Kris Newbury (born February 19, 1982) is a

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former professional

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who is currently playing with the Hamilton Steelhawks in the

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(ACH).

Playing career

Newbury played in the

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for the

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, and later the

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with whom he would achieve two seasons of 104 and 92 points, in 2001–02 and 2002–03, respectively. Newbury scored his first goal while a member of the

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on January 1, 2007, against

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goalie Tim Thomas. On February 10, 2007, Newbury ended up in a fight with

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, of the

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. He took several punches to the head and was knocked to the ice, giving him a

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, which caused him to miss the remainder of the season. On July 7, 2009, Newbury was signed by the

Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...

organization for the 2009–10 season. After initially starting the year with AHL affiliate, the

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, on December 14, 2009, Newbury scored his first goal as a member of the Detroit Red Wings against the

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. On March 3, 2010, Newbury was traded by the Wings to the

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for forward Jordan Owens he was then assigned to affiliate the

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. On June 16, 2010, he re-signed with the Rangers on a two-year contract. On January 31, 2011, the New York Rangers recalled Newbury from the Connecticut Whale to the NHL. He was returned to the Whale on February 3, having scored one assist in eight games with the Rangers. On March 23, 2013, the Rangers once again recalled Newbury from Connecticut. After being returned to Connecticut he was recalled again on April 26, 2013. On July 1, 2013, the Rangers traded Newbury to the

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in exchange for defenseman

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. In the 2013–14 season, Newbury was reassigned on loan from AHL affiliate, the

Adirondack Phantoms The Adirondack Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL), who began play in the 2009–10 AHL season. The Phantoms were based in Glens Falls, New York, playing home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center and w ...

, to the

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on March 12, 2014. On July 4, 2014, Newbury was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Bears NHL affiliate, the

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. Following his second season with the Bears Newbury had off-season back surgery. Despite this he quickly signed a new contract to play for the

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AHL affiliate, the

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. In the 2015–16 season, Newbury contributed with 10 goals and 26 points in 44 games. As an unsigned free agent over the following summer, Newbury initially signed a contract to play in the

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with the

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. After making his Royals debut to begin the 2016–17 season, Newbury agreed to a professional try-out contract to return to the AHL with the

Bakersfield Condors The Bakersfield Condors are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Bakersfield, California. The team is owned by and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. The Condors play their home g ...

on October 18, 2016. Despite registering 3 goals in 14 games with the Condors, Newbury was released at the conclusion of his try-out tenure. The following day he continued in the AHL by signing a PTO with the Charlotte Checkers on November 29, 2016. He played out the season with the Checkers, posting 8 goals and 15 points in 38 games. After 14 professional seasons in North America, Newbury signed his first contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with German outfit, the

Fischtown Pinguins The Fischtown Pinguins, also known as REV Bremerhaven, are a professional ice hockey team based in Bremerhaven, Germany. From 2004 to 2016 the team played at the second level of ice hockey in Germany, until the 2012–13 season the 2nd Bundesliga ...

of the

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(DEL), on June 29, 2017. On August 16, 2018, it was announced that Newbury would be returning to North America after signing a standard player contract with the

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of the ECHL for the 2018–19 season. After reporting for training camp with the Beast, Newbury was placed on waivers and subsequently claimed to add experience to the Jacksonville Icemen on October 14, 2018.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Newbury, Kris 1982 births Living people Adirondack Phantoms players Bakersfield Condors players Belleville Bulls players Canadian ice hockey centres Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players Connecticut Whale (AHL) players Detroit Red Wings players Fischtown Pinguins players Grand Rapids Griffins players Hartford Wolf Pack players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Ontario Jacksonville Icemen players New York Rangers players Ontario Reign (AHL) players Pensacola Ice Pilots players Philadelphia Flyers players Reading Royals players St. John's Maple Leafs players San Jose Sharks draft picks Sarnia Sting players Sportspeople from Brampton Toronto Maple Leafs players Toronto Marlies players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany