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Chris Kreider
Chris Kreider - New York Rangers
Born (1991-04-30)April 30, 1991,
Boxford, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height
Weight 		6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
226 lb (103 kg; 16 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team New York Rangers
Ntl. team Flag of the United States United States of America
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 and alternate captain for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Raised in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Kreider previously played college ice hockey at Boston College. He was drafted in the first round, 19th overall, by the Rangers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and is the longest-tenured player in the organization. Due to his size and ability to set screens on goaltenders, he is known as "The Human Eclipse." He holds the NHL record for most Stanley Cup playoff goals before playing his first NHL regular season game, with five. In 2022, he became the fourth New York Ranger to score 50 goals in a single season.

Playing career[]

Amateur[]

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 was named Most Valuable Player of the 2011 Beanpot Tournament, as Boston College won the tournament for the second-straight time.[3][4] He was also selected to the senior United States national team to compete in the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia.[5]

In the 2011–12 season 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.[6][7][8] 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.[9][10] 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.[9]

Professional[]

On April 10, 2012, Kreider signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Rangers.[11][12][13] He joined New York the following day for practice, and was declared eligible to participate in the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs.[14][15] He made his NHL debut a few days later in a Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarter-finals on April 16, 2012.[16] He scored his first career NHL goal in Game 6 of that series on April 23 with an assist from former World Junior Championship teammate Derek Stepan, which proved to be the game-winner.[17][18]

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.[19][20] He ended the 2012 playoffs with five goals, an NHL record for most playoff goals before playing his first regular season game.[21] 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.[22] Kreider scored his first career hat-trick on November 30, 2013, against the Vancouver Canucks in a 5–2 Rangers victory.[23]

On May 17, 2014, in game one of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Montreal Canadiens, Kreider crashed the net of Canadiens goaltender Carey Price resulting in Price sustaining a sprained knee. Price would miss the remainder the round of the playoffs. The Rangers would go on to claim a 4–2 series victory.[24][25]

On July 23, 2014, Kreider and the Rangers agreed to a two-year, $4.95 million contract extension.[26]

On October 28, 2014, in a game against the Minnesota Wild, Kreider received a major penalty and a game misconduct for dangerously checking Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin from behind into the boards. Despite an injury to Brodin, Kreider was not suspended for the hit.[27]

On July 22, 2016, Kreider signed a four-year, $18.5 million contract extension with the Rangers, avoiding arbitration.[28] Kreider would then have a solid 2016-17 season, setting new career highs in both goals (28) and points (53).

During a game against the Washington Capitals on December 27, 2017, Kreider left the game for an undisclosed reason. It was later revealed that Kreider had a blood clot in his right arm, and would be out indefinitely.[29] On January 8, 2018, it was announced that Kreider would undergo rib resection surgery, and would be out of the lineup for about 5–7 weeks.[30] Kreider played his first game back on February 24, 2018 against the Minnesota Wild after missing 24 games.[31]

On February 24, 2020, Kreider signed a seven-year, $45.5 million contract extension with the Rangers.[32][33]

On February 1, 2021, Kreider scored his 161st NHL career goal during a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, passing fellow Ranger Cecil Dillon on the all-time franchise list. He became the second American-born player on the Rangers' all-time goal-scoring list behind Brian Leetch.[34]

In January 2022, Kreider was chosen to the 2022 NHL All-Star Game, which will be held at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[35] It turned out to be a career year for Kreider. On April 5, during a game against the New Jersey Devils, Kreider recorded his 25th power play goal, the most in a single season in Rangers history, breaking the team's record previously held by Jaromír Jágr (24), Vic Hadfield (23), Marcel Dionne and Mike Gartner both with 22 goals. Also, in the same game, he scored his 10th game-winning goal, a new franchise record, beating the Devils 3–1. On April 11, during a game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Kreider scored his 50th goal for the season. He became the fourth player in Rangers franchise history to score 50-plus goals in a single season, joining Jaromír Jágr (54), Adam Graves (52), and Vic Hadfield (50). On April 26th, Kreider was named the recipient of the Steven MacDonald Extra Effort Award. On April 27th, Kreider was named the recipient of the inaugural Mr. Ranger Award presented in memory of Rod Gilbert.

