Chris Kreider

Chris Kreider

Kreider as a Ranger.
Born (1991-04-30) April 30, 1991
Boxford, MA, USA
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 226 lb (103 kg; 16 st 2 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shoots Left
NHL team New York Rangers
National team  United States
NHL Draft 19th overall, 2009
New York Rangers
Playing career 2012–present

Christopher James Kreider (born April 30, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played college ice hockey at Boston College and was drafted in the first round, 19th overall, by the Rangers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He holds the NHL record for most Stanley Cup playoff goals before playing his first NHL regular season game, with five.

Playing career

Amateur

Medal record
Representing United States USA
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2010 Saskatchewan
2011 Buffalo

Kreider played for Masconomet Regional High School, and later Phillips Academy, a preparatory school in Andover, Massachusetts. Kreider scored a goal in the 2010 NCAA title game in which Boston College defeated the University of Wisconsin to win the national title; he was also named to the 2010 Hockey East All-Rookie Team.[1][2] Kreider also scored six goals for the gold medal-winning United States World Junior Championship team in 2010.[3][4][5] He was chosen to represent the United States once again at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, and led the team with four goals in six games as Team USA won the bronze medal.[6][7] Two of his goals were scored in the bronze medal game, and he was named the USA's best player for that game.[8][9][10] Kreider's ten goals in World Junior Championship play ties him with John LeClair and Mike Modano for third all-time among American players, behind just Jeremy Roenick's 13 and Brian Gionta's 11.[10]

Kreider was named Most Valuable Player of the 2011 Beanpot Tournament, as Boston College won the tournament for the second-straight time.[11][12] He was also selected to the senior United States to compete in the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia.[13]

In 2011–12, Kreider won a second NCAA title with Boston College, where he led the team in scoring with 23 goals and 45 points in 44 games.[14][15][16] His 23 goals were second overall in the Hockey East conference and tied for eighth in the NCAA; his 45 points were fifth in Hockey East and tied for 19th in the NCAA.[17][18] Kreider was also tied for the Hockey East lead in game-winning goals (5), short handed goals (3) and short-handed points (5). He also finished in the top ten in Hockey East with seven power play goals and 17 power play points.[17]

Professional

On April 10, 2012, Kreider signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Rangers.[19][20][21] He joined New York the following day for practice, and was eligible to participate in the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.[22][23] He then made his NHL debut in a Stanley Cup playoff game against the Ottawa Senators in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals on April 16, 2012.[24] He scored his first career NHL goal in Game 6 on April 23 with an assist from former World Junior Championship teammate Derek Stepan, which proved to be the game-winner.[25][26]

Kreider's second NHL goal was also a playoff game-winning goal, this time coming against the Washington Capitals on in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals on April 28, making him the first player in NHL history whose first two goals were playoff game-winners.[27][28] He ended the 2012 playoffs with five goals, an NHL record for most playoff goals before playing his first regular season game.[29] The prior record of four such goals was held by Eddie Mazur, and the prior record of three goals in a single post-season prior to playing a regular season game was held by George McPhee and Ray Cote.[30] Kreider scored his first career hat-trick on November 30, 2013, against the Vancouver Canucks in a 5–2 Rangers victory.[31]

On July 23, 2014, Kreider and the Rangers agreed to a two-year, $4.95 million contract.[32]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Boston College HE 381582326 —————
2010–11 Boston College HE 32 11 13 24 37 —————
2011–12 Boston College HE 4423224566 —————
2011–12 New York Rangers NHL ————— 185276
2012–13 Connecticut Whale AHL 4812112373 —————
2012–13 New York Rangers NHL 232136 8 1 1 20
2013–14 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 622416 —————
2013–14 New York Rangers NHL 6617203772 15581314
2014–15 New York Rangers NHL 8021254688 19 7 2 9 14
2015–16 New York Rangers NHL 7921224358 52026
NHL totals 248 61 68 129 224 65 20 13 33 40

International

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2010 United States WJC 1st 7 6 1 7 2
2010 United States WC 13th 6 1 1 2 0
2011 United States WJC 3rd 6 4 2 6 0
2011 United States WC 8th 7 2 1 3 6
Junior totals 13 10 3 13 2
Senior totals 13 3 2 5 6

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 2009–10
All-Hockey East Second Team 2011–12

References

  1. ↑ "Wisconsin falls to Boston College in NCAA title game, 5-0". Retrieved 2010-04-13.
  2. ↑ "HOCKEY EAST ANNOUNCES 2010 ALL-ROOKIE TEAM". Retrieved 2010-04-13.
  3. ↑ "The Kreider Watch". Retrieved 2010-04-13.
  4. ↑ "Goalscoring Leaders" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
  5. ↑ "2010 WJC Player Statistics by Team: USA" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  6. ↑ "Kreider, Bourque make final USA cut". nhl.com. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
  7. ↑ "2011 WJC Player Statistics by Team: USA" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
  8. ↑ "Game Summary SWE 2 USA 4" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
  9. ↑ "2011 Best Players Per Game" (PDF). iihf.com. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  10. 1 2 "Kreider scores two as USA wins bronze". nhl.com. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  11. ↑ "Kreider's future gets even brighter". newyorkrangers.com. February 18, 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  12. ↑ "Beanpot Tournament Awards". beanpothockey.com. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
  13. ↑ "FIVE PLAYERS WITH HOCKEY EAST TIES NAMED TO 2011 U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM". FIVE PLAYERS WITH HOCKEY EAST TIES NAMED TO 2011 U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM. Hockey East Association. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  14. ↑ Boyd, J. (April 7, 2012). "Boxford's Kreider helps Boston College win national college hockey". Tri-Town Transcript. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  15. ↑ "2011–12 Scoring for Boston College (H-East)". The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  16. ↑ "Boston College 2011–2012 Team Statistics". Hockey East. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  17. 1 2 "2011–2012 Hockey East Overall Category Leaders". Hockey East. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  18. ↑ "2011–2012 NCAA Statistics - Scoring Leaders". College Hockey News. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  19. ↑ Gentille, S. (April 10, 2012). "Chris Kreider, Rangers agree; Top prospect will practice Wednesday". The Sporting News. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  20. ↑ Zipay, S. (April 10, 2012). "Rangers sign Chris Kreider". Newsday. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  21. ↑ "Rangers, Kreider agree to contract terms". New York Rangers. April 10, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  22. ↑ Lozo, D. (April 11, 2012). "Kreider joins Rangers, will have to earn ice time". NHL.com. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  23. ↑ Leonard, P. (April 11, 2012). "Chris Kreider says NY Rangers were 'pretty adamant about getting started,' newly signed left wing wears No. 20 in practice". The Daily News. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  24. ↑ "Rangers' Lundqvist makes 39 saves in 1–0 win". Yahoo!. April 16, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-16.
  25. ↑ "Rangers force Game 7 with 3–2 win vs Senators. Kreider would then score the second goal of the second round for the Rangers to make it two to one in that game.". Yahoo!. April 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  26. ↑ Cyrgalis, B. (April 24, 2012). "Rangers rookie Kreider scores in Game 6". New York Post. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
  27. ↑ Rosen, D. (April 28, 2012). "Rookie Chris Kreider making it look easy". nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  28. ↑ NHL on the Fly (television). NHL Network. April 28, 2012.
  29. ↑ "Chris Kreider's playoff run now record setting as Rangers rookie scores again". The Star Ledger. May 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  30. ↑ Klein, J.Z. (May 16, 2012). "With Three Postseason Goals, Rangers’ Kreider Ties Obscure Record". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  31. ↑ "KREIDER NETS THREE, RANGERS TOP CANUCKS IN TORTORELLA’S RETURN". TSN.ca. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  32. ↑ "Kreider, Rangers agree to two-year contract". NHL.com. Retrieved July 23, 2014.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Michael Del Zotto		 New York Rangers first round draft pick
2009 		Succeeded by
Dylan McIlrath
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