NHL 	 	34 	2 	3 	5 	38 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	6 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	16 	1 	1 	2 	15 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Hamburg Freezers 	DEL 	 	48 	2 	7 	9 	190 	 	7 	2 	2 	4 	32
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	659 	34 	97 	131 	684 	 	47 	2 	4 	6 	62
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
== External links ==
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* NHL.com profile
Category:Born in 1971
Category:Alberta Golden Bears players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Detroit Red Wings players
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Category:Hamburg Freezers players
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Category:Pittsburgh Penguins players
Category:Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
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Category:Retired in 2007