During Game 6 of the Stanley Cup playoffs against the Pittsburgh Penguins on May 13, Kreider scored his 8th career game-winning playoff goal, setting a new franchise record. After scoring a goal in Game 7, Kreider tied Mark Messier with the second most playoff goals in Rangers history with 29, moving one past Ron Duguay, Adam Graves, and Brian Leetch. In Round 2 of the playoffs during Game 7 against the Carolina Hurricanes, Kreider scored his 15th goal in his 26th career playoff game. He has 15 goals when facing elimination in the playoffs, the most in Rangers franchise history.

International play[]

Medal record
Competitor for Flag of the United States USA
Ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze 2018 Denmark
World Junior Championships
Gold 2010 Saskatchewan
Bronze 2011 Buffalo

Kreider scored six goals for the gold medal-winning United States World Junior Championship team in 2010.[36][37][38] 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.[39][40] Two of his goals were scored in the bronze medal game, and he was named the USA's best player for that game.[41][42][43] Kreider's ten goals in World Junior Championship play tied 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.[43]

In 2018, Kreider, along with teammate Neal Pionk, were the only Rangers players selected to represent the United States at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.[44] He posted 10 points through 10 games, helping the United States claim the Bronze Medal in Denmark.

On April 19, 2019, Kreider was selected to represent Team USA at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, held in Bratislava and Kosice, Slovakia.[45]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005–06 Masconomet Regional High School HS-MA 19 5 10 15 — — — — —
2006–07 Masconomet Regional High School HS-MA 20 28 13 41 — — — — —
2007–08 Phillips Academy HS-Prep 24 26 15 41 — — — — —
2008–09 Phillips Academy HS-Prep 26 33 23 56 10 — — — — —
2008–09 Valley Jr. Warriors EJHL 5 4 2 6 — — — — —
2009–10 Boston College HE 38 15 8 23 26 — — — — —
2010–11 Boston College HE 32 11 13 24 37 — — — — —
2011–12 Boston College HE 44 23 22 45 66 — — — — —
2011–12 New York Rangers NHL — — — — — 18 5 2 7 6
2012–13 Connecticut Whale AHL 48 12 11 23 73 — — — — —
2012–13 New York Rangers NHL 23 2 1 3 6 8 1 1 2 0
2013–14 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 6 2 2 4 16 — — — — —
2013–14 New York Rangers NHL 66 17 20 37 72 15 5 8 13 14
2014–15 New York Rangers NHL 80 21 25 46 88 19 7 2 9 14
2015–16 New York Rangers NHL 79 21 22 43 58 5 2 0 2 6
2016–17 New York Rangers NHL 75 28 25 53 58 12 3 1 4 18
2017–18 New York Rangers NHL 58 16 21 37 44 — — — — —
2018–19 New York Rangers NHL 79 28 24 52 57 — — — — —
2019–20 New York Rangers NHL 63 24 21 45 58 3 1 1 2 6
2020–21 New York Rangers NHL 50 20 10 30 34 — — — — —
2021–22 New York Rangers NHL 81 52 25 77 24 20 10 6 16 14
NHL totals 654 229 194 423 499 100 34 21 55 78

International[]

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2010 United States WJC Gold medal icon 7 6 1 7 2
2010 United States WC 13th 6 1 1 2 0
2011 United States WJC Bronze medal icon 6 4 2 6 0
2011 United States WC 8th 7 2 1 3 6
2018 United States WC Bronze medal icon 10 4 6 10 2
2019 United States WC 7th 8 3 1 4 2
Junior totals 13 10 3 13 2
Senior totals 31 10 9 19 10

Awards and honors[]

Award Year
College
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 2009–10
All-Hockey East Second Team 2011–12
NHL
All-Star Game 2020, 2022

References[]

