Kris Vernarsky

Kristopher Todd Vernarsky (born April 5, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 17 games in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins between 2003 and 2004. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2002 to 2011, was spent in various minor leagues. Internationally Vernarsky played for the United States at two World Junior Championships.

Biography Vernarsky was born in Detroit, Michigan. As a youth, he played in the 1996 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Little Caesars minor ice hockey team.

Vernarsky was drafted 51st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2000 NHL entry draft from the Ontario Hockey League's Plymouth Whalers. While playing for the Whalers, his right were traded to the Boston Bruins for Ric Jackman. He played 17 regular season games for the Bruins, in which he scored one goal and collected two penalty minutes.

Vernarsky's lone NHL goal came in Boston's 6-4 home win against the Montreal Canadiens on February 6, 2003. It was the game-winning goal.

He is married with three children, and resides near Detroit. After retiring from playing in 2012, he became a welder and fabricator, and coached minor ice hockey.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1997–98 US NTDP Juniors USHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1997–98 US NTDP U18 NAHL 42 9 10 19 50 1 1 2 3 7 1997–98 US NTDP U18 USDP 23 1 6 7 40 — — — — — 1998–99 Plymouth Whalers OHL 45 3 14 17 30 11 0 0 0 2 1999–00 Plymouth Whalers OHL 64 16 22 38 63 19 3 6 9 24 2000–01 Plymouth Whalers OHL 60 14 21 35 35 19 7 10 17 19 2001–02 Plymouth Whalers OHL 59 19 36 55 98 6 1 2 3 15 2002–03 Boston Bruins NHL 14 1 0 1 2 — — — — — 2002–03 Providence Bruins AHL 65 12 15 27 49 4 0 0 0 20 2003–04 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2003–04 Providence Bruins AHL 55 8 9 17 61 2 0 0 0 4 2004–05 Providence Bruins AHL 5 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2004–05 Florida Everblades ECHL 53 16 20 36 47 18 2 7 9 33 2005–06 Motor City Mechanics UHL 75 10 21 31 100 4 0 0 0 0 2006–07 Chicago Hounds UHL 34 7 7 14 32 — — — — — 2006–07 Port Huron Flags UHL 34 7 15 22 25 4 2 1 3 4 2007–08 Port Huron Icehawks IHL 69 21 44 65 89 12 4 9 13 18 2008–09 Port Huron Icehawks IHL 75 21 35 67 96 6 2 4 6 8 2009–10 Port Huron Icehawks IHL 74 8 24 32 41 7 2 3 5 10 2010–11 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 51 8 13 21 32 17 1 0 1 8 UHL/IHL totals 361 74 146 220 383 33 10 17 27 40 NHL totals 17 1 0 1 2 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2001 United States WJC 7 1 0 1 4 2002 United States WJC 7 2 2 4 18 Junior totals 14 3 2 5 22