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Canada Andrew Ference

#21 Edmonton Oilers / NHL - 16/17

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Andrew Ference Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
45
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Agency
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time CHL Memorial Cup Champion 1
1-time CHL Third All-Star Team 1
1-time NHL Leadership-Humanitarian Award (King Clancy Trophy) 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time WHL (West) First All-Star Team 1
1-time WHL (West) Second All-Star Team 1
1-time WHL Champion 1

A two-way defenseman, Ference plays a fearless game despite his modest size. Will also play an aggressive, physical style when needed. Skates and passes the puck well.

Andrew Ference Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1993-94 Sherwood Park Flyers U15 AAA AMBHL 29* 10* 11* 21* 72* -* |
1994-95 Sherwood Park Kings U18 AAA AMHL 31* 4* 14* 18* 74* -* |
Portland Winter Hawks WHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
1995-96 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 72* 9* 31* 40* 159* -* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 12 0
1996-97 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 72* 12* 32* 44* 163* 28* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 12 0
1997-98 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 72* 11* 57* 68* 142* 75* | Playoffs 16 2 18 20 28 15
1998-99 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 40* 11* 21* 32* 104* -13* | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 10 -4
Kansas City Blades IHL 5* 1* 2* 3* 4* -5* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 9 -2
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
1999-00 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 30* 2* 4* 6* 20* 3* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 44* 8* 20* 28* 58* -7* |
2000-01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 36* 4* 11* 15* 28* 6* | Playoffs 18 3 7 10 16 0
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 43* 6* 18* 24* 95* 4* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 12 1
2001-02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 75* 4* 7* 11* 73* -12* |
2002-03 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 22* 1* 3* 4* 36* -16* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
Calgary Flames NHL 16* 0* 4* 4* 6* 1* |
2003-04 Calgary Flames NHL 72* 4* 12* 16* 53* 5* | Playoffs 26 0 3 3 25 5
2004-05 HC České Budějovice Czechia2 19* 5* 6* 11* 45* 16* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 2 3
HC České Budějovice Czechia Q -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 5 1 4 5 8 3
2005-06 Calgary Flames NHL 82* 4* 27* 31* 85* -12* | Playoffs 7 0 4 4 12 3
2006-07 Calgary Flames NHL 54* 2* 10* 12* 66* 7* |
Boston Bruins NHL 26* 1* 2* 3* 31* -2* |
2007-08 Boston Bruins NHL 59* 1* 14* 15* 50* -14* | Playoffs 7 0 4 4 6 1
2008-09 Boston Bruins NHL 47* 1* 15* 16* 40* 7* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 4 1
2009-10 Boston Bruins NHL 51* 0* 8* 8* 16* -7* | Playoffs 13 0 1 1 18 -9
2010-11 Boston Bruins NHL 70* 3* 12* 15* 60* 22* | Playoffs 25 4 6 10 37 10
2011-12 Boston Bruins “A” NHL 72* 6* 18* 24* 46* 9* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 0 -2
2012-13 HC Mountfield Czechia 21* 2* 5* 7* 26* 1* |
Boston Bruins “A” NHL 48* 4* 9* 13* 35* 9* | Playoffs 14 0 2 2 4 2
2013-14 Edmonton Oilers “C” NHL 71* 3* 15* 18* 63* -18* |
2014-15 Edmonton Oilers “C” NHL 70* 3* 11* 14* 39* -17* |
2015-16 Edmonton Oilers “A” NHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* -4* |
2016-17 Edmonton Oilers NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Andrew Ference Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Canada U18 Pacific Cup 5* 1* 1* 2* 10* -* |
1997-98 Portland Winter Hawks Memorial Cup 4* 0* 2* 2* 4* 3* |
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Andrew Ference Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMBHL (AEHL U15) 1 29* 10* 11* 21* 0.72* 72* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AMHL (AEHL U18) 1 31* 4* 14* 18* 0.58* 74* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 3 88* 14* 38* 52* 0.59* 155* -2* | 1 3 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.33 * 12 * 1 *
Czechia 1 21* 2* 5* 7* 0.33* 26* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia Q 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 1 5 1 * 4 * 5 * 1.00 * 8 * 3 *
Czechia2 1 19* 5* 6* 11* 0.58* 45* 16* | 1 7 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.57 * 2 * 3 *
Pacific Cup (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 5* 1* 2* 3* 0.60* 4* -5* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 9 * -2 *
Memorial Cup 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 4* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 17 907* 43* 182* 225* 0.25* 753* -33* | 9 120 8 * 30 * 38 * 0.32 * 122 * 11 *
WHL 5 258* 43* 141* 184* 0.71* 572* 90* | 4 33 5 * 27 * 32 * 0.97 * 62 * 11 *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 2* 3* 0.43* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/13/2017
07/13/2017 Confirmed Edmonton Oilers Retired
07/05/2013
07/05/2013 Confirmed Boston Bruins Edmonton Oilers
09/19/2012
09/19/2012 Confirmed Boston Bruins HC Mountfield
03/24/2010
03/24/2010 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins

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Andrew Ference Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1994, 1 #15 overall by Portland Winter Hawks in the WHL Bantam Draft

Cult/Star player for Portland Winterhawks

Cult/Star player for Sherwood Park Mets U18 AAA

Career transactions
- 2012-09-19 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Ceske Budejovice
- 2010-03-24 • Signed to a three-year contract extension by the Boston Bruins
- 2007-02-10 • Traded to the Boston Bruins w/ Chuck Kobasew for Brad Stuart & Wayne Primeau
- 2006-09-29 • Signed to a three-year contract extension by the Calgary Flames
- 2005-08-10 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Calgary Flames
- 2004-12-01 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Ceske Budejovice
- 2003-06-10 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by the Calgary Flames
- 2003-02-10 • Traded to the Calgary Flames for a conditional draft pick

Other memorable dates
- 2017-07-14 • Announced his retirement from professional hockey due to a career ending hip-injury
- 1999-10-01 • Made his NHL debut (vs Dallas)
- 1999-11-13 • Scored his first career NHL goal (vs Nashville)

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Is not related to fellow NHLer Brad Ference (external link)

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