  1. ↑ Wisconsin falls to Boston College in NCAA title game, 5-0.
  2. ↑ HOCKEY EAST ANNOUNCES 2010 ALL-ROOKIE TEAM.
  3. ↑ Kreider's future gets even brighter. newyorkrangers.com (February 18, 2011).
  4. ↑ Beanpot Tournament Awards. beanpothockey.com.
  5. ↑ FIVE PLAYERS WITH HOCKEY EAST TIES NAMED TO 2011 U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM. Hockey East Association.
  6. ↑ Boyd, J. (April 7, 2012). Boxford's Kreider helps Boston College win national college hockey. Tri-Town Transcript.
  7. ↑ 2011–12 Scoring for Boston College (H-East). The Internet Hockey Database.
  8. ↑ Boston College 2011–2012 Team Statistics. Hockey East.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 2011–2012 Hockey East Overall Category Leaders. Hockey East.
  10. ↑ 2011–2012 NCAA Statistics - Scoring Leaders. College Hockey News.
  11. ↑ Gentille, S. (April 10, 2012). Chris Kreider, Rangers agree; Top prospect will practice Wednesday. The Sporting News.
  12. ↑ Zipay, S. (April 10, 2012). Rangers sign Chris Kreider. Newsday.
  13. ↑ Rangers, Kreider agree to contract terms. New York Rangers (April 10, 2012).
  14. ↑ Lozo (April 11, 2012). Kreider joins Rangers, will have to earn ice time. NHL.com.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ Rangers' Lundqvist makes 39 saves in 1–0 win. Yahoo! (April 16, 2012).
  17. ↑ 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).
  18. ↑ Cyrgalis, B.. "Rangers rookie Kreider scores in Game 6", New York Post, April 24, 2012. 
  19. ↑ Rosen, D. (April 28, 2012). Rookie Chris Kreider making it look easy. nhl.com.
  20. ↑ NHL on the Fly [television]. NHL Network.
  21. ↑ Chris Kreider's playoff run now record setting as Rangers rookie scores again. The Star Ledger (May 20, 2012).
  22. ↑ Klein, J.Z. (May 16, 2012). With Three Postseason Goals, Rangers' Kreider Ties Obscure Record. The New York Times.
  23. ↑ "KREIDER NETS THREE, RANGERS TOP CANUCKS IN TORTORELLA'S RETURN", 30 November 2013. 
  24. ↑ 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals: MTL vs. NYR | Hockey-Reference.com (en).
  25. ↑ "Montreal Canadiens' goalie Carey Price out of Eastern Final with injury | The Star", thestar.com. (en) 
  26. ↑ Kreider, Rangers agree to two-year contract.
  27. ↑ Gentille, Sean (October 28, 2014). Why wasn't Chris Kreider suspended?.
  28. ↑ Rangers Agree to Terms With Chris Kreider (July 22, 2016).
  29. ↑ Kreider out indefinitely for Rangers with blood clot in right arm (December 28, 2017).
  30. ↑ Rangers forward Chris Kreider undergoes successful rib surgery, will be reevaluated in six weeks (January 9, 2018).
  31. ↑ Kreider Returns to Rangers Lineup After Blood Clot (February 24, 2018).
  32. ↑ Blueshirts' Big Acquisition: Chris Kreider (February 24, 2020).
  33. ↑ Rangers lock up Chris Kreider with 7-year extension (February 24, 2020).
  34. ↑ The New York Rangers overcome a turbulent weekend to defeat the Pens (2 February 2021).
  35. ↑ Rangers' Adam Fox, Chris Kreider to play in All-Star Game (January 13, 2022).
  36. ↑ The Kreider Watch.
  37. ↑ Goalscoring Leaders. iihf.com.
  38. ↑ 2010 WJC Player Statistics by Team: USA. iihf.com.
  39. ↑ Kreider, Bourque make final USA cut. nhl.com.
  40. ↑ 2011 WJC Player Statistics by Team: USA. iihf.com.
  41. ↑ Game Summary SWE 2 USA 4. iihf.com.
  42. ↑ 2011 Best Players Per Game. iihf.com.
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 Kreider scores two as USA wins bronze. nhl.com.
  44. ↑ 2018 U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER. Kreider would go on to score 4 goals and 6 assists for 10 points including a goal in the bronze medal game helping team USA claim the bronze medal.
  45. ↑ First 17 players named to 2019 U.S. Men's national team. USA Hockey (April 19, 2019).

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Michael Del Zotto 		New York Rangers first round draft pick
2009 		Succeeded by
Dylan McIlrath
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