- Chris Ferraro
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Chris Ferraro Born January 24, 1973
Port Jefferson, NY, USAHeight 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) Position Center Shot Right Played for New York Rangers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Edmonton Oilers
New York Islanders
Washington CapitalsNational team 
United StatesNHL Draft 85th overall, 1992
New York RangersPlaying career 1994–2009 Website Chris Ferraro Chris Ferraro (born January 24, 1973) is an American retired 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.
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Playing career
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.[1]
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 consussion. Ferarro pursued assault charges against his opponent, Robin Gomez,[2] though Gomez was acquitted.[3] 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.[4]
Awards
- 1992–93 HE All-Rookie Team
- 2002–03 AHL Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs 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 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 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 — — — — — NHL Totals 74 7 9 16 57 — — — — — International
Medal record Competitor for USAIce hockey World Junior Championships Bronze 1992 Germany Year Team Comp GP G A Pts PIM 1992 United States WJC 7 4 3 7 2 1993 United States WJC 7 4 7 11 8 2003 United States WC 6 0 2 2 18 Junior int'l totals 14 8 10 18 10 Senior int'l totals 6 0 2 2 18 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 passed away on November 5, 2002.[5] In dedication, Chris setup the Jennifer Ferraro Foundation to help further research in stomach cancer.[6]
References
- ^ "Chris Ferraro player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=10465. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ "Injured hockey player ready to tell all in court". Victoria Times-Colonist. 2008-04-09. http://www.canada.com/ch/cheknews/news/story.html?id=cea43aab-c444-4231-8dd9-cea91f7705a9&k=71701. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ Meissner, Dirk (2009-07-03). "Acquitted hockey player says fighting part of game". Edmonton Sun. http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/canada/2009/07/03/10009771-sun.html. Retrieved 2010-02-21.[dead link]
- ^ "The AHL: playing for fun, but also playing with a purpose". Portland Press Herald. 2010-01-15. http://www.pressherald.com/archive/the-best-of-the-ahl_2010-01-15.html?searchterm=chris+ferraro. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "Hockey player still in pain". JF Foundation. 2006-03-20. http://www.jf-foundation.org/pop_articles/pain_1_pop.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ^ "Ferraro starts fund to honor wife". JF Foundation. 2006-03-20. http://www.jf-foundation.org/pop_articles/honor_wife_pop.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
External links
Categories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- Albany River Rats players
- American ice hockey players
- Atlanta Knights players
- Binghamton Rangers players
- DEG Metro Stars players
- Dubuque Fighting Saints alumni
- Hamilton Bulldogs players
- Hartford Wolf Pack players
- Las Vegas Wranglers players
- Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey players
- New York Rangers draft picks
- New York Rangers players
- New York Islanders players
- Phoenix RoadRunners players
- Pittsburgh Penguins players
- Portland Pirates players
- Providence Bruins players
- San Antonio Rampage players
- Södertälje SK players
- Springfield Falcons players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Washington Capitals players
- Waterloo Blackhawks players
- American people of Italian descent
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