Herb Drury

Herbert Joseph Drury (March 2, 1896 – July 30, 1965) was a Canadian-born American ice hockey defenseman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Quakers. Internationally he played for the American national team at the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal both times.

Playing career Drury was Canadian, he was born in Midland, Ontario, on March 2, 1896. He moved to Pittsburgh in 1916 to play for the Pittsburgh Athletic Association hockey team (which later became the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets of the United States Amateur Hockey Association) at the Duquesne Garden. From 1918 to 1919, he was called to military service for World War I, but was back to playing by the start of the 1919–20 season. That season, he represented the United States as a naturalized citizen on the U.S. Olympic hockey team for the 1920 Summer Olympics. The 1920 Olympic Games, in Antwerp, Belgium, was the debut of hockey to the Olympics, which was added to the existing summer sports. Although the U.S. lost to Canada's Winnipeg Falcons in the finals, Drury returned to the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets as a silver medalist.

In 1924, Drury once again saw Olympic action as a member of the U.S. Olympic team that played in the first Winter Games at Chamonix, France. As part of the opening ceremonies, Drury carried the U.S. flag for his adopted country.

In October 1925, when Drury became the fifth former Yellow Jackets player sign with the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Pirates. He played with the Pirates during all of the franchise's five seasons. In 1930, Drury relocated with the team to Philadelphia, where they were known as the Quakers. The Quakers franchise later suspended operations after the 1930–31 NHL season and later folded.

Post-career Following his retirement from professional hockey Drury became a steamfitter in Pittsburgh and lived there until his death. Drury died on July 30, 1965, aged 70, from undisclosed causes and was interred at Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh. In 2010, Herb Drury joined his late brother, University of Southern California football legend Morley Drury, as an inductee of the Midland (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame, in the Athlete category. Drury's 1924 silver medal and scrapbook documenting his career, are currently on display at the Heinz History Center.

1919–20 Pittsburgh AA Exhib

1921–22 Pittsburgh Stars USAHA

1922–23 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets USAHA

1923–24 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets USAHA

1924–25 Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets USAHA

1925–26 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL

1926–27 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL

1927–28 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL

1928–29 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL

1929–30 Pittsburgh Pirates NHL

1930–31 Philadelphia Quakers NHL

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International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1920 United States OLY 3 6 0 6 0 1924 United States OLY 5 22 3 25 0 Senior totals 8 28 3 31 0