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USA Kris Vernarsky

#15 Wheeling Nailers / ECHL - 10/11
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Date of Birth
Apr 05, 1982
Position
C
Age
40
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Detroit, MI, USA
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
2000 round 2 #51 overall by Toronto Maple Leafs
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 USNTDP Juniors USHL 3 0 0 0 0 - |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 42 9 10 19 50 - | Playoffs 1 1 2 3 7 -
U.S. National U18 Team USDP 23 1 6 7 40 - |
1998-99 Plymouth Whalers OHL 45 3 14 17 30 16 | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 2 -1
1999-00 Plymouth Whalers OHL 64 16 22 38 63 8 | Playoffs 19 3 6 9 24 3
2000-01 Plymouth Whalers OHL 60 14 21 35 35 10 | Playoffs 19 7 10 17 19 7
USA U20 WJC-20 7 1 0 1 4 -1 |
2001-02 Plymouth Whalers OHL 59 19 36 55 98 30 | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 15 -3
USA U20 WJC-20 7 2 2 4 18 4 |
2002-03 Boston Bruins NHL 14 1 0 1 2 -2 |
Providence Bruins AHL 65 12 15 27 49 -12 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 20 -2
2003-04 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 0 -1 |
Providence Bruins AHL 55 8 9 17 61 -5 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -1
2004-05 Providence Bruins AHL 5 0 1 1 2 -2 |
Florida Everblades ECHL 53 16 20 36 47 12 | Playoffs 18 2 7 9 33 -
2005-06 Motor City Mechanics UHL 75 10 21 31 100 -3 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -5
2006-07 Chicago Hounds UHL 34 7 7 14 32 -4 |
Port Huron Flags UHL 34 7 15 22 25 -4 | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 4 -3
2007-08 Port Huron Icehawks IHL 69 21 44 65 89 13 | Playoffs 12 4 9 13 18 1
2008-09 Port Huron Icehawks IHL 75 21 35 56 96 17 | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 8 0
2009-10 Port Huron Icehawks “C” IHL 74 8 24 32 41 -4 | Playoffs 7 2 3 5 10 -5
2010-11 Wheeling Nailers “A” ECHL 51 8 13 21 32 -14 | Playoffs 17 1 0 1 8 -1
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 Detroit Little Caesars QC Int PW - - - - - - |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 125 20 25 45 0.36 112 -19 | 2 6 0 0 0 0.00 24 -3
ECHL 2 104 24 33 57 0.55 79 -2 | 2 35 3 7 10 0.29 41 -1
NAHL 1 42 9 10 19 0.45 50 - | 1 1 1 2 3 3.00 7 -
NHL 2 17 1 0 1 0.06 2 -3 | 0
OHL 4 228 52 93 145 0.64 226 64 | 4 55 11 18 29 0.53 60 6
QC Int PW 1 - - - - - - - | 0
UHL (IHL) 5 361 74 146 220 0.61 383 15 | 5 33 10 17 27 0.82 40 -12
USDP 1 23 1 6 7 0.30 40 - | 0
USHL 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
WJC-20 2 14 3 2 5 0.36 22 3 | 0
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Player Period Teams
Damian Surma (F) 1998-2005 5 Florida Everblades, Plymouth Whalers, USA U20
Jared Newman (D) 1998-2005 5 Florida Everblades, Plymouth Whalers
Andy Hilbert (F) 1997-2005 5 Boston Bruins, Providence Bruins, U.S. National U18 Team, USA U20
Rob Zepp (G) 1998-2005 4 Florida Everblades, Plymouth Whalers
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/28/2011
03/28/2011 Confirmed No team Wheeling Nailers
03/22/2011
03/22/2011 Confirmed Wheeling Nailers Unknown
07/26/2010
07/26/2010 Confirmed Port Huron Icehawks Wheeling Nailers
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Drafted 1998, 1 #15 overall by Plymouth Whalers in the OHL Priority Selection

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