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#11 Kris Newbury
Pos: Center
D.O.B.: 2/19/82
From: Brampton, Ontario
Height: 5'10
Weight: 200
Shoots: Left
Drafted: 5th Rnd, 139th, 2002 Draft by San Jose
Acquired: Signed by Detroit (NHL) 7/6/09
Personal:
Plus: Great work ethic... Plays physical, grinding game... Energy player never stops working... Agitating forward plays chippy... Speedy Skater...
Minus: Emotional player with a propensity for bad penalties... Not a pure scorer, offense will not translate to NHL...
Organizational Comments: Wings GM Ken Holland:
What GRC says: Summer 2009: Newbury is a strange addition to the Griffins lineup as his battles with Grand Rapids players (most notably Darryl Bootland) have become legendary. If he can win the home fans over, he could add that physical irritant that Bootland used to provide. Look for him to score almost a point per game while driving the opposition off theirs.
Role: Energy Forward
Projection: NHL 4th liner

Statistics:
Season Team Lge GP G A PTS PIM +/- GP G A PTS PIM +/-
1998-99 Belleville Bulls OHL 51 6 8 14 89 21 4 6 10 23
1999-00 Belleville Bulls OHL 34 6 18 24 72
Sarnia Sting OHL 27 6 8 14 44 7 0 3 3 16
2000-01 Sarnia Sting OHL 64 28 30 58 126 4 1 3 4 20
2001-02 Sarnia Sting OHL 66 42 62 104 141 5 5 1 3 4 15
2002-03 Sarnia Sting OHL 64 34 58 92 149 36 6 4 4 8 16 -4
2003-04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 72 5 15 20 153 -13
2004-05 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 6 2 4 6 20 1
St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 55 4 9 13 103 2 5 0 0 0 36 -2
2005-06 Toronto Marlies AHL 74 22 38 60 215 13 5 0 1 1 12 -3
2006-07 Toronto Marlies AHL 37 12 24 36 87 0
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 15 2 2 4 26 4
2007-08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 28 1 1 2 32 -7
Toronto Marlies AHL 54 16 27 43 101 14 19 4 9 13 73 3
2008-09 Toronto Marlies AHL 33 6 23 29 72 -3
Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 2 0

Transactions
7/6/09 Signed to 1-yr contract by Detroit (NHL)
9/27/09 Assigned to grand Rapids (AHL)