Chris Ferraro

Christopher M. Ferraro (born January 24, 1973) is an American former professional ice hockey player who formerly played in the National Hockey League. Along with his twin brother, Peter, became the second set of identical twins to play on the same NHL team: the New York Rangers in the 1995–96 season.

Playing career As a youth, Ferraro and his brother Peter played in the 1985, 1986 and 1987 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers minor ice hockey teams.

Chris Ferraro was the later of the Ferraro twins to be drafted into the NHL. He was drafted in the fourth round, 85th overall, in the 1992 NHL entry draft by the Rangers. During his NHL career, he played for the Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders and Washington Capitals. He also represented the United States at the World Junior Hockey Championships in 1992 and 1993, and at the World Championships in 2003.

Ferraro played in Germany with the DEG Metro Stars in the 2005–06 season before returning to the American Hockey League with the San Antonio Rampage. He joined his brother playing with the Las Vegas Wranglers for the 2007–08 season. During a March 1, 2008 game against the Victoria Salmon Kings, he was the victim of a sucker punch that knocked him unconscious and resulted in a concussion. Ferarro pursued assault charges against his opponent, Robin Gomez, though Gomez was acquitted. Ferraro returned for the 2008–09 season for the Wranglers before ending his professional career to develop a training center for young players in Long Island.

The brothers inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame on Long Island in the Hockey Category with the Class of 2012.

Chris and his brother Peter built the Twin Rinks facility at Nassau County's Eisenhower Park. But cost overruns led to its bankruptcy in 2015, and the Islanders purchased it to serve as their practice facility.

Personal Chris married Jennifer, his college sweetheart from the University of Maine in 2001. Three months later, his wife was diagnosed with stomach cancer and, after a 13-month battle, died on November 5, 2002. In dedication, Chris set up the Jennifer Ferraro Foundation to help further research in stomach cancer.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1990–91 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 45 53 44 97 84 — — — — — 1991–92 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 20 30 19 49 52 — — — — — 1991–92 Waterloo Blackhawks USHL 18 19 31 50 54 — — — — — 1992–93 University of Maine HE 39 25 26 51 46 — — — — — 1993–94 University of Maine HE 4 0 1 1 8 — — — — — 1993–94 United States National Team Intl 48 8 34 42 58 — — — — — 1994–95 Atlanta Knights IHL 54 13 14 27 72 — — — — — 1994–95 Binghamton Rangers AHL 13 6 4 10 38 10 2 3 5 16 1995–96 Binghamton Rangers AHL 77 32 67 99 208 4 4 2 6 13 1995–96 New York Rangers NHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1996–97 Binghamton Rangers AHL 53 29 34 63 94 — — — — — 1996–97 New York Rangers NHL 12 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 1997–98 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 46 3 4 7 43 — — — — — 1998–99 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1998–99 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 72 35 41 76 104 11 8 5 13 20 1999–00 Chicago Wolves IHL 25 7 18 25 40 16 5 8 13 14 1999–00 Providence Bruins AHL 21 9 9 18 32 — — — — — 1999–00 New York Islanders NHL 11 1 3 4 8 — — — — — 2000–01 Albany River Rats AHL 74 24 42 66 111 — — — — — 2001–02 Portland Pirates AHL 2 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 2001–02 Washington Capitals NHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2002–03 Portland Pirates AHL 57 19 32 51 121 3 0 1 1 6 2003–04 Springfield Falcons AHL 64 14 24 38 137 — — — — — 2004–05 Södertälje SK SEL 12 1 4 5 26 — — — — — 2004–05 Syracuse Crunch AHL 24 7 7 14 50 — — — — — 2005–06 DEG Metro Stars DEL 42 6 22 28 134 14 2 3 5 28 2006–07 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2006–07 Phoenix Roadrunners ECHL 3 2 1 3 4 — — — — — 2006–07 San Antonio Rampage AHL 49 10 26 36 54 — — — — — 2007–08 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 46 12 39 51 95 3 0 1 1 6 2008–09 Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL 64 21 25 46 119 — — — — — AHL totals 507 186 288 474 955 28 14 11 25 55 NHL totals 74 7 9 16 57 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1992 United States WJC 7 4 3 7 2 1993 United States WJC 4th 7 4 7 11 8 2003 United States WC 13th 6 0 2 2 18 Junior totals 14 8 10 18 10 Senior totals 6 0 2 2 18

Awards and honors Award Year All-Hockey East Rookie Team 1992–93 AHL Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award 2002